Expressions

The sounds I make when the code fights back — in 11 languages.

When a test finally passes (or spectacularly doesn't) you'll hear one of these on stream. Every card has a ▶ real pronunciation plus IPA — tap it, say it with me, and when I shout one, answer in your language: chat has !emo in 25 of them. There's a tab of greetings for friends from all over the world, and one of victory English for the moment a problem finally falls.

😱 Shocked

“oh my god!?” — something wild just happened

🇯🇵まじで！？
mah-JEE-deh /madʑide/ · Japanese
“Seriously!?” — THE classic
🇯🇵うそでしょ！？
OO-soh DEH-show /ɯso deɕoː/ · Japanese
“That's a lie, right!?” = no way
🇯🇵えええええ！？
ehhhh (rising) /eːːː/ · Japanese
The anime gasp — hold it longer = more shock
🇩🇪Ach du meine Güte!
akh doo MY-nuh GUE-tuh /ax duː ˈmaɪnə ˈɡyːtə/ · German
“Oh my goodness!” — the wholesome classic
🇩🇪Das gibt's doch nicht!
dahs GEEPTS dokh nisht /das ɡiːpts dɔx nɪçt/ · German
“That can't exist!” = no way!
🇩🇪Krass!
krahss /kʁas/ · German
“Extreme!” = whoa / insane — works for good AND bad shocks
🇮🇹Mamma mia!
MAHM-mah MEE-ah /ˈmamma ˈmiːa/ · Italian
“My mother!” — the eternal classic
🇮🇹Non ci credo!
non chee KREH-doh /non tʃi ˈkreːdo/ · Italian
“I don't believe it!”
🇮🇹Ma dai!
mah DYE /ma ˈdai/ · Italian
“Oh come on!” / “no way!”
🇪🇸¡No me digas!
noh meh DEE-gahs /no me ˈdiɣas/ · Spanish
“Don't tell me!” = you're kidding!
🇪🇸¡No puede ser!
noh PWEH-deh sehr /no ˈpweðe ˈseɾ/ · Spanish
“It can't be!”
🇪🇸¡Dios mío!
DYOHS MEE-oh /ˈdjos ˈmio/ · Spanish
“My God!”
🇮🇳अरे बाप रे!
ah-REH BAHP reh /əɾeː baːp ɾeː/ · Hindi
“Oh father!” = OMG — very expressive
🇮🇳हे भगवान!
heh bhug-WAHN /ɦeː bʱəɡʋaːn/ · Hindi
“Oh God!”
🇮🇳सच में?!
such MEH(n) /sətʃ mẽː/ · Hindi
“For real?!”
🇷🇺Ничего себе!
nee-chee-VOH see-BYEH /nʲɪtɕɪˈvo sʲɪˈbʲe/ · Russian
“Nothing for myself!” = whoa!!
🇷🇺Да ладно!
dah LAHD-nah /da ˈladnə/ · Russian
“Oh come on!” = no way
🇷🇺Боже мой!
BOH-zheh moy /ˈboʐɨ moj/ · Russian
“My God!”
🇰🇷대박!
DEH-bahk /tɛbak̚/ · Korean
“Jackpot!” = OMG / insane — streamer staple
🇰🇷헐
huhl (flat, deadpan) /hʌl/ · Korean
Speechless “…whoa” — modern slang
🇰🇷진짜?!
JEEN-jjah /tɕint͈ɕa/ · Korean
“Really?!”
🇮🇳அடக் கடவுளே!
uh-duk kuh-duh-voo-LEH /aɖak kaɖaʋuɭeː/ · Tamil
“Oh my God!” (kadavul = God) — the Tamil-movie classic
🇮🇳என்னது?!
EN-nuh-dhoo /ennad̪ɯ/ · Tamil
“What's that?!” — snappy disbelief
🇮🇳அப்படியா?!
up-puh-dee-YAH /appaɖijaː/ · Tamil
“Is that so?! / Really?!” — can't believe it, asking again
🇧🇩ওরে বাবা!
oh-reh BAH-bah /oɾe baba/ · Bengali
“Oh father!” = oh my God! — the Bengali classic
🇧🇩বলো কী?!
BOH-loh KEE /bɔlo kiː/ · Bengali
“What are you saying?!” = you don't say!
🇧🇩সর্বনাশ!
shor-boh-NASH /ʃɔɾbonaʃ/ · Bengali
“Total ruin!” = disaster!! — gloriously dramatic
🇮🇳अरे देवा!
ah-reh DEH-vah /əɾe d̪eʋaː/ · Marathi
“Oh God!” — THE Marathi exclamation
🇮🇳काय?!
KAH-ee /kaːj/ · Marathi
“What?!”
🇮🇳खरंच?!
khuh-RUNCH /kʰəɾə̃tʃ/ · Marathi
“Really?! For real?!”
🇮🇳అయ్యబాబోయ్!
ai-yah-bah-BOY /ajja baːboːj/ · Telugu
“Oh father!” = OMG — the Telugu shock classic
🇮🇳ఏంటి?!
EN-tee /eːnʈi/ · Telugu
“What?!”
🇮🇳నిజమా?!
nee-jah-MAH /nidʒamaː/ · Telugu
“Really?!” (nijam = truth → ‘is it TRUE?!’)

🎉 Happy

it worked / test passed / we shipped

🇯🇵やった！
YAHT-tah /jatta/ · Japanese
“I did it!” — victory shout
🇯🇵最高！
sigh-KOH /saikoː/ · Japanese
“The highest!” = the best!
🇯🇵すごい！
soo-GOY /sɯɡoi/ · Japanese
“Amazing!”
🇩🇪Geil!
gyle (rhymes with ‘mile’) /ɡaɪl/ · German
“Awesome!” — ubiquitous slang (its other meaning is ‘horny’, Germans use it anyway)
🇩🇪Wahnsinn!
VAHN-zin /ˈvaːnzɪn/ · German
“Madness!” = incredible!
🇩🇪Spitze!
SHPIT-suh /ˈʃpɪtsə/ · German
“The peak!” = top-notch!
🇮🇹Che bello!
keh BEHL-loh /ke ˈbɛllo/ · Italian
“How beautiful!”
🇮🇹Fantastico!
fahn-TAHS-tee-koh /fanˈtastiko/ · Italian
“Fantastic!”
🇮🇹Che figata!
keh fee-GAH-tah /ke fiˈɡaːta/ · Italian
“How cool!” — casual slang
🇪🇸¡Qué bien!
keh BYEHN /ke ˈβjen/ · Spanish
“How good!”
🇪🇸¡Genial!
heh-NYAHL /xeˈnjal/ · Spanish
“Genius!” = awesome
🇪🇸¡Vamos!
BAH-mohs /ˈbamos/ · Spanish
“Let's go!” — the hype shout
🇮🇳ज़बरदस्त!
zuh-bur-DUST /zəbəɾd̪əst̪/ · Hindi
“Overpowering!” = awesome!
🇮🇳मज़ा आ गया!
muh-ZAH ah guh-YAH /məzaː aː ɡəjaː/ · Hindi
“The fun has arrived!” = that was great!
🇮🇳वाह!
vah /ʋaːɦ/ · Hindi
“Wow!” — short and classic
🇷🇺Ура!
oo-RAH /ʊˈra/ · Russian
“Hooray!”
🇷🇺Отлично!
aht-LEECH-nah /ɐtˈlʲitɕnə/ · Russian
“Excellent!”
🇷🇺Класс!
klahss /klas/ · Russian
“Class!” = cool!
🇰🇷아싸!
AH-ssah /as͈a/ · Korean
“Yes!! / woohoo!” — fist-pump word
🇰🇷최고!
CHWEH-goh /tɕʰweɡo/ · Korean
“The best!”
🇰🇷좋아!
JOH-ah /tɕoa/ · Korean
“I like it! / nice!”
🇮🇳செம்ம!
SEM-mah /semma/ · Tamil
“Excellence!” (semmai) = awesome — THE everyday slang
🇮🇳சூப்பர்!
SOO-per /suːppar/ · Tamil
“Super!” — heard everywhere, all day
🇮🇳மாஸ்!
mahss /maːs/ · Tamil
“Mass!” = epic / badass — movie slang
🇧🇩দারুণ!
DAH-roon /daɾun/ · Bengali
“Fantastic!”
🇧🇩ফাটাফাটি!
fah-tah-FAH-tee /pʰaʈapʰaʈi/ · Bengali
“Smashing!” = awesome — the Bengali favorite
🇧🇩জোস!
JOHSH /dʒoʃ/ · Bengali
“Cool! / excellent!” — modern slang
🇮🇳मस्त!
must /məst̪/ · Marathi
“Great! / lovely!”
🇮🇳भारी!
BHAH-ree /bʱaːɾiː/ · Marathi
“Heavy!” = excellent — signature Marathi praise
🇮🇳झकास!
jhuh-KAHS /dʒʱəkaːs/ · Marathi
“Fantastic!” — Mumbai's famous slang
🇮🇳అదిరింది!
ah-dee-REEN-dee /adiɾindi/ · Telugu
“It rocked!” = that was awesome!
🇮🇳కేక!
KEH-kah /keːka/ · Telugu
“A shout!” = super cool — modern slang
🇮🇳భలే!
bhuh-LEH /bʱaleː/ · Telugu
“Wonderful! / how nice!”

🤔 Confused

what is this bug / what's going on

🇯🇵どういうこと？
DOH-ee-oo KOH-toh /doː iɯ koto/ · Japanese
“What does this mean?” = what's going on?
🇯🇵わからない…
wah-kah-rah-NIGH /ɰakaɾanai/ · Japanese
“I don't understand…”
🇯🇵なんで？
NAHN-deh /nande/ · Japanese
“Why??”
🇩🇪Hä?
heh?? (rising) /hɛː/ · German
The universal German confusion grunt
🇩🇪Was ist hier los?
vahs ist heer LOHS /vas ɪst hiːɐ̯ loːs/ · German
“What's going on here?”
🇩🇪Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof
ish fer-SHTAY-uh noor BAHN-hohf /ɪç fɛɐ̯ˈʃteːə nuːɐ̯ ˈbaːnhoːf/ · German
“I only understand ‘train station’” = it's all Greek to me — THE idiom
🇮🇹Boh!
boh (shrug) /bɔ/ · Italian
Untranslatable “no idea” — 100% Italian, use with a shrug
🇮🇹Che succede?
keh soo-CHEH-deh /ke sutˈtʃɛːde/ · Italian
“What's happening?”
🇮🇹Non capisco
non kah-PEES-koh /non kaˈpisko/ · Italian
“I don't understand”
🇪🇸¿Qué está pasando?
keh ehs-TAH pah-SAHN-doh /ke esˈta paˈsando/ · Spanish
“What is happening?”
🇪🇸No entiendo
noh ehn-TYEHN-doh /no enˈtjendo/ · Spanish
“I don't understand”
🇪🇸Estoy perdido
ehs-TOY pehr-DEE-doh /esˈtoi peɾˈðiðo/ · Spanish
“I'm lost”
🇮🇳क्या हो रहा है?
kyah hoh ruh-HAH heh /kjaː ɦoː ɾəɦaː ɦɛː/ · Hindi
“What is going on?”
🇮🇳समझ नहीं आया
SUM-ujh nuh-HEE ah-YAH /səmədʒʱ nəɦĩː aːjaː/ · Hindi
“It didn't reach my understanding”
🇮🇳मतलब क्या है?
MUT-lub kyah heh /mət̪ləb kjaː ɦɛː/ · Hindi
“What's the meaning?”
🇷🇺Что происходит?
shtoh prah-ees-KHOH-deet /ʂto prəɪsˈxodʲɪt/ · Russian
“What is happening?”
🇷🇺Не понимаю
nyeh pah-nee-MAH-yoo /nʲɪ pənʲɪˈmajʊ/ · Russian
“I don't understand”
🇷🇺Как это?
kahk EH-tah /kak ˈɛtə/ · Russian
“How's that?”
🇰🇷뭐지?
MWOH-jee /mwʌdʑi/ · Korean
“What is this…?” — muttered to yourself
🇰🇷모르겠어
moh-reu-GEH-ssoh /moɾɯɡes͈ʌ/ · Korean
“I don't get it”
🇰🇷어떻게?
uh-TTOH-keh /ʌt͈ʌkʰe/ · Korean
“How?? What do I do?”
🇮🇳என்ன நடக்குது?
EN-nah nuh-DUK-koo-dhoo /enna naɖakkud̪ɯ/ · Tamil
“What's happening?”
🇮🇳புரியல
poo-ree-yuh-LAH /puɾijala/ · Tamil
“(It's) not getting through” = I don't understand — spoken form
🇮🇳என்னடா இது?!
en-nuh-DAH ee-dhoo /ennaɖaː id̪ɯ/ · Tamil
“What IS this, man?!” — the -da adds exasperated familiarity; mutter it at the bug, not at people
🇧🇩কী হচ্ছে?
kee HOTCH-cheh /kiː ɦottʃʰe/ · Bengali
“What's happening?”
🇧🇩বুঝলাম না
BOOJH-lahm nah /budʒʱlam na/ · Bengali
“I didn't get it”
🇧🇩এ কী?!
eh KEE /e kiː/ · Bengali
“What's THIS?!”
🇮🇳काय चाललंय?
KAH-ee chah-luh-LUNY /kaːj tʃaːllə̃j/ · Marathi
“What's going on?”
🇮🇳कळत नाही
kuh-LUTH NAH-hee /kəɭət̪ naːɦiː/ · Marathi
“It's not registering” = I don't get it
🇮🇳हे काय आहे?!
heh KAH-ee AH-heh /ɦe kaːj aːɦe/ · Marathi
“What is this?!”
🇮🇳ఏం జరుగుతోంది?
ehm jah-roo-goo-TOHN-dee /eːm dʒaɾuɡutoːndi/ · Telugu
“What's happening?”
🇮🇳అర్థం కావట్లేదు
AR-thum kah-vut-LEH-doo /aɾtʰam kaːʋaʈleːdu/ · Telugu
“It's not making sense (to me)”
🇮🇳ఇదేంటి?!
ee-DEN-tee /ideːnʈi/ · Telugu
“What's THIS?!” (idi + enti)

😤 Struggling

hard problem, grinding, almost giving up (but not)

🇯🇵難しい！
moo-zoo-kah-SHEE /mɯzɯkaɕiː/ · Japanese
“Difficult!”
🇯🇵やばい
yah-BYE /jabai/ · Japanese
“This is bad” (slang — can also mean “insane/awesome”)
🇯🇵頑張る！
gahn-BAH-roo /ɡambaɾɯ/ · Japanese
“I'll push through!” — say it to yourself
🇩🇪Mist!
mist /mɪst/ · German
“Manure!” = darn! — the polite-company curse
🇩🇪Das ist echt schwer!
dahs ist esht SHVAIR /das ɪst ɛçt ʃveːɐ̯/ · German
“This is really hard!”
🇩🇪Augen zu und durch!
OW-gen tsoo unt DOORSH /ˈaʊɡn̩ tsuː ʊnt dʊʁç/ · German
“Eyes shut, and through!” = grit your teeth and push
🇮🇹Uffa!
OOF-fah /ˈuffa/ · Italian
“Ugh!” — the frustration puff
🇮🇹Che fatica!
keh fah-TEE-kah /ke faˈtiːka/ · Italian
“What a struggle!”
🇮🇹Dai dai dai!
dye dye dye /ˈdai ˈdai ˈdai/ · Italian
“Come on come on come on!”
🇪🇸¡Qué difícil!
keh dee-FEE-seel /ke ðiˈfisil/ · Spanish
“So difficult!”
🇪🇸No puedo más
noh PWEH-doh mahs /no ˈpweðo ˈmas/ · Spanish
“I can't anymore” (dramatic)
🇪🇸¡Ánimo!
AH-nee-moh /ˈanimo/ · Spanish
“Courage! / keep going!” — say it to chat too
🇮🇳बहुत मुश्किल है
buh-HOOT MOOSH-keel heh /bəɦʊt̪ mʊʃkil ɦɛː/ · Hindi
“It's very difficult”
🇮🇳उफ़!
oof /ʊf/ · Hindi
“Ugh!”
🇮🇳कोशिश करते रहो
KOH-sheesh kur-teh ruh-HOH /koːʃiʃ kəɾt̪eː ɾəɦoː/ · Hindi
“Keep on trying”
🇷🇺Это сложно
EH-tah SLOZH-nah /ˈɛtə ˈsloʐnə/ · Russian
“This is complicated”
🇷🇺Держись!
deer-ZHEES /dʲɪrˈʐɨsʲ/ · Russian
“Hang in there!”
🇷🇺Давай!
dah-VYE /dɐˈvaj/ · Russian
“Come on! / let's go!” — universal push word
🇰🇷어려워…
uh-RYUH-wuh /ʌɾjʌwʌ/ · Korean
“It's hard…”
🇰🇷아이고
AH-ee-goh /aiɡo/ · Korean
“Oh dear / oof” — the universal Korean sigh
🇰🇷화이팅!
HWA-ee-ting /hwaitʰiŋ/ · Korean
“Fighting!” = you can do it! — say it WITH chat
🇮🇳ஐயோ!
eye-YOH /aijoː/ · Tamil
“Oh no / oof!” — the universal South Indian sigh, Korean aigo's cousin
🇮🇳ரொம்ப கஷ்டம்!
ROM-bah KUSH-tum /romba kaʂʈam/ · Tamil
“So much hardship!” (kashtam = hardship/distress) = this is really tough
🇮🇳விடமாட்டேன்!
vee-duh-MAHT-tehn /ʋiɖamaːʈʈeːn/ · Tamil
“I won't let go (of this)!” — say it AT the bug; grim determination
🇧🇩উফ!
oof /uf/ · Bengali
“Ugh!” — the same frustration puff as Hindi
🇧🇩খুব কঠিন!
khoob koh-TEEN /kʰub kɔʈʰin/ · Bengali
“Very hard!”
🇧🇩হাল ছাড়ব না!
hahl CHHAR-boh nah /ɦal tʃʰaɽbo na/ · Bengali
“I won't give up!” — literally ‘won't let go of the rudder’
🇮🇳अरेरे!
uh-reh-REH /əɾeɾe/ · Marathi
“Oh no / oh dear” — the sympathetic sigh
🇮🇳खूप अवघड आहे!
khoop uh-wuh-GHUD AH-heh /kʰuːp əʋɡʱəɖ aːɦe/ · Marathi
“It's very difficult!”
🇮🇳हार मानणार नाही!
hahr mah-nuh-NAHR NAH-hee /ɦaːɾ maːnəɳaːɾ naːɦiː/ · Marathi
“I won't accept defeat!”
🇮🇳అమ్మో!
um-MOH /ammoː/ · Telugu
“Yikes! / oh no!” — fear-tinged distress
🇮🇳చాలా కష్టం!
CHAH-lah KUSH-tum /tʃaːlaː kaʂʈam/ · Telugu
“So much hardship!” — the same kashtam as Tamil
🇮🇳వదలను!
vuh-duh-luh-noo /ʋadalanu/ · Telugu
“I won't let go!” — Tamil vidamaatten's twin

If you memorize only 11

One per language — the all-purpose “WHAT?!” pack:

For my friends from all over the world — how I greet you, cheer you on, and thank you, in your language. Pick your language below to see just yours.

👋 Hello & welcome

morning, any time, and welcoming someone in

🇯🇵おはようございます！
oh-hah-YOH goh-zah-ee-mahs /ohajoː ɡozaimasɯ/ · Japanese
“Good morning!” (polite)
🇯🇵こんばんは！
kohn-BAHN-wah /kombaɰ̃wa/ · Japanese
“Good evening!”
🇯🇵ようこそ！
YOH-koh-soh /joːkoso/ · Japanese
“Welcome!”
🇩🇪Guten Morgen!
GOO-ten MOR-gen /ˈɡuːtn̩ ˈmɔʁɡn̩/ · German
“Good morning!”
🇩🇪Guten Abend!
GOO-ten AH-bent /ˈɡuːtn̩ ˈaːbn̩t/ · German
“Good evening!”
🇩🇪Willkommen!
vil-KOM-men /vɪlˈkɔmən/ · German
“Welcome!”
🇮🇹Buongiorno!
bwohn-JOR-noh /bwonˈdʒorno/ · Italian
“Good day!” — morning into afternoon
🇮🇹Buonasera!
bwoh-nah-SEH-rah /bwonaˈseːra/ · Italian
“Good evening!”
🇮🇹Benvenuti!
behn-veh-NOO-tee /benveˈnuːti/ · Italian
“Welcome, everyone!”
🇪🇸¡Buenos días!
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs /ˈbwenos ˈdias/ · Spanish
“Good morning!” (lit. good days)
🇪🇸¡Buenas tardes!
BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs /ˈbwenas ˈtaɾðes/ · Spanish
“Good afternoon / evening!”
🇪🇸¡Bienvenidos!
byehn-veh-NEE-dohs /bjembeˈniðos/ · Spanish
“Welcome, everyone!”
🇮🇳नमस्ते!
nuh-muhs-TEH /nəməst̪eː/ · Hindi
“Namaste!” — the greeting for ANY time of day
🇮🇳सुप्रभात!
soo-pruh-BHAHT /sʊpɾəbʱaːt̪/ · Hindi
“Good morning!” — a little formal, very warm
🇮🇳स्वागत है!
SWAH-gut heh /sʋaːɡət̪ ɦɛː/ · Hindi
“You are welcome (here)!”
🇷🇺Доброе утро!
DOH-brah-yeh OO-trah /ˈdobrəjə ˈutrə/ · Russian
“Good morning!”
🇷🇺Добрый вечер!
DOH-briy VYEH-cheer /ˈdobrɨj ˈvʲetɕɪr/ · Russian
“Good evening!”
🇷🇺Добро пожаловать!
dah-BROH pah-ZHAH-lah-vaht /dɐˈbro pɐˈʐaləvətʲ/ · Russian
“Welcome!”
🇰🇷좋은 아침!
JOH-eun AH-cheem /tɕoɯn atɕʰim/ · Korean
“Good morning!” (casual)
🇰🇷안녕하세요!
ahn-nyuhng-hah-SEH-yoh /annjʌŋhasejo/ · Korean
“Hello!” — any time, the essential Korean greeting
🇰🇷환영합니다!
hwahn-yuhng-hahm-NEE-dah /hwaɲʌŋhamnida/ · Korean
“Welcome!”
🇮🇳வணக்கம்!
vuh-NUCK-um /ʋaɳakkam/ · Tamil
“Greetings!” — THE Tamil hello, any time of day
🇮🇳காலை வணக்கம்!
KAH-lai vuh-NUCK-um /kaːlai ʋaɳakkam/ · Tamil
“Good morning!”
🇮🇳வாங்க வாங்க!
VAHNG-gah VAHNG-gah /ʋaːŋɡa ʋaːŋɡa/ · Tamil
“Come in, come in!” — the warm colloquial welcome
🇧🇩নমস্কার!
noh-mohsh-KAR /nɔmoʃkaɾ/ · Bengali
“Greetings!” — the classic Bengali hello
🇧🇩শুভ সকাল!
SHOO-bhoh SHOH-kahl /ʃubʱo ʃɔkal/ · Bengali
“Good morning!”
🇧🇩স্বাগতম!
SHAH-goh-tohm /ʃaɡotom/ · Bengali
“Welcome!”
🇮🇳नमस्कार!
nuh-muhs-KAR /nəməskaːɾ/ · Marathi
“Greetings!” — the Marathi hello, any time
🇮🇳शुभ सकाळ!
shoobh suh-KAHL /ʃubʱ səkaːɭ/ · Marathi
“Good morning!”
🇮🇳स्वागत आहे!
SWAH-gut AH-heh /sʋaːɡət̪ aːɦe/ · Marathi
“You are welcome (here)!”
🇮🇳నమస్కారం!
nuh-muhs-KAH-rum /namaskaːɾam/ · Telugu
“Greetings!” — the Telugu hello, any time
🇮🇳శుభోదయం!
shoo-BHOH-duh-yum /ʃubʱoːdajam/ · Telugu
“Good morning!”
🇮🇳స్వాగతం!
SWAH-guh-tum /sʋaːɡatam/ · Telugu
“Welcome!”

💪 Keep it up

motivation — for chat's projects, study grinds, and mine

🇯🇵その調子！
soh-noh CHOH-shee /sono tɕoːɕi/ · Japanese
“That's the spirit — keep it up!”
🇯🇵がんばって！
gahn-BAHT-teh /ɡambatte/ · Japanese
“Do your best — you got this!”
🇩🇪Weiter so!
VY-ter zoh /ˈvaɪtɐ zoː/ · German
“Keep it up — just like that!”
🇩🇪Du schaffst das!
doo SHAHFST dahs /duː ʃafst das/ · German
“You can do it!”
🇮🇹Continua così!
kohn-TEE-noo-ah koh-ZEE /konˈtiːnua koˈzi/ · Italian
“Keep going like that!”
🇮🇹Ce la puoi fare!
cheh lah pwoy FAH-reh /tʃe la ˈpwɔi ˈfaːre/ · Italian
“You can do it!”
🇪🇸¡Sigue así!
SEE-geh ah-SEE /ˈsiɣe aˈsi/ · Spanish
“Keep it up!”
🇪🇸¡Tú puedes!
too PWEH-dehs /tu ˈpweðes/ · Spanish
“You CAN!”
🇮🇳शाबाश!
shah-BAHSH /ʃaːbaːʃ/ · Hindi
“Bravo — well done, keep going!”
🇮🇳तुम कर सकते हो!
toom kur SUK-teh hoh /t̪ʊm kəɾ səkt̪eː ɦoː/ · Hindi
“You can do it!”
🇷🇺Так держать!
tahk deer-ZHAHT /tak dʲɪrˈʐatʲ/ · Russian
“Keep it up!” (lit. ‘hold course’ — a naval order)
🇷🇺У тебя получится!
oo tee-BYAH pah-LOO-cheet-sah /u tʲɪˈbʲa pɐˈlutɕɪtsə/ · Russian
“You'll manage it!”
🇰🇷힘내세요!
heem-neh-SEH-yoh /himnɛsejo/ · Korean
“Gather strength — keep going / cheer up!”
🇰🇷할 수 있어요!
hahl soo ee-SSUH-yoh /hal su is͈ʌjo/ · Korean
“You can do it!”
🇮🇳இப்படியே போங்க!
ip-puh-dee-YEH POHNG-gah /ippaɖijeː poːŋɡa/ · Tamil
“Keep going just like this!”
🇮🇳உங்களால் முடியும்!
oong-guh-LAHL moo-dee-YOOM /uŋɡaɭaːl muɖijum/ · Tamil
“YOU can do it!”
🇧🇩চালিয়ে যাও!
CHAH-lee-yeh jow /tʃalije dʒao/ · Bengali
“Keep it going!”
🇧🇩তুমি পারবে!
TOO-mee PAHR-beh /tumi paɾbe/ · Bengali
“You can do it!”
🇮🇳असंच चालू ठेवा!
uh-SUNCH CHAH-loo THEH-vah /əsətʃ tʃaːluː ʈʰeʋaː/ · Marathi
“Keep it going just like this!”
🇮🇳तुम्ही करू शकता!
TOOM-hee kuh-ROO SHUK-tah /t̪umʱiː kəɾuː ʃəkt̪aː/ · Marathi
“You can do it!”
🇮🇳ఇలాగే కొనసాగించండి!
ee-LAH-geh koh-nuh-sah-gin-CHUN-dee /ilaːɡeː konasaːɡintʃaɳɖi/ · Telugu
“Keep going just like this!”
🇮🇳మీరు చేయగలరు!
MEE-roo cheh-yuh-guh-luh-roo /miːɾu tʃeːjaɡalaɾu/ · Telugu
“You can do it!”

🙏 Gratitude

thank you — for the follow, the raid, for just being here

🇯🇵ありがとうございます！
ah-ree-gah-TOH goh-zah-ee-mahs /aɾiɡatoː ɡozaimasɯ/ · Japanese
“Thank you!” (polite)
🇯🇵いつもありがとう！
ee-tsoo-moh ah-ree-gah-TOH /itsɯmo aɾiɡatoː/ · Japanese
“Thanks for ALWAYS (being here)” — perfect for regulars
🇩🇪Vielen Dank!
FEE-len dahnk /ˈfiːlən daŋk/ · German
“Many thanks!”
🇩🇪Danke, dass du da bist!
DAHN-kuh dahs doo DAH bist /ˈdaŋkə das duː daː bɪst/ · German
“Thanks for being here!”
🇮🇹Grazie mille!
GRAH-tsyeh MEEL-leh /ˈɡrattsje ˈmille/ · Italian
“A thousand thanks!”
🇮🇹Grazie di essere qui!
GRAH-tsyeh dee ES-seh-reh kwee /ˈɡrattsje di ˈɛssere kwi/ · Italian
“Thanks for being here!”
🇪🇸¡Muchas gracias!
MOO-chahs GRAH-syahs /ˈmutʃas ˈɡɾasjas/ · Spanish
“Thank you very much!”
🇪🇸Gracias por estar aquí
GRAH-syahs pohr ehs-TAR ah-KEE /ˈɡɾasjas poɾ esˈtaɾ aˈki/ · Spanish
“Thanks for being here”
🇮🇳बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद!
buh-HOOT buh-HOOT dhun-yuh-VAHD /bəɦʊt̪ bəɦʊt̪ d̪ʱənjəʋaːd̪/ · Hindi
“Thank you very very much!”
🇮🇳साथ देने के लिए शुक्रिया!
SAHTH DEH-neh keh lee-yeh SHOOK-ree-yah /saːt̪ʰ d̪eːneː keː lijeː ʃʊkɾijaː/ · Hindi
“Thanks for standing by me”
🇷🇺Большое спасибо!
bahl-SHOH-yeh spah-SEE-bah /bɐlʲˈʂojə spɐˈsʲibə/ · Russian
“A big thank-you!”
🇷🇺Спасибо, что вы здесь!
spah-SEE-bah shtoh vih ZDYES /spɐˈsʲibə ʂto vɨ zdʲesʲ/ · Russian
“Thanks for being here!”
🇰🇷감사합니다!
gahm-sah-hahm-NEE-dah /kamsahamnida/ · Korean
“Thank you!” (formal-polite)
🇰🇷와줘서 고마워요!
wah-jwuh-suh goh-mah-WUH-yoh /wadʑwʌsʌ komawʌjo/ · Korean
“Thanks for coming!”
🇮🇳ரொம்ப நன்றி!
ROM-bah NUN-dree /romba nandri/ · Tamil
“Many thanks!” (nandri = gratitude)
🇮🇳வந்ததுக்கு நன்றி!
vun-dhuh-DHOOK-koo NUN-dree /ʋand̪ad̪ukku nandri/ · Tamil
“Thanks for coming!”
🇧🇩অনেক ধন্যবাদ!
OH-nek DHON-noh-bahd /ɔnek dʱonnobad/ · Bengali
“Many thanks!”
🇧🇩পাশে থাকার জন্য ধন্যবাদ!
PAH-sheh THAH-kahr JOHN-noh DHON-noh-bahd /paʃe tʰakaɾ dʒonno dʱonnobad/ · Bengali
“Thanks for staying by my side”
🇮🇳खूप खूप धन्यवाद!
khoop khoop dhun-yuh-VAHD /kʰuːp kʰuːp d̪ʱənjəʋaːd̪/ · Marathi
“Thanks a lot!”
🇮🇳साथ दिल्याबद्दल धन्यवाद!
SAHTH dil-yah-BUD-dul dhun-yuh-VAHD /saːt̪ʰ d̪iljaːbəd̪d̪əl d̪ʱənjəʋaːd̪/ · Marathi
“Thanks for the support”
🇮🇳చాలా ధన్యవాదాలు!
CHAH-lah dhun-yuh-VAH-dah-loo /tʃaːlaː dʱanjaʋaːdaːlu/ · Telugu
“Many thanks!”
🇮🇳తోడుగా ఉన్నందుకు ధన్యవాదాలు!
THOH-doo-gah oon-NUN-doo-koo dhun-yuh-VAH-dah-loo /t̪oːɖuɡaː unnand̪uku dʱanjaʋaːdaːlu/ · Telugu
“Thanks for being with me”

💛 Warmth & goodbyes

glad you're here — and see you next stream

🇯🇵会えてうれしい！
ah-eh-teh oo-reh-SHEE /aete ɯɾeɕiː/ · Japanese
“So happy to see you!”
🇯🇵またね！
mah-tah-NEH /mata ne/ · Japanese
“See you again!” — casual, warm
🇩🇪Schön, dich zu sehen!
shoen dish tsoo ZAY-en /ʃøːn dɪç tsuː ˈzeːən/ · German
“Lovely to see you!”
🇩🇪Mach's gut!
mahkhs GOOT /maxs ɡuːt/ · German
“Take care!” (lit. ‘make it good’)
🇮🇹Che bello vederti!
keh BEHL-loh veh-DEHR-tee /ke ˈbɛllo veˈderti/ · Italian
“How lovely to see you!”
🇮🇹In bocca al lupo!
een BOHK-kah ahl LOO-poh /in ˈbokka al ˈluːpo/ · Italian
“Into the wolf's mouth!” = good luck! (answer: crepi!)
🇪🇸¡Qué gusto verte!
keh GOOS-toh VEHR-teh /ke ˈɡusto ˈbeɾte/ · Spanish
“What a joy to see you!”
🇪🇸¡Cuídate!
KWEE-dah-teh /ˈkwiðate/ · Spanish
“Take care!”
🇮🇳आपसे मिलकर खुशी हुई!
AHP-seh MIL-kur khoo-SHEE hoo-EE /aːpseː mɪlkəɾ xʊʃiː ɦʊiː/ · Hindi
“So glad to meet you!”
🇮🇳ख्याल रखना!
khyahl RUKH-nah /xjaːl ɾəkʰnaː/ · Hindi
“Take care (of yourself)!”
🇷🇺Рад вас видеть!
raht vahs VEE-deet /rat vas ˈvʲidʲɪtʲ/ · Russian
“Glad to see you!”
🇷🇺Удачи!
oo-DAH-chee /ʊˈdatɕɪ/ · Russian
“Good luck!”
🇰🇷반가워요!
bahn-gah-WUH-yoh /paŋɡawʌjo/ · Korean
“So nice to see you!”
🇰🇷수고하셨습니다!
soo-goh-hah-shuht-seum-NEE-dah /suɡohaɕʌs͈ɯmnida/ · Korean
“You worked hard!” — the warm Korean sign-off
🇮🇳ரொம்ப சந்தோஷம்!
ROM-bah sun-THOH-shum /romba sant̪oːʂam/ · Tamil
“So happy (you're here)!”
🇮🇳போய்ட்டு வாங்க!
POY-too VAHNG-gah /poːjʈʈu ʋaːŋɡa/ · Tamil
“Go and come back!” — the Tamil goodbye that expects your return
🇧🇩তোমাকে দেখে ভালো লাগলো!
toh-MAH-keh DEH-kheh BHAH-loh LAHG-loh /tomake dekʰe bʱalo laɡlo/ · Bengali
“It felt good to see you!”
🇧🇩ভালো থেকো!
BHAH-loh THEH-koh /bʱalo tʰeko/ · Bengali
“Stay well!” — the warm Bengali goodbye
🇮🇳तुम्हाला भेटून आनंद झाला!
toom-HAH-lah bheh-TOON AH-nund JHAH-lah /t̪umʱaːlaː bʱeʈuːn aːnənd̪ dʒʱaːlaː/ · Marathi
“Delighted to meet you!”
🇮🇳काळजी घ्या!
KAHL-jee ghyah /kaːɭdʒiː ɡʱjaː/ · Marathi
“Take care!”
🇮🇳మిమ్మల్ని చూడటం సంతోషం!
mim-MUL-nee CHOO-duh-tum sun-THOH-shum /mimmalni tʃuːɖaʈam santoːʂam/ · Telugu
“Happy to see you!”
🇮🇳జాగ్రత్త!
JAH-grut-tah /dʒaːɡɾat̪t̪a/ · Telugu
“Take care!” (lit. ‘careful!’ — said with affection)

Exaggeration is a love language. When the bug dies, don't just say “nice” — reach for one of these. Fancy words come with IPA so they land right.

🏆 The classics

the everyday praise words — always in reach

Fantastic!
/fænˈtæstɪk/
The all-rounder — works on code, food, and fish.
Fabulous!
/ˈfæbjələs/
A little theatrical — say it with flair.
Amazing!
/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
Genuine wonder.
Incredible!
/ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/
Literally ‘not believable’.
Wonderful!
/ˈwʌndərfəl/
Warm and sincere.
Brilliant!
/ˈbrɪljənt/
The British favorite — perfect for clever solutions.
Superb!
/sʊˈpɜːrb/
Stress the SECOND syllable: su-PERB.
Excellent!
/ˈɛksələnt/
Say it like Mr. Burns for extra effect.
Awesome!
/ˈɔːsəm/
Originally ‘inspiring awe’ — now the default American yes.
Outstanding!
/aʊtˈstændɪŋ/
It literally stands out from the rest.
Marvelous!
/ˈmɑːrvələs/
A marvel — slightly old-fashioned, charming.
Splendid!
/ˈsplɛndɪd/
Victorian gentleman energy.

💥 Maximum exaggeration

when the fix deserves fireworks

Spectacular!
/spɛkˈtækjələr/
A whole spectacle.
Phenomenal!
/fəˈnɒmɪnəl/
A phenomenon of nature.
Extraordinary!
/ɪkˈstrɔːrdənɛri/
Beyond ordinary — five syllables of drama.
Magnificent!
/mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt/
Palace-sized praise.
Tremendous!
/trɪˈmɛndəs/
Huge, in every direction.
Sensational!
/sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/
Front-page news.
Astonishing!
/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/
Stunned into silence.
Astounding!
/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
Astonishing's louder sibling.
Breathtaking!
/ˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋ/
It stole your breath.
Mind-blowing!
/ˈmaɪnd ˌbloʊɪŋ/
Head, exploded. 🤯
Unbelievable!
/ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbəl/
Also works sarcastically when the bug returns.
Staggering!
/ˈstæɡərɪŋ/
So big you physically stumble.
Monumental!
/ˌmɒnjəˈmɛntəl/
Build a monument to this commit.
Colossal!
/kəˈlɒsəl/
Colossus-sized.
Epic!
/ˈɛpɪk/
Worthy of a saga.
Legendary!
/ˈlɛdʒəndɛri/
They will tell stories of this refactor.

✨ Fancy & elegant

sommelier-grade praise — deploy sparingly for effect

Exquisite!
/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/
Stress the SECOND syllable: ex-QUI-site. Fine-art praise.
Sublime!
/səˈblaɪm/
Beauty that borders on the spiritual.
Impeccable!
/ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/
Not one flaw to pick at.
Flawless!
/ˈflɔːləs/
Zero defects. The QA dream.
Immaculate!
/ɪˈmækjələt/
Spotless — surgically clean code.
Pristine!
/prɪˈstiːn/
Untouched, factory-fresh.
Masterful!
/ˈmæstərfəl/
The work of a master.
Stupendous!
/stuːˈpɛndəs/
So good it stupefies.
Glorious!
/ˈɡlɔːriəs/
Bathed in glory.
Majestic!
/məˈdʒɛstɪk/
Royal bearing. Say it about a whale, too.
Divine!
/dɪˈvaɪn/
The gods themselves approve.
Resplendent!
/rɪˈsplɛndənt/
Shining brilliantly — a five-star word.
Transcendent!
/trænˈsɛndənt/
Beyond the limits of normal experience.
Prodigious!
/prəˈdɪdʒəs/
Freakishly large or talented.

😎 Streamer slang

chat-native hype — tone is everything

Insane!
/ɪnˈseɪn/
The streamer default for anything impressive.
Unreal!
/ʌnˈriːəl/
Too good to be real.
Sick!
/sɪk/
Yes, it means GOOD.
Wild!
/waɪld/
For outcomes nobody predicted.
Bonkers!
/ˈbɒŋkərz/
Delightfully crazy — British flavor.
Bananas!
/bəˈnænəz/
Same, but fruit.
Cracked!
/krækt/
Gamer slang: absurdly skilled.
Clutch!
/klʌtʃ/
Delivered under pressure at the last second.
Chef's kiss!
/ˈʃɛfs ˈkɪs/
Perfection — kiss your fingertips as you say it. 🤌
Big-brain!
/ˈbɪɡ ˈbreɪn/
A genuinely smart move (or ironically, a terrible one).
Galaxy-brain!
/ˈɡæləksi ˈbreɪn/
Big-brain, but cosmic.
Massive W!
/ˈmæsɪv ˈdʌbəljuː/
W = win. The chat-native victory stamp.

🎉 Victory phrases

full sentences for the moment the test goes green

Nailed it!
Hit it perfectly, first swing.
Crushed it!
Dominated it completely.
Absolutely smashed it!
The British upgrade of crushed it.
Let's gooooo!
Hold the O as long as the win deserves.
That's how it's done!
Victory lap with a pointed finger.
Works like a charm!
It just… works. Magically smooth.
Smooth as butter!
For silky animations and clean merges.
Clean as a whistle!
For a spotless refactor or an empty error log.
Textbook execution!
Exactly by the book — the professor nods.
Flawless victory!
Mortal Kombat announcer voice, mandatory.
First try!
Legendary when true. Still funny when it's the ninth.
The bug never stood a chance!
Post-fix trash talk.
Another one bites the dust!
Sing it — one bug down.
We are so back!
After a losing streak turns around.
Absolute cinema!
For a fix so beautiful it belongs on screen.
Poetry in motion!
When the whole pipeline flows perfectly.
Ship it!
The final word. Deploy and celebrate.