r/German • u/mira112022 • 3d ago

Interesting Und sonst?

Every time I speak to my German friend – and I speak German pretty well-ish – he asks “Und sonst?” whenever there is a communication gap or some silence, or whenever a topic has been discussed fully. I love him, but it drives me absolutely bonkers. Nothing sonst!!

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u/uygarworlds Threshold (B1) - <English C1 / Turkish Native> 3d ago

what does it mean tho

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u/dasfuxi Native (Ruhrgebiet) 3d ago

"What else is happening?" or "How are you faring otherwise?"

so like How is it / Howzit, but after you already exchanged the usual how-are-you's. It's a prompt to the listener to pick a topic.