rate mal, wer

guess who

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phrase Rare #34,777

guess who A casual way to introduce a surprise or ask someone to guess who is involved. The particle “mal” makes the request sound more conversational.

GE: Rate mal, wer heute Geburtstag hat!

EN: Guess who has a birthday today!

Rate mal, wer heute Abend zum Abendessen kommt!

Guess who’s coming over for dinner tonight!

Rate mal, wer kommt.

Guess who's coming.

— Devdas - Flamme unserer Liebe (2002)

Rate mal, wer gewonnen hat!

Guess who won!

Rate mal, wer zum Mittagessen kommt!

Guess who's coming for lunch!

Rate mal, wer ich bin!

Guess who I am!

Rate mal, wer dran ist?

Guess whose turn it is?

— Chungking Express (1994)

Rate mal, wer mir geschrieben hat!

Guess who wrote to me!