What Servus REALLY means | Feli from Germany

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Hallo, Servus, and welcome back to my channel! That's how I greet you in every one of my videos. But what does "Servus" even mean? Isn't it Latin for....?

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ABOUT ME: Hallo, Servus, and welcome to my channel! My name is Felicia (Feli), I'm 27, and I'm a German living in the USA! I was born and raised in Munich, Germany but have been living in Cincinnati, Ohio off and on since 2016. I first came here for an exchange semester during my undergrad at LMU Munich, then I returned for an internship, and then I got my master's degree in Cincinnati. I was lucky enough to win the Green Card lottery and have been a permanent resident since 2019! In my videos, I talk about cultural differences between America and Germany, things I like and dislike about living here, and other experiences that I have made during my time in the States. Let me know what YOU would like to hear about in the comments below. DANKE :)
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[estellemelodimitchell]

What a lovely German lady who speaks excellent English with interesting Youtube content each time she uploads.

[michelacasule]

Einfach nochmal ein herrlicher video!!!
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Glückwunsch Feli

Liebe Grüße und ALLES GUTE zu Dir

[halfdemon_setsuna]

Wenn man sich als Deutscher ein englisches Video über die Bedeutung von Servus ansieht, dann ist das Video auch gut gemacht... Du bist die Beste!

[joeviolet]

Servus und danke. Bei Dir lernt sogar ein alter Schwabe noch dazu. Bisher habe ich noch nie was von Itzgründisch gehört. Das zieht sich ja sogar noch nach Thüringen rein. Mal schaun, machs gut und Tschau.

[bryanbryant]

1:35 Yes, I am interested in learning more about German dialects!

[MrSamosisimo]

Fascinating, I grew up as part of a religious minority in Puerto Rico and a common greeting was, "Hola Siervo" to denote, "greetings servant of God". It was used as both a greeting and a blessing to others.

[mry]

Wired did a great series on American dialects. The German dialects would be an interesting topic to cover.

[JohnDayDude]

My daughter lived in Berlin and that part of German for a couple of years -- she's fairly fluent in Germany. One day I said, "Servus" to her and she looked at me like I was absolutely nuts.... :-)

[HeWhoComments]

If any of you have linguistic curiosity, Paul from LangFocus also discussed “ciao” and “servus” in a couple of videos. Additionally, PolyMATHy (Luke) covered “ciao.” Both words originally meant “slave” or “servant, ” but somehow ended up becoming greetings, as Felicia mentioned!
Edit: Great video as always! I personally love seeing anything related to the history of languages and how words evolve over time.

[robertwilloughby]

Seeing as I'm a Yorkshireman, and we have rather distinctive speech patterns of our own, it would be great to have a video on German dialects and accents! Please do it, Feli!

[dannystewart]

Felicia, you are a natural born teacher.

[gritcitynomad]

Where I was stationed in Bavaria in the Oberpfalz region, another common colloquial greeting was "Habe die Ehre", which means "(I) have the honor" for those who don't speak German.

[mariusm]

In Romania "Servus" is used a certain region of the country, one that was under Austro-Hungarian rule for hundreds of years.

[robinbank]

My mom is from Ravensburg and she and my aunts, uncles and cousins say "Tchus" for goodbye or bye. I've never heard Servus. My family speaks the schwabish dialect. I have family in Tübingen. (Sorry, I'm not good with the German spelling). Great video! Danke! 🇩🇪❤

[BobbyBermuda]

Fun fact: words like 'servus' and 'ciao', with the original meaning of slave or servant, are called humilifics in linguistics. It's basically the mirror image of an honorific, words which are trying to raise up the status of the person you're speaking to (your honor, sir/ma'am, your highness, etc.) By contrast, humilifics try to humble the speaker by comparison, implying that they are not worthy in the presence of the other person.

[carlfenger]

I live near Zurich, Switzerland and follow your videos religiously! But I must say I have never heard the greeting "Servus" before! I am surpised because we are not far from Bavaria.

[Markus-tdps]

Please do a video on German dialects, and it would be nice if you included Austrian dialects, too!

[richardpblaikie]

Harry Kane, when signing for Bayern Munich the other day said the first word he has learned is Servus! I already knew about it thanks to your video! Thanks for the educational videos. I am taking my first ever trip to Germany next week so I am very excited!

[warp]

Whatever it means, it always sounds delightful when you say it!

[scottable]

Yes, please! Let's hear more about the dialects!