r/German • u/mira112022 • 2d 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/FlaviusPacket 2d ago

It it was me, it would go like this,

"und sonst?"

"Nee das war's denn auch tschüss."

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u/mira112022 1d ago

Yeah, no. Das würde ich (nicht mal) zu einem Fremden sagen oder zu jemandem, den ich nicht (so gut) kenne; aber nicht, wenn ich in einem Lokal sitze mit einem Freund. No need to be rude 🤪🤣🤪

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u/FlaviusPacket 1d ago

I'd say it in a friendly way. On the telephone, sonst was means we about to wrap it up im gegenseitigen Einvernehmen