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What do Germans often say before a meal begins?

Guten Appetit means enjoy your meal.

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  1. Guten Appetit! ✔
  2. Gute Reise!
  3. Gesundheit!

Why: Guten Appetit means enjoy your meal, just like the French bon appétit. Gute Reise is said to travelers and Gesundheit follows a sneeze.

Huh, didn't know that: Wiktionary translates it as 'bon appétit, enjoy your meal'.

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My German host said Guten Appetit, and my stomach answered Danke before I could.
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Answer: Guten Appetit!. Guten Appetit means enjoy your meal, just like the French bon appétit. Gute Reise is said to travelers and Gesundheit follows a sneeze.

  1. Wiktionary: guten Appetit en.wiktionary.org/wiki/guten_Appetit
    guten Appetit bon appétit, enjoy your meal
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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