English translation: gesundheit (in DE but used in EN too)
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Explanation: If you're refering to the expression you hear in the U.S. when another person sneezes, "Gesundheit" is common enough. Yes, even though it's in another language one often hears it. It has become part of the vernacular now.
Gesundheit
(guh-ZOONT-heyt) German for “good health.” Like the English phrase “Bless you,” it is conventionally said to someone who has just sneezed. This reflects the superstition that a sneeze can cause the soul to fly out of the body; saying the phrase prevents this from happening. 1
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Gesundheit ("good health").
Explanation: If you're refering to the expression you hear in the U.S. when another person sneezes, "Gesundheit" is common enough. Yes, even though it's in another language one often hears it. It has become part of the vernacular now.
Gesundheit
(guh-ZOONT-heyt) German for “good health.” Like the English phrase “Bless you,” it is conventionally said to someone who has just sneezed. This reflects the superstition that a sneeze can cause the soul to fly out of the body; saying the phrase prevents this from happening. 1