What does the expression “A Mann!” means
I don't know if the spelling is right, I have never read it only heard. I have heard it around Munich several times. It was used when someone dropped glass from his hand or similar situation.
I cannot find anywhere what is the exact meaning.
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I don't know if the spelling is right, I have never read it only heard. I have heard it around Munich several times. It was used when someone dropped glass from his hand or similar situation.
I cannot find anywhere what is the exact meaning.
meaning meaning-in-context
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Probably "Oh Mann!", meaning something like OMG!
– Rudy Velthuis
13 hours ago
Maybe it is "Ah Mann!", but there was definitely A not O.
– onetwo12
12 hours ago
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When someone drops something it goes "Bang. Aaaah!", when someone falls from off cliff it goes "Aaaah! Bang".
– äüö
12 hours ago
Did the person who dropped the glass say it, or did someone standing nearby say it?
– Philipp
11 hours ago
@Philipp The person who dropped the glass
– onetwo12
11 hours ago
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I don't know if the spelling is right, I have never read it only heard. I have heard it around Munich several times. It was used when someone dropped glass from his hand or similar situation.
I cannot find anywhere what is the exact meaning.
meaning meaning-in-context
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I don't know if the spelling is right, I have never read it only heard. I have heard it around Munich several times. It was used when someone dropped glass from his hand or similar situation.
I cannot find anywhere what is the exact meaning.
meaning meaning-in-context
meaning meaning-in-context
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Probably "Oh Mann!", meaning something like OMG!
– Rudy Velthuis
13 hours ago
Maybe it is "Ah Mann!", but there was definitely A not O.
– onetwo12
12 hours ago
2
When someone drops something it goes "Bang. Aaaah!", when someone falls from off cliff it goes "Aaaah! Bang".
– äüö
12 hours ago
Did the person who dropped the glass say it, or did someone standing nearby say it?
– Philipp
11 hours ago
@Philipp The person who dropped the glass
– onetwo12
11 hours ago
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Probably "Oh Mann!", meaning something like OMG!
– Rudy Velthuis
13 hours ago
Maybe it is "Ah Mann!", but there was definitely A not O.
– onetwo12
12 hours ago
2
When someone drops something it goes "Bang. Aaaah!", when someone falls from off cliff it goes "Aaaah! Bang".
– äüö
12 hours ago
Did the person who dropped the glass say it, or did someone standing nearby say it?
– Philipp
11 hours ago
@Philipp The person who dropped the glass
– onetwo12
11 hours ago
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Probably "Oh Mann!", meaning something like OMG!
– Rudy Velthuis
13 hours ago
Probably "Oh Mann!", meaning something like OMG!
– Rudy Velthuis
13 hours ago
Maybe it is "Ah Mann!", but there was definitely A not O.
– onetwo12
12 hours ago
Maybe it is "Ah Mann!", but there was definitely A not O.
– onetwo12
12 hours ago
2
2
When someone drops something it goes "Bang. Aaaah!", when someone falls from off cliff it goes "Aaaah! Bang".
– äüö
12 hours ago
When someone drops something it goes "Bang. Aaaah!", when someone falls from off cliff it goes "Aaaah! Bang".
– äüö
12 hours ago
Did the person who dropped the glass say it, or did someone standing nearby say it?
– Philipp
11 hours ago
Did the person who dropped the glass say it, or did someone standing nearby say it?
– Philipp
11 hours ago
@Philipp The person who dropped the glass
– onetwo12
11 hours ago
@Philipp The person who dropped the glass
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I guess, it's either "Ach, Mann" or "Ahh, Mann".
I would translate both expressions to "argh", which is an onomatopoeia for annoyance, frustration or embarassent.
I use "Ach" more for embarassment and "Ahhh" more for annoyance/anger towards myself.
What sound does it imitate or capture in poetic form, other than the sound of an annoyed interjection (or discourse marker [or ...]). It's a reflexive exhalation from a tensed upper body with hardly voluntary vocalization, that's voluntarily immitated in this phrase. Ger. ch, En ww or in rhottic dialects rgh correspond to a tensed larynx. The w also somewhat to the diphtong au "outsch", but if the tongue is backed to the glottal tract, then ow ~ oh comes out. iieh, "eek" and igit even show the second sound shift, I believe.
– vectory
7 hours ago
There's also a whole set of such expressions, like "Mann ey!" "Och Mann!" "Manno!" ,.... so feel free to add whatever feels like coming out in such a moment to "Mann" to create your own version I guess ;)
– Frank Hopkins
2 hours ago
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Indeed, it must have been an local pronunciation of "Ach, Mann!", where "Ach" is used as a "Symptominterjektion" german wikipedia about the interjektion Ach.
"Mann" here stands not for the male person, but for humans in general.
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Man stands for nothing, it's just emphasis. Unless directed definitely at somebody, in which case it can't be the indefinite man. So I thought, but compare Ach Mensch.
– vectory
7 hours ago
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I'm pretty sure you heard "Ach Mann!", which was shortened to "Ah Mann!" because of the dialect in that region.
Or "Ah" was used as something like "aaargh!"
It actually means the same as "Oh Mann". If you would have to make a difference, you could say:
"Oh Mann!" is mainly used to express being annoyed by others
"Oh Mann, können die nicht schneller fahren!?"
whereas "Ach Mann, or "Ah Mann!" is used regarding one's own mistakes
"Ach Mann, jetzt ist mir [auch noch] das Glas ausgerutscht!"
or regrets
"Ach Mann, der Laden hat heute geschlossen!"
In many cases (especially when it's about annoyance) you could just say
"Mann, ...!"
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Huh? How can you see the whole thing with the glass and not infer the meaning. How, man, tell me how?
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I guess, it's either "Ach, Mann" or "Ahh, Mann".
I would translate both expressions to "argh", which is an onomatopoeia for annoyance, frustration or embarassent.
I use "Ach" more for embarassment and "Ahhh" more for annoyance/anger towards myself.
What sound does it imitate or capture in poetic form, other than the sound of an annoyed interjection (or discourse marker [or ...]). It's a reflexive exhalation from a tensed upper body with hardly voluntary vocalization, that's voluntarily immitated in this phrase. Ger. ch, En ww or in rhottic dialects rgh correspond to a tensed larynx. The w also somewhat to the diphtong au "outsch", but if the tongue is backed to the glottal tract, then ow ~ oh comes out. iieh, "eek" and igit even show the second sound shift, I believe.
– vectory
7 hours ago
There's also a whole set of such expressions, like "Mann ey!" "Och Mann!" "Manno!" ,.... so feel free to add whatever feels like coming out in such a moment to "Mann" to create your own version I guess ;)
– Frank Hopkins
2 hours ago
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I guess, it's either "Ach, Mann" or "Ahh, Mann".
I would translate both expressions to "argh", which is an onomatopoeia for annoyance, frustration or embarassent.
I use "Ach" more for embarassment and "Ahhh" more for annoyance/anger towards myself.
What sound does it imitate or capture in poetic form, other than the sound of an annoyed interjection (or discourse marker [or ...]). It's a reflexive exhalation from a tensed upper body with hardly voluntary vocalization, that's voluntarily immitated in this phrase. Ger. ch, En ww or in rhottic dialects rgh correspond to a tensed larynx. The w also somewhat to the diphtong au "outsch", but if the tongue is backed to the glottal tract, then ow ~ oh comes out. iieh, "eek" and igit even show the second sound shift, I believe.
– vectory
7 hours ago
There's also a whole set of such expressions, like "Mann ey!" "Och Mann!" "Manno!" ,.... so feel free to add whatever feels like coming out in such a moment to "Mann" to create your own version I guess ;)
– Frank Hopkins
2 hours ago
add a comment |
I guess, it's either "Ach, Mann" or "Ahh, Mann".
I would translate both expressions to "argh", which is an onomatopoeia for annoyance, frustration or embarassent.
I use "Ach" more for embarassment and "Ahhh" more for annoyance/anger towards myself.
I guess, it's either "Ach, Mann" or "Ahh, Mann".
I would translate both expressions to "argh", which is an onomatopoeia for annoyance, frustration or embarassent.
I use "Ach" more for embarassment and "Ahhh" more for annoyance/anger towards myself.
answered 12 hours ago
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What sound does it imitate or capture in poetic form, other than the sound of an annoyed interjection (or discourse marker [or ...]). It's a reflexive exhalation from a tensed upper body with hardly voluntary vocalization, that's voluntarily immitated in this phrase. Ger. ch, En ww or in rhottic dialects rgh correspond to a tensed larynx. The w also somewhat to the diphtong au "outsch", but if the tongue is backed to the glottal tract, then ow ~ oh comes out. iieh, "eek" and igit even show the second sound shift, I believe.
– vectory
7 hours ago
There's also a whole set of such expressions, like "Mann ey!" "Och Mann!" "Manno!" ,.... so feel free to add whatever feels like coming out in such a moment to "Mann" to create your own version I guess ;)
– Frank Hopkins
2 hours ago
add a comment |
What sound does it imitate or capture in poetic form, other than the sound of an annoyed interjection (or discourse marker [or ...]). It's a reflexive exhalation from a tensed upper body with hardly voluntary vocalization, that's voluntarily immitated in this phrase. Ger. ch, En ww or in rhottic dialects rgh correspond to a tensed larynx. The w also somewhat to the diphtong au "outsch", but if the tongue is backed to the glottal tract, then ow ~ oh comes out. iieh, "eek" and igit even show the second sound shift, I believe.
– vectory
7 hours ago
There's also a whole set of such expressions, like "Mann ey!" "Och Mann!" "Manno!" ,.... so feel free to add whatever feels like coming out in such a moment to "Mann" to create your own version I guess ;)
– Frank Hopkins
2 hours ago
What sound does it imitate or capture in poetic form, other than the sound of an annoyed interjection (or discourse marker [or ...]). It's a reflexive exhalation from a tensed upper body with hardly voluntary vocalization, that's voluntarily immitated in this phrase. Ger. ch, En ww or in rhottic dialects rgh correspond to a tensed larynx. The w also somewhat to the diphtong au "outsch", but if the tongue is backed to the glottal tract, then ow ~ oh comes out. iieh, "eek" and igit even show the second sound shift, I believe.
– vectory
7 hours ago
What sound does it imitate or capture in poetic form, other than the sound of an annoyed interjection (or discourse marker [or ...]). It's a reflexive exhalation from a tensed upper body with hardly voluntary vocalization, that's voluntarily immitated in this phrase. Ger. ch, En ww or in rhottic dialects rgh correspond to a tensed larynx. The w also somewhat to the diphtong au "outsch", but if the tongue is backed to the glottal tract, then ow ~ oh comes out. iieh, "eek" and igit even show the second sound shift, I believe.
– vectory
7 hours ago
There's also a whole set of such expressions, like "Mann ey!" "Och Mann!" "Manno!" ,.... so feel free to add whatever feels like coming out in such a moment to "Mann" to create your own version I guess ;)
– Frank Hopkins
2 hours ago
There's also a whole set of such expressions, like "Mann ey!" "Och Mann!" "Manno!" ,.... so feel free to add whatever feels like coming out in such a moment to "Mann" to create your own version I guess ;)
– Frank Hopkins
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Indeed, it must have been an local pronunciation of "Ach, Mann!", where "Ach" is used as a "Symptominterjektion" german wikipedia about the interjektion Ach.
"Mann" here stands not for the male person, but for humans in general.
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Man stands for nothing, it's just emphasis. Unless directed definitely at somebody, in which case it can't be the indefinite man. So I thought, but compare Ach Mensch.
– vectory
7 hours ago
add a comment |
Indeed, it must have been an local pronunciation of "Ach, Mann!", where "Ach" is used as a "Symptominterjektion" german wikipedia about the interjektion Ach.
"Mann" here stands not for the male person, but for humans in general.
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Man stands for nothing, it's just emphasis. Unless directed definitely at somebody, in which case it can't be the indefinite man. So I thought, but compare Ach Mensch.
– vectory
7 hours ago
add a comment |
Indeed, it must have been an local pronunciation of "Ach, Mann!", where "Ach" is used as a "Symptominterjektion" german wikipedia about the interjektion Ach.
"Mann" here stands not for the male person, but for humans in general.
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Indeed, it must have been an local pronunciation of "Ach, Mann!", where "Ach" is used as a "Symptominterjektion" german wikipedia about the interjektion Ach.
"Mann" here stands not for the male person, but for humans in general.
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Man stands for nothing, it's just emphasis. Unless directed definitely at somebody, in which case it can't be the indefinite man. So I thought, but compare Ach Mensch.
– vectory
7 hours ago
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Man stands for nothing, it's just emphasis. Unless directed definitely at somebody, in which case it can't be the indefinite man. So I thought, but compare Ach Mensch.
– vectory
7 hours ago
1
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Man stands for nothing, it's just emphasis. Unless directed definitely at somebody, in which case it can't be the indefinite man. So I thought, but compare Ach Mensch.
– vectory
7 hours ago
Man stands for nothing, it's just emphasis. Unless directed definitely at somebody, in which case it can't be the indefinite man. So I thought, but compare Ach Mensch.
– vectory
7 hours ago
add a comment |
I'm pretty sure you heard "Ach Mann!", which was shortened to "Ah Mann!" because of the dialect in that region.
Or "Ah" was used as something like "aaargh!"
It actually means the same as "Oh Mann". If you would have to make a difference, you could say:
"Oh Mann!" is mainly used to express being annoyed by others
"Oh Mann, können die nicht schneller fahren!?"
whereas "Ach Mann, or "Ah Mann!" is used regarding one's own mistakes
"Ach Mann, jetzt ist mir [auch noch] das Glas ausgerutscht!"
or regrets
"Ach Mann, der Laden hat heute geschlossen!"
In many cases (especially when it's about annoyance) you could just say
"Mann, ...!"
add a comment |
I'm pretty sure you heard "Ach Mann!", which was shortened to "Ah Mann!" because of the dialect in that region.
Or "Ah" was used as something like "aaargh!"
It actually means the same as "Oh Mann". If you would have to make a difference, you could say:
"Oh Mann!" is mainly used to express being annoyed by others
"Oh Mann, können die nicht schneller fahren!?"
whereas "Ach Mann, or "Ah Mann!" is used regarding one's own mistakes
"Ach Mann, jetzt ist mir [auch noch] das Glas ausgerutscht!"
or regrets
"Ach Mann, der Laden hat heute geschlossen!"
In many cases (especially when it's about annoyance) you could just say
"Mann, ...!"
add a comment |
I'm pretty sure you heard "Ach Mann!", which was shortened to "Ah Mann!" because of the dialect in that region.
Or "Ah" was used as something like "aaargh!"
It actually means the same as "Oh Mann". If you would have to make a difference, you could say:
"Oh Mann!" is mainly used to express being annoyed by others
"Oh Mann, können die nicht schneller fahren!?"
whereas "Ach Mann, or "Ah Mann!" is used regarding one's own mistakes
"Ach Mann, jetzt ist mir [auch noch] das Glas ausgerutscht!"
or regrets
"Ach Mann, der Laden hat heute geschlossen!"
In many cases (especially when it's about annoyance) you could just say
"Mann, ...!"
I'm pretty sure you heard "Ach Mann!", which was shortened to "Ah Mann!" because of the dialect in that region.
Or "Ah" was used as something like "aaargh!"
It actually means the same as "Oh Mann". If you would have to make a difference, you could say:
"Oh Mann!" is mainly used to express being annoyed by others
"Oh Mann, können die nicht schneller fahren!?"
whereas "Ach Mann, or "Ah Mann!" is used regarding one's own mistakes
"Ach Mann, jetzt ist mir [auch noch] das Glas ausgerutscht!"
or regrets
"Ach Mann, der Laden hat heute geschlossen!"
In many cases (especially when it's about annoyance) you could just say
"Mann, ...!"
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Huh? How can you see the whole thing with the glass and not infer the meaning. How, man, tell me how?
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
– Robert
4 hours ago
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Huh? How can you see the whole thing with the glass and not infer the meaning. How, man, tell me how?
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
– Robert
4 hours ago
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Huh? How can you see the whole thing with the glass and not infer the meaning. How, man, tell me how?
Huh? How can you see the whole thing with the glass and not infer the meaning. How, man, tell me how?
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Probably "Oh Mann!", meaning something like OMG!
– Rudy Velthuis
13 hours ago
Maybe it is "Ah Mann!", but there was definitely A not O.
– onetwo12
12 hours ago
2
When someone drops something it goes "Bang. Aaaah!", when someone falls from off cliff it goes "Aaaah! Bang".
– äüö
12 hours ago
Did the person who dropped the glass say it, or did someone standing nearby say it?
– Philipp
11 hours ago
@Philipp The person who dropped the glass
– onetwo12
11 hours ago