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A german word for when the apocalypse is happening, your gf/bf broke up with you or there is no bread in the house. The english equivalent would be "sometimes it do be like that"
Ex 1: I'm gonna make a sandwich - ok - wait, there's no bread! - tja
Ex 2: Berlin has fallen - the sowjets took it and burnt it to the ground - *moment of silence* - tja
tja by Jony76 March 16, 2020
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A german/austrian reaction to the apocalypse, dawn of the gods, nuclear war, an alien attack or no bread in the house.
-I hob an Fünfer auf die Prüfung.
-Tja.
Tja by Hannschi June 23, 2017
I don't know about the German, but in the Swedish language it is another way to say hi, used by people that know eachother, and mostly used in the teens
Tja, hur mår du? Translation...Hi, how are you
tja by Inga from Sweden August 24, 2006
A german word used to reply to many things.
It does not have a translation, but the closest thing to one is

Life is meaningless and we’re all going to die”
Person A: Digga ich wurde grad vom Bus überfahren
(I just got run over by a bus)
Person B: Tja

Person A: Ich hab vergessen Eier zu kaufen

(I forgot to buy some eggs)
Person B: Tja

Person A: Es ist gerade ein Nuklearkrieg ausgebrochen!!!
(Nuclear war just started!!!)
Person B: Tja
Tja by Gay Dachshund F. St. May 15, 2023
A German reaction to nuclear war, the end of times, an alien invasion or no bread in the house.

Similar to "oh, well"
A: "The Apocalypse is coming! We are all gonna die!"
German: "Tja."
Tja by DarkAndSublime November 12, 2018
Was schlägst du vor? -Tja, ich schlage vor, dass wir ins Kino gehen.

Translation:
What do you suggest? -Well, I suggest that we go to the movies.
tja by whiteboy1190 June 17, 2007