How do you use doch in German?
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How do you use doch in German?
Doch has many other uses as well. As an adverb, it can mean “after all” or “all the same.” Ich habe sie doch erkannt! “I recognized her after all!” or “I did recognize her!” It is often used this way as an intensifier: Das hat sie doch gesagt. = “She did say that (after all).”
Does doch mean yes?
In this case, doch can be best translated with “but yes.” Thus it is often used to intensify statements, negatively as well as affirmatively. Doch has many other meaning as well, though.
What is the meaning of doch mal?
“Mal” is short for “einmal”. “Doch” has the connotation of excitement here. Unexpectedly a beautiful photo emerges. Both together indicate This is a good photo (after a lot of bad or not so good ones.) Similar to “endlich mal” (This is, finally, a good photo.)
How do you use Mal in a sentence in German?
Here are a number of phrases in which people often use mal in German….Softening statements with mal.
English | German |
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We should go get a meal. | Sollten wir mal essen gehen. |
I think I should get going. | Ich denke, ich sollte jetzt dann mal gehen. |
Do Germans say yeah?
The easiest and most common way to say “yes” in German is to simply say “ja” (YAH). Just as in English, there are plenty of other German words and phrases you can learn to indicate agreement or acceptance.
How do you say OK in Germany?
Translation of okay in German
- 1 Zustimmung.
- 2 okay.
- 3 o. k.
- 4 richtig.
- 5 Okay.
- 6 in Ordnung.
- 7 O. K.
- 8 gut.
What does Vol mean in German?
volume
(= volume) Bd; (Measure) V(ol.)
What is the meaning of Wie geht’s in English?
how is it going?
Definition of wie geht’s? : how goes it? : how is it going? — used as a greeting.
What does ya VULL mean in German?
Jawohl, or Jawoll consists of the words ja and wohl. Literally translated, those mean “yes” and “well” or “indeed.” You can also translate jawohl with “Aye” or “Yes!” The word has its origins in the mid high German word ja wol, which means ja, freilich. Freilich is an old way of saying “of course.”