German expressions

Quatschen

Translation

To chat / To talk / To gossip

Text examples

Text:Wir quatschen gerade über alles Mögliche.
Translation:We’re chatting about all kinds of things.

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Other idiomatic expressions

Feierabend!

Ich freue mich darauf.

Reg dich ab!

Das A und O.

Mach dir keine Sorgen.

Das gefällt mir.

Mann!

Moin!

Zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen.

Verarschen?

Ich verstehe nicht.

Stimmt so.

Quatschen is an idiomatic expression of the German language. Translation into English: To chat / To talk / To gossip. Difficulty level — C2. Such expressions are important to understand and memorize as a whole: their meaning far from always adds up from the meanings of the individual words, so a literal translation often doesn't work here.

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