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How to respond to “Bis später!” in German
A future-oriented goodbye can acknowledge the expected meeting or confirm a more specific time.
What you might hear
Bis später!
See you later!
Choose a reply that fits
Bis später.
See you later.
Return the same general goodbye.
Bis morgen.
See you tomorrow.
Use when tomorrow is the actual agreed day.
Okay, bis dann.
Okay, see you then.
Acknowledge an already agreed meeting.
Sag Bescheid, wenn du angekommen bist.
Let me know when you arrive.
Ask for an update only when it fits the relationship.
Two short exchanges
Leaving after a meetup
Bis später!
See you later!
Bis später.
See you later.
Confirming tomorrow's meeting
Bis morgen!
See you tomorrow!
Bis morgen.
See you tomorrow.
Your turn
Acknowledge a meeting that has already been arranged.
Reveal a sample reply
Okay, bis dann.
Okay, see you then.
This response guide in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
