# apropos

apropos is a German adverb meaning “speaking of”.

## In other languages

- Русский: кстати, кстати говоря, между прочим

## Meanings

1. speaking of, apropos
   - Apropos, Spanien: Wir fliegen ja nächsten Monat nach Madrid. — Speaking of Spain, you know we’re flying to Madrid next month.
2. apropos; by the way
   - Und, apropos Spielen, wie ging dein Fußballspiel gestern eigentlich aus?

## Examples

- Apropos Maria: die habe ich schon eine ganze Weile nicht mehr gesehen. — Speaking of Mary, I have not seen her for a long time.
- Apropos Fernsehen, was ist zurzeit Ihre Lieblingsserie? — Speaking of television, what is your favorite show nowadays?
- Apropos Professor Smith, sein Assistent ist schwerhörig. — Talking of Professor Smith, his assistant is hard of hearing.
- Apropos Abenteuer, dort kommt deine Frau. — Speaking of adventures, here comes your wife.
- Apropos Smith: Was ist aus seiner Tochter geworden? — Talking of Smith, what has become of his daughter?

---
Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/apropos