From what I looked up it means something like dude or mate. It’s also used when expressing suprise? If native speaker has better insight I’d appreciate it.
The English “Yo” is a really good translation. You can use it to express surprise (“Alter! Wtf!” - “Yo! Wtf!”) or to address someone (“Alter, was geht?” - “Yo, whats up?”).
“Yo” really is the best translation I can think of.
what’s an alter
A northern oida.
From what I looked up it means something like dude or mate. It’s also used when expressing suprise? If native speaker has better insight I’d appreciate it.
It’s pretty much just “dude”, vor talking with friends. Other widely used versions include “Digga” and “Bruder”
Omg you just can’t go say the d word. /s
Ok digga dann eben nicht
The English “Yo” is a really good translation. You can use it to express surprise (“Alter! Wtf!” - “Yo! Wtf!”) or to address someone (“Alter, was geht?” - “Yo, whats up?”).
“Yo” really is the best translation I can think of.
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Wissenschaft Hündin!
Learn Austrian German instead, all you need is the dialect version of Alter: Oida
Or if you go further north you need to use Alder
Alter, wo is mein Auto
Alter, das kann doch jetzt nicht wahr sein.
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