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
Alter, wo is mein Auto
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.
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 literal meaning is a really informal “old one” but can also mean “age” in another context. It is used exactly like you described.
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
A northern oida.
Alter, das kann doch jetzt nicht wahr sein.