ehrlich gesagt

German

Etymology

Literally, “said honestly”. Compare Dutch eerlijk gezegd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɐ̯lɪç ɡəˈzaːkt/, (northern also) /... ɡəˈza(ː)xt/ (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɐ̯lɪç ɡeˈsaːkt/, [ɡ̊e-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)

Phrase

ehrlich gesagt

  1. to be honest, truth be told, actually
    Synonym: (less frequent) um ehrlich zu sein
    Das geht mir ehrlich gesagt alles ein bisschen weit.
    It’s all going a bit too far for me, to be honest.
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