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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?”