2015年4月2日 · It's Mahlzeit. When people leave from work around lunch time, they say that and people around respond with the same. According to dict.cc it means "Enjoy your meal!". Is this a common German term or is it just a thing in Berlin? What does it mean exactly? And do you have to respond with Mahlzeit or are there other responses one may use?

2019年9月3日 · I have seen that people use the expression "Mahlzeit" before eating, but I also have heard them use in another occasions, even though I did not understand at the time why. What are the use cases for

I'm looking for polite alternatives to the omnipresent Grüß Gott in Austria/Bavaria. I dislike using a religious phrase to salute others (potentially non religious persons). I'm also not very fo...

2020年3月3日 · So what is the origin of people going to have lunch telling others "Mahlzeit!"? Because, even knowing its meaning The term "Mahlzeit" from that other question, I am still wondering how this would end up being used in such way.

2017年12月13日 · I am working as an intern in a company in Germany. I noticed that as the lunch break starts, everyone says something to each other before going to the canteen, which sounds something like "Macht Ze...

2014年1月31日 · Assume the following situation. You're in an office in Vienna. It's time around lunch and normally one greets each other with "Mahlzeit". You go to a toilet and suddenly meet your boss there. How s...

Im süddeutschen Raum hört man ab und an: Ich mache jetzt erstmal Brotzeit. Damit ist offenbar die Pause gemeint, in der man eine Mahlzeit zu sich nimmt. Ich habe aber auch schon folgendes gehör...

2017年1月18日 · Usually one says "Guten Appetit!" and the other responses "Danke, gleichfalls.", also possible: "Danke schön, gleichfalls." Your question looks like this would be a phrase recited in common, what would be unsusually.

2019年1月20日 · Am I going insane, or are people just saying "Guten" whenever I whip out food? To be more specific: Do people say "Guten" as an abbreviation for "Guten Appetit"? If yes, is it interchangeable with

In Austria (i am not sure about southern Germany) one can also use "Mahlzeit" around noon. Most Germans speaking northern variants of the language get that wrong and use "Servus" without this distinction.