Berlin dialect is more than ick and wa. Many words you hear in bakeries, pubs and late-night shops are marked as Berlin usage in the Duden dictionary. Here are nine of them, with their meaning and the article where you will need them in real life.

die Schrippe especially Berlin usage

an elongated bread roll with a cut along the top. That is what Berliners call a bread roll at the bakery.

die Stulle northern German, especially Berlin

a slice of bread, usually spread or topped. Wrapped up, it comes along on a trip to the lake.

die Bulette especially Berlin usage

a fried meatball, known elsewhere as a Frikadelle. In Berlin, that is its name. More in: Where Berliners actually eat

die Molle Berlin usage, the saying is dated

a glass of beer. The old saying “mit Mollen gießen”, pouring by the glass, means it is raining hard. More in: Breweries in Berlin

die Destille originally from Berlin

a small bar that mostly serves spirits. According to Duden, the word originally comes from Berlin. More in: Bars and pubs in Berlin

der Kiez northeastern German, especially Berlin

a part of town, your own neighbourhood. Many Berliners would rather talk about their Kiez than their district, and this site is named after the word. More in: The neighbourhood atlas

der Späti colloquial, especially Berlin

a late-night shop that stays open into the evening, with drinks and snacks. More in: Berlin for beginners

jwd from Berlin dialect

short for “janz weit draußen”, Berlin dialect for very far out, a long way away and hard to reach. You say it about friends on the edge of town. More in: Neighbourhoods nobody knows yet

Es regnet Schusterjungen Berlin usage, informal

it is pouring with rain. According to Duden the saying refers to the many apprentice shoemakers Berlin once had. More in: Berlin in the rain