talzag@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 hours agoNot a German speaker but some words just transcend their native languagefeddit.orgimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: ich_iel@feddit.org
arrow-up184arrow-down1imageNot a German speaker but some words just transcend their native languagefeddit.orgtalzag@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 hours agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: ich_iel@feddit.org
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·11 hours agoIs the gesundheits minister in charge of sneeze remarks?
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoI guess in seriousness it’s probably the health minister or something like that?
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoYes, “gesundheit” means “health.” You’re wishing someone good health if you say it when they sneeze. Always preferred it to “bless you.”
minus-squaretalzag@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoAccording to my computer that’s correct
Is the gesundheits minister in charge of sneeze remarks?
I hate that this made me laugh lol
I guess in seriousness it’s probably the health minister or something like that?
Yes, “gesundheit” means “health.” You’re wishing someone good health if you say it when they sneeze. Always preferred it to “bless you.”
According to my computer that’s correct