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How to Say ‘See you Saturday then, goodbye!’ in German

Dann bis Samstag, auf Wiederhören!

dan biss ZAMS-tahk VEE-der-hur-en

[dan biss ZAMS-tahk VEE-der-hur-en]

💬 Usage Tip: bis plus a time is a handy way to say "see you then": swap in bis morgen "see you tomorrow" or bis Freitag "see you Friday".

🇩🇪 In Germany: auf Wiederhören literally means "until we hear each other again", so Germans say it at the end of phone calls. Face to face they say auf Wiedersehen instead.

Phrase Breakdown

Dann bis Samstag,

dan biss ZAMS-tahk

see you Saturday then,

'Bis' plus a day is a common way to say goodbye ('until …'). In 'Samstag', the 'S' sounds like 'z'.

Example

Dann bis morgen!

See you tomorrow then!

Words in this phrase

Dann

[dan]

then

Used to indicate a time following another event.

Example

Dann gehe ich nach Hause.

Then I will go home.

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.

Samstag

[ZAMS-tahk]

Saturday

The sixth day of the week.

Example

Bis Samstag!

See you Saturday!

auf Wiederhören!

VEE-der-hur-en

goodbye (on the phone)

The phone version of 'auf Wiedersehen', meaning 'until we hear each other again'. Round your lips for 'ö'.

Example

Vielen Dank, auf Wiederhören!

Thank you very much, goodbye!

Words in this phrase

auf

Wiederhören

[VEE-der-hur-en]

goodbye (on the phone)

Literally 'until hearing again'; the goodbye used on the phone instead of 'Wiedersehen'.

Example

Danke für den Anruf, auf Wiederhören!

Thanks for the call, goodbye!

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