schon mal

A1 Adverb frequency rank #73

What schon mal means

Adverb

ever; before; already
once in a while; at times; incidentally
used for emphasis

Pronunciation

schon mal in a sentence

Sind wir uns schon mal begegnet?

Have we met before?

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schon mal is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #73 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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