jdm. guten Appetit wünschen

to wish sb. a good meal

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Noun

der Appetit m.

Verb

wünschen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

Register

Polite, everyday register

In a sentence

Which form of wünschen fills the gap?

Der Kellner stellte die Teller auf den Tisch und ____ uns guten Appetit.

How it is used

Means 'to wish someone a good meal' before eating. Polite, everyday register. The short form is 'Guten Appetit!'; at work in some regions people say 'Mahlzeit!'

Other verbs that go with Appetit

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Appetit haben auf+Akk.to feel like eating sth.

All collocations with Appetit

Other collocations built on wünschen

• jdm. gute Besserung wünschento wish someone a speedy recovery

More from Alltag und Redewendungen

• als Ersatz dienento serve as a substitute
• den Herd ausschalten / ausmachento turn off the stove
• jdm. keine Chance lassento leave someone no opportunity, often due to superiority
• auf den Hund kommento go to the dogs
• Staub saugento vacuum

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen