rat mal

guess

→ raten

phrase Rare #46,025

guess An informal phrase used to invite someone to guess. Often followed by a question word such as „warum“, „was“ or „an wen“; „mal“ softens the imperative.

GE: Rat mal, wer heute zu Besuch kommt!

EN: Guess who is coming to visit today!

Rat mal!

Guess what!

— Die amerikanische Nacht (1973)

Rat mal, was mich das gekostet hat.

Guess what that cost me.

Rat mal, warum ich mir die Haare blond gefärbt habe?

Guess why I dyed my hair blonde?

— Fallen Angels (1995)

Und rat mal, an wen.

And guess who.

— PK - Andere Sterne, andere Sitten (2014)