How to Say ‘bloody hell’ in German
verdammt noch mal
fehr-DAMT nokh mahl
[fehr-DAMT nokh mahl]
🇩🇪 In Germany: [verdammt noch mal] sounds stronger and more heated than plain [verdammt]. Use it only around people who won't mind rough language.
Phrase Breakdown
verdammt
[fehr-DAMT]
damned
Used as an intensifier in swearing; here it adds force to the whole phrase.
Verdammt noch mal, hör endlich zu!
Damn it, listen already!
noch
[nokh]
still / again / just
In this expression, noch helps intensify the phrase rather than keeping its literal meaning.
Verdammt noch mal, hör endlich zu!
Damn it, listen already!
mal
[mahl]
time / once
In this phrase, mal is part of a fixed intensifying expression and is not translated literally.
Verdammt noch mal, hör endlich zu!
Damn it, listen already!
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