# hatschi

hatschi is a German interjection meaning “achoo”.

## In other languages

- Русский: апчхи
- Українська: ачхи, апчхи

## Meanings

1. _onomatopoeic_ 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 ill. All you hear is achoo here, achoo there.
2. _colloquial_ bless you; gesundheit (used a response to someone’s sneezing, also sometimes one’s own)
   - [Jemand niest.] — “Hatschi!” — [Someone sneezes.] — “Bless you!”

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