Austrian German→English

Translate Austrian German to English the way locals mean it.

Austrian German speakers use softeners, local words, and idioms in ways a textbook reader can take too literally.

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What locals actually say

Das geht sich schon aus.

We can make that work.

Sich ausgehen means that something is feasible or fits within the available time or resources, not that it physically goes out.

Schau ma mal, dann seh'n ma schon.

We'll see how it goes.

Ma is a colloquial form of wir, and the whole phrase often signals a noncommittal answer rather than a firm promise.

Na geh, des gibt's ja ned!

Oh, come on, you can't be serious!

Na geh is an Austrian exclamation of disbelief or mild protest, while des gives the sentence its colloquial Austrian sound.

I brauchat an Erlagschein, bitte.

Could I have a payment slip, please?

Erlagschein is the Austrian term for a bank payment slip, while brauchat is a courteous Austrian dialect form meaning “would need.”

Fahr mit da Bim bis zum Schottentor und geh dann ums Eck.

Take the tram to Schottentor, then walk around the corner.

Bim is the Austrian word for a tram, and mit da shows the characteristic colloquial Austrian dative form.

Für mi bitte a Semmerl mit Extrawurst.

A bread roll with sliced sausage, please.

Semmerl means bread roll in Austrian German, and Extrawurst is a distinctly Austrian type of luncheon sausage.

Die Oma kummt am Sonntag zum Jausnen vorbei.

Grandma’s coming round for a snack on Sunday.

Jausnen is the Austrian verb for having a Jause, a small informal meal or snack, often bread and cold cuts.

Heit gibt’s an ordentlichen Schnürlregen.

We’re in for a proper spell of steady rain today.

Schnürlregen is an Austrian word for persistent rain falling in fine, continuous strands, especially associated with the Alpine region.

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How Austrian German differs

Austrian German. Jänner for January, Erdäpfel, Sackerl, Semmel, Marille; greetings Servus/Grüß Gott; Matura not Abitur; slightly more formal-courteous flavour than Germany.

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