How to Say ‘You're welcome.’ in German
Gern geschehen.
gairn geh-SHAY-en
[gairn geh-SHAY-en]
💬 Usage Tip: [Geschehen] literally relates to "happened," so [Gern geschehen.] is more like "gladly done" than a word-for-word match to English. You'll hear it as a set reply after thanks.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Perfectly polite, but in everyday service situations Germans also often reply with shorter things like [gern], [bitte], or [kein Problem].
Phrase Breakdown
Gern
[gairn]
gladly / you're welcome
Part of a polite reply after someone says thank you.
Gern helfe ich — gern geschehen.
I’m happy to help — you’re welcome.
geschehen
[geh-SHAY-en]
happened / done
In the fixed phrase 'Gern geschehen,' it idiomatically means 'you're welcome.'
Das ist gern geschehen nach Ihrem Dank.
That was gladly done after your thanks.
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