🇩🇪 German phrases
How to say “Enjoy your meal” in German
Guten Appetit
GOO-ten ah-peh-TEET
Literally: good appetiteneutral
Said before everyone starts eating, and it's polite to wait for it. Colleagues also say "Mahlzeit!" around lunchtime as both a greeting and a meal wish.
Other ways to say it
| German | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahlzeit! | MAHL-tsite | Enjoy lunch / lunchtime greeting | At work around midday |
| Lass es dir schmecken! | lahs es deer SHMEK-en | Enjoy it! | Informal, warm |
| Danke, gleichfalls! | DAHN-keh, GLYKH-fahls | Thanks, you too! | Reply |
In a sentence
Das Essen ist fertig. Guten Appetit!
dahs ES-en ist FAIR-tikh. GOO-ten ah-peh-TEET
The food is ready. Enjoy your meal!
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“Enjoy your meal” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianგემრიელად მიირთვითgemrielad miirtvit🇪🇸 Spanish¡Buen provecho!BWEHN proh-VEH-choh🇫🇷 FrenchBon appétitboh-nah-pay-TEE🇮🇹 ItalianBuon appetitobwohn ahp-peh-TEE-toh🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseBom apetite!bohn ah-peh-CHEE-chee!🇷🇺 RussianПриятного аппетита!Priyatnogo appetita!🇯🇵 Japaneseいただきますitadakimasu🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese慢慢吃mànmàn chī🇰🇷 Korean맛있게 드세요masitge deuseyo🇸🇦 Arabicبالهناء والشفاءbil-hana' wash-shifa'🇦🇲 ArmenianԲարի ախորժակbari akhorzhak🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniNuş olsunnoosh ol-soon🇮🇷 Persianنوش جانnush-e jân🇹🇭 Thaiทานให้อร่อยนะthan hai aroi na🇻🇳 VietnameseChúc ngon miệngchook ngon mee-eng🇺🇦 UkrainianСмачногоsmachnoho🇷🇸 SerbianПријатноprijatno🇬🇷 GreekΚαλή όρεξηkalí órexi🇮🇱 Hebrewבתיאבוןbete'avon