Vocabulary
Prost!
/pʁoːst/· phrase
Cheers!
Glass up, look everyone in the eye: Prost! A little more formal: Zum Wohl!
CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●
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Forms
- Varianten
- Prosit! · Zum Wohl! (formal, often with wine) · Gesundheit! (only after a sneeze)
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Prost!
cheers (a toast)
Auf Sara — Prost!
To Sara — cheers!
Word family
Prost!zuprostento raise one's glass to someonedas Prosittoast (ein Prosit auf …)
Common combinations
- Prost auf …!Cheers to …!
- Zum Wohl!Cheers! (formal)
- Prost Neujahr!Happy New Year! (as a toast)
Common learner mistakes
- Gesundheit! (as a toast)Prost! / Zum Wohl!Gesundheit is what you say after a sneeze, not when you raise a glass.
Real examples
- Prost! Auf das Geburtstagskind!Cheers! To the birthday girl!
- Alle sagen „Prost“ und trinken.Everyone says “cheers” and drinks.
- Prost Neujahr!Happy New Year!
