Do German-speaking people still say, "Ach du lieber Gott!" or "Ach du mein lieber Gott!"

[raccoon]

I've been studying German on Duolingo and they haven't mentioned it yet.

[sl8]

1. You just gave me a flashback to grade school.

we learned the song Ach, du lieber Augustin (O du lieber Augustin). I don't think I've thought of that song in over 50 years. "Money gone, honey gone ...".

Sorry I can't help with your question. I am curious as to what our German speakers have to say.

[piddyprints]

2. My friends say

Ach du heilige Scheiße!

But now I think that was in response to me asking how they say WTF. I’m not sure if they usually say it.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Looks like 'Holy shit' to me.

That wasn't in my high school German class either.

[piddyprints]

4. Yes, it does.

Apparently that’s as close as they can get to WTF.

My friend sent me a bunch of postcards one time, each with a common German saying. When translated word for word, they mean absolutely nothing, and some are quite funny. Some things just don’t translate well.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Yeah, when you get into the similes and metaphors, direct translations can be fun...

[brush]

6. Someone pls translate the German is these posts to English.

We want to share the humor.