# How do people say "ouch!" in other languages?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-say-ouch-in-other-languages/196439>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 20, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-say-ouch-in-other-languages/196439 "2003-08-20T14:18:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-say-ouch-in-other-languages/196439/41 "2003-08-24T14:06:21Z")

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> \*Originally posted by detop \*  
> \*\*In Qu颥c French its Ayoye (pronounced A-yoy) or ouch \*\*

It’s also pronounced **TABARNAK!** 😃

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-say-ouch-in-other-languages/196439/42 "2003-08-26T00:26:06Z")

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> \*Originally posted by drhess \*  
> \*\*hijack: so what does “oy vey” mean? \*\*

It’s a Yiddish expression, somewhat equivalent to a groan of dismay, such as when someone tells a bad pun or you have to wash a big pile of dishes.

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**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-say-ouch-in-other-languages/196439/43 "2003-08-26T01:45:07Z")

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**Hokkaido Brit** wrote:

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> and when it REALLY hurts, they go “I------taitaitaitaitaitai!” Which is rather cute.

Around our house, it’s more like:

"I------c_ **sucking-motherf** _er-taitaitaitaitaitaiai-sonofabitchbastard!!!

we’re bilingual, you see.

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**Author:** ![littlekid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@littlekid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/littlekid)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-say-ouch-in-other-languages/196439/44 "2003-08-26T13:09:02Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Lodrain \*  
> \*\*Don’t the Germans also say ‘autsch’ (pronounced, predictably enough, exactly like ‘ouch’)? \*\*

Yes!

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-say-ouch-in-other-languages/196439/45 "2003-08-26T15:58:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by bizzwire \*  
> \*\ ***Hokkaido Brit** wrote:  
> Around our house, it’s more like:
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> "I------c_ **sucking-motherf** _er-taitaitaitaitaitaiai-sonofabitchbastard!!!
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> we’re bilingual, you see. \*\*

OK - Thats Funny!

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