• Never knew before what eternity was made for. It is to give some of us a chance to learn German. (Mark Twain)

Dienstag, 25. Februar 2014

Mir geht's fantastisch

(* = familiar, ** = very familiar, *** = vulgar, s = slang, Lit. = Literally) 

Ich bin super drauf (**) I'm very well. 

Alles Banane (s) Everything is fine, Lit. Everything's banana. There is no point trying to figure out the link between feeling good and bananas, maybe it's the vitamins ... 

Alles im grünen Bereich (**) Everything is fine, under control. Lit. Everything is in the green sector. The opposite of red alert. 

Ich bin auf Wolke sieben (**) I'm on cloud nine. Lit. I'm on cloud seven. That's normal when you're in love. 

Ich habe das große Los gezogen (**) I'm really happy with my life. Lit. I've won the lottery. 

Alles paletti (s) Everything's fine. Sounds Italian but it's more likely to derive from the French word paletot, coat


http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/cool/moods.shtml

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