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Mahlzeit!

/ˈmaːltsaɪt/

Enjoy your meal! (or sarcastic 'great…')

Literal translation

meal-time

When to use it

Multipurpose word: a lunchtime greeting in offices, an enjoy-your-meal wish, and — said with eye-roll — a sarcastic 'oh, great'.

In conversation

—Mahlzeit! —Mahlzeit, hast du gut gegessen?

—Enjoy! —Hi, did you eat well?

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