Zone1 Do you know this exclamation: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!

[Zebra]

another exclamation ...

Gott im Himmel! = God in heaven!

 

[Lisa558]

very interesting!

and how do you say it, in case you say it?
or have you only heard it?

No, I would never say it. I’ve only heard it.

 

[Lisa558]

another exclamation ...

Gott im Himmel! = God in heaven!

Well, that one I know - it’s the same in Yiddish.

 

[Zebra]

Well, that one I know - it’s the same in Yiddish.

yes, Yiddish is like an old German dialect with some Slavic and Hebrew words thrown in

 

[Zebra]

Well, that one I know - it’s the same in Yiddish.

do you also know ....

um Himmels Willen! = for heaven.s sake!

 

[Lisa558]

do you also know ....

um Himmels Willen! = for heaven.s sake!

No, that’s a new one to me.

But I know “vat? Nischt gut?” when I couldn’t finish the full pound of meatballs (kosher of course) that Grandma heaped on my plate.

 

[Zebra]

No, that’s a new one to me.

But I know “vat? Nischt gut?” when I couldn’t finish the full pound of meatballs (kosher of course) that Grandma heaped on my plate.

I can understand that well.

"What? Not good? "

 

[Lisa558]

I can understand that well.

"What? Not good? "

Ya!

 

[Zebra]

Ya!

Yawohl!

 

[Zebra]

and Rosh Hashana has become Guten Rutsch in German.

 

[hjmick]

Spanish?

Oui.

 

[Zebra]

Oui.

Si!

 

[Zebra]

in English you can use Jesus!! as an exclamation
not so in German ...

 

[Lisa558]

and Rosh Hashana has become Guten Rutsch in German.

Rutsch means year? (I know Guten is good.)

 

[Zebra]

Rutsch means year? (I know Guten is good.)

Rutsch = if you slipe on ice ... into the New Year ...

 

[Zebra]

Rutsch = if you slipe on ice ... into the New Year ...

Rutsch is a corruption of Rosh

 

[Zebra]

Germans usually dont know this.
Only linguists