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How to Say ‘You're welcome, see you in a bit!’ in German

Gerne, bis gleich!

GER-nuh biss glykh

[GER-nuh biss glykh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Staff say this when they'll see you again shortly, for example when bringing your order to your table. It's friendly, everyday service talk, so a simple danke back is all you need.

Phrase Breakdown

Gerne,

GER-nuh

Gladly / You're welcome,

A friendly reply meaning 'with pleasure'. Say 'GAIR-ne' with a hard 'g'.

Example

Danke! – Gerne!

Thanks! – You're welcome!

Words in this phrase

Gerne

[GER-nuh]

gladly / with pleasure

Friendly reply meaning you are happy to do something.

Example

Gerne. Ich erkläre Ihnen die Frist noch einmal.

Gladly. I will explain the deadline to you once again.

bis gleich!

biss glykh

see you in a moment!

Use this when you will see the person again very soon. 'Gleich' rhymes with 'like' plus a soft 'ch'.

Example

Ich hole nur schnell Brot, bis gleich!

I'm just quickly getting bread, see you in a bit!

Words in this phrase

bis

[biss]

see you / until

Used with bald to form a common farewell meaning see you soon.

Example

Bis zum nächsten Karrieretag sage ich: Bis bald.

Until the next career day, I say: see you soon.

gleich

[glykh]

in a moment

"gleich" means soon or right away.

Example

Ich gebe dir gleich Bescheid, ich warte nur noch auf den Rückruf.

I’ll let you know in a moment, I’m just still waiting for the callback.

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