Vokabahn

prost

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prost

Pronunciation: /pʁoːst/

cheers (the usual toast when drinking alcohol)

B1 rank #5,490

Meanings

Interjection
  1. cheers (the usual toast when drinking alcohol)
  2. used as a response to belching or (less often) sneezing

Example sentence

Prost, auf die nächsten zehn Jahre zusammen!

Cheers, to the next ten years together!

Usage

  • Prost! — Cheers! A short toast when raising a drink
  • Na dann, prost! — Well then, cheers! Common conversational lead-in
Extra sentence

Sie hob ihr Glas und sagte: „Prost, auf unser Wiedersehen!“

She raised her glass and said, 'Cheers, to our reunion!'