How to Say ‘No idea’ in German
Kein Plan
Kine plahn
[Kine plahn]
💬 Usage Tip: Used when clueless about something.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Shows the German tendency towards directness and honesty.
Phrase Breakdown
Kein
[Kine]
No idea
Used when one does not know something.
Was machen wir heute? Ich hab' echt kein Plan.
What are we doing today? I have no idea.
Plan
[plahn]
plan
Refers to a plan or idea, often used ironically when there's none.
Kein Plan, lass uns spontan entscheiden.
No idea, let's decide spontaneously.
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