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00:06 Sep 20, 2008
English to Korean translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: gesundheit
Polite response when someone sneezes.
jake thornburgh


Summary of answers provided
4 +1health
Yeonsoon Jung
1(silence) (look away)
valhalla55


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
(silence) (look away)


Explanation:
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valhalla55
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
health


Explanation:
This is a German word basically means 'health', and has various usages.


Please refer online German to English dictionary cited below.

Example sentence(s):
  • Bless you! (after sneezing) --> Gesundheit! (nach dem Niesen)

    Reference: http://www.ego4u.com/en/dictionary
Yeonsoon Jung
Canada
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Han: And in Asian cultures, you don't "gesundheit" someone upon sneezing. In a social context with much familiarity of English, you would simply say "bless you" as mentioned above, or in Korean, "축복받으세요," but then you may need to explain yourself.
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