Austrian German Phrases and Words
Basic Austrian German Words
Österreichisches Deutsch or Austrian German is the variant of German language used in Austria. Some Austrian German words are a little different from the regular German language words.
In this article, we have mentioned some useful Austrian German words which are different from German words in Germany. These words will help you speak like a native Austrian.
Some variants of Austrian German words
| Servus! | hello |
| Grüß Gott! | good day or greetings |
| Pfiat di! | bye |
| Auf Wiederschauen! | Good bye |
| Palatschinken | pancakes |
| der Häferlkaffee | mug of coffee with milk |
| der Gastgarten | pub garden |
| Frittatensuppe | pancake soup |
| sekkieren | to tease |
| resch | tasty |
| klass | terrific |
| griawig | sweet or cute |
| grantig | grumpy |
| das Schnackerl | hiccup |
| faktisch | virtual |
| das Hendl | chicken |
| krass | cool / blatant / sweet / rad |
| Oida! | Dude! |
| fesch | posh |
| leiwand | brilliant |
| Blödsinn (slang) | bullshit |
| Wahnsinn! | Insane! |
| der Bub | boy / lad |
| deppert | dumb |
| das Gasthaus | pub |
| der Krankenschein | health insurance card |
| der Lift | lift |
| Baba! | Bye Bye! |
| Mistkübel | dust bin |
| das Kuvert | envelope |
| Ciao! | good bye |
| Scheiße! (slang) | shit |
| aufrecht | valid |
| rezent | recent |
| untertags | during the day |
| zusperren | to lock up / to close |
| die Semmel | bread roll |
| Oatrige | a delicious sausage with cheese |
| kraxeln | to climb |
| der Knödel | dumpling |
| das Schlagobers | double cream |
| der Erdapfel | potato |
| der Karfiol | cauliflower |
| die Marille | apricot |
| das Beisl | pub |
| die Zündholzschachtel | matchbox |
| der Eiskasten | fridge |
| die Karenz | maternity leave |
| lercherlschas | trivial |
| Heisl | toilet |
| die Matura | school leaving examination |
| rean | to cry |
| sich ausrasten | to rest |
| die Jause | snacking between meals |
| inskribieren | to enroll |
| der Topfenkuchen | cheesecake |
| die Ortsumfahrung | bypass |
| zuhanden von | for the attention of |
| die Versicherungspolizze | insurance policy |
| die Hausübung | homework |
| die Sponsion | graduation ceremony |
A lot of words remain the same in Austrian German.
