Zicke zacke?
ZICKE ZACKE, ZICKE ZACKE, HOI HOI HOI
Supposedly it means a toast, a toast, a cozy place. What we can tell you for certain is that it's chanted often, and really fun to say.
ZICKE ZACKE, ZICKE ZACKE, HOI HOI HOI
Supposedly it means a toast, a toast, a cozy place. What we can tell you for certain is that it's chanted often, and really fun to say.
“Ziggy Zaggy, Ziggy Zaggy, Oi Oi Oi!” What's all that gibberish about? It's the ending to a song called “Ein Prosit” a traditional German toast to health and well-being.
Zicke zacke, zicke zacke, hoi hoi hoi!: (tsick-a tsack-a, tsick-a tsack-a, hoy hoy hoy) Another common band call-out, usually followed by Prost! and a hearty chug of bier.
Prost! Translation: Cheers! Toss on an “Ein Toast!” at the end to encourage a celebratory “bottoms up!” before drinking your Märzen with friends. Fun fact: if you find yourself in Switzerland with a beer in hand, you can substitute “Broscht!” for “Prost!” This is the Swiss-German way to say “Cheers!”
It falls upon the Mayor of Munich to open Oktoberfest by tapping a beer keg and shouting “O'ZAPFT IS'!”, thus officially starting the festivities. It literally means “It's tapped!”
An important one to note is “Prost! ', your German version of “Cheers!”, which you can use in all types of situations. And don't forget your please and thank you in German when ordering a round.
The phrase 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie' comes from what us Australians call ourselves: Aussies, also spelt Ozzie, and the phrase Oi,Oi,Oi comes from a kind of 'Come on, you've got this' feel that you want for a chant.
Tin-miners' wives or pasty sellers supposedly shouted "Oggy Oggy Oggy" – the response from any hungry miner or labourer would be Oi!, Oi!, Oi!. The chant is also the chorus of a folk song and has always been heard at Cornish rugby matches so this seem another possible origin.
Prost! = Cheers! If there is one German phrase you learn during your time at Oktoberfest, let it be this one! Prost is a cheer that works for any social drinking occasion, and is easy enough for Americans to pronounce.
What is lowenbrau in German?
Löwenbräu (German: [ˈløːvn̩bʁɔʏ]) is a brewery in Munich. Its name is German for "lion's brew".
General German Beer Vocabulary
Das Bier – “das beer” : The Beer. Ein Bier, bitte – “eye-n beer, bit-eh” : A beer, please.
Rather than applauding—say after a presentation—Germans will rap their knuckles on the table gently.
| English | German | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| Goodbye | Auf Wiedersehen | [aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌzeːən] |
| Bye | Tschüss | [t͡ʃyːs] |
| Bye bye | Tschüss Tschüss | [t͡ʃyːs t͡ʃyːs] |
| Goodbye, until next time | Auf Wiedersehen, bis zum nächsten Mal | [aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌzeːən bɪs t͡sʊm ˈnɛːçstən maːl] |
Short and sweet: proscht means “cheers!” Just remember to maintain eye contact when you clink glasses, but be warned this unsettling Swiss custom takes some getting used to.
Don't chug a stein of beer!
Keep in mind that the beer served in the tents is special Oktoberfestbeer and usually is a bit stronger than usual German beer that already has a higher percentage than most beer around the world. Additionally to the fact, that the beer is stronger, most tents forbid the chugging of beer.
The locals in Munich will often refer to Oktoberfest as "die Wies'n” as a short hand for the festival's location, the Theresienwiese.
Kellner /Kellnerin
German for Beer Maids and Beer Waiters.
The most straightforward way to express alcohol-induced intoxication in German, which will leave no one in any doubt as to your state, is to use the word betrunken meaning "drunk". Example: Es ist ihm egal - er ist betrunken! He doesn't care - he's drunk!
| German | English equivalent | Vulgarity level |
|---|---|---|
| Mist | crap/dang | mild |
| Arschloch | a*shole | medium |
| Schlampe | b*tch | high |
| Fotze | cnt/motherfcker | high |
Why did Ozzy name himself Ozzy?
Ozzy's real name is John Michael Osbourne. Kids in elementary school used the nickname Ozzy to taunt the young Osbourne, but he embraced it and it stuck. 2. Ozzy's dad was a toolmaker and his mother worked in a factory.
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English heavy metal singer. Osbourne was born in Marston Green Hospital in Marston Green, England., He grew up in Aston, Birmingham, England.
Some say that pasty sellers used to shout “Oggy, oggy, oggy!” as a means of drumming up trade, with the response from hungry customers being “Oi, oi, oi”. Another version says that wives of tin/coal miners used to shout the chant down the mineshaft to see if they should send lunch down into the pit.
Oi /ɔɪ/ is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly Australian English, British English, Indian English, Irish English, New Zealand English, and South African English, as well as non-English languages such as Chinese, Tagalog, Tamil, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, and Portuguese to get the ...
Oi! Oi!" The chant was widely used during the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, being heard at many public entertainment venues and also on public transport. The chant came to be commonly heard at international sporting events where an Australian team was competing.
