hatschi

• hatzi

Onomatopoeia. Compare English achoo, etc.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhat͡ʃi/
• IPA^(key): /haˈt͡ʃiː/ (alternatively for the onomatopoeia)

hatschi

1. (onomatopoeia) achoo (the sound of a sneeze)

   Bei mir auf der Arbeit sind fast alle krank. Überall hört man nur hatschi hier, hatschi da.

   At my work, almost everybody’s s ill. All you hear is achoo here, achoo there.

2. (informal) bless you; gesundheit (used a response to someone’s sneezing, also sometimes one’s own)

   [Jemand niest.] — “Hatschi!”

   [Someone sneezes.] — “Bless you!”

• (bless you): Gesundheit