rate mal

guess

→ raten
phrase Uncommon #10,664
guess An informal command meaning “guess.” “Rate” and “rat” are both common forms of the command.
GE: Rate mal, wer heute anruft!
EN: Guess who’s calling today!

Rate mal, du kleiner Scheißer!

Guess what, you little shit!

— Anora (2024)

Rate mal, wessen Kinder das sind.

Guess whose children these are.

Rate mal, wen wir trafen.

Guess who we met.

— American Gangster (2007)

Na, rate mal.

Well, guess what?

— American Gangster (2007)

Rate mal.

Guess what.

— Juno (2007)

Und rate mal?

And guess what?

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Rate mal, du Penner.

Take a guess, you bum.

— The Man from Nowhere (2010)

Rate mal, von wem ich das gehört habe.

Guess who I heard that from.

Rate mal, wem das Haus da gehört.

Guess who owns that house.

Ich rate mal.

Let me guess.

— Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Rate mal, wo!

Guess where!

— Achteinhalb (1963)

Und rate mal, Bob?

And guess what, Bob?

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Rate mal!

Guess what!

— Central Station (1998)