"Man sieht sich!"

Translation: See you!

[pfeffer]

How is that "see you"?

[jhladky]

Thank you for putting the idiom in the hint! It is much appreciated!

[pont]

Question for native/expert speakers: would the literal "one sees oneself" also be acceptable, given the right context? For example, suppose I'm explaining Skype video chat to someone, and want to say that -- as well as your conversational partner -- you also see a small inset video feed of yourself. Would "Man sieht sich" be appropriate there?

[wataya]

Technically, it could mean that but the idiomatic meaning "see you!" is so strong that you wouldn't use it in that sense.

[G0108]

What is the difference between this and bis bald?

[1lizsnxr]

how often is this sentence used then?

[wataya]

Very often.

[1lizsnxr]

So u use "Man sieht sich" more often that "Bis bald", but ok to use "bis bald"

[wataya]

Both are fine. "Bis bald" is more common.

[SandyDR]

Is it regional? I've never heard that, that I can recall, here in Leipzig.

[markbooth]

What would you use in that sense then?

[crno_srce]

Is this a farewell? Never heard it before.

[AddieShell]

don't people say "bis bald" for "see you"?

[G0108]

I am pretty sure that is see you soon. I am not sure if these two phrases are interchangeable.

[JodineSparks]

...be seeing you!
(though apparently they used "Wir sehen uns!" in the German version)

[Altysha]

What's your own language?
There is "we will see each other", but I still don't get this one

[JodineSparks]

English, but this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY9oWfkKt6A is what I was going for. "Man sieht sich" would be the literal, but the German used in The Prisoner/Nummer 6 is "Wir sehen uns" "we see us" which is also interesting. I read somewhere that "man sieht sich" was used, but youtube indicates otherwise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db-v4C7CSNE

[MugundhanG1]

I suppose it be like French "on se voit"

[jens67]

http://maz-verlag.de/man-sieht-sich/

[HD123]

One sees oneself was not accepted

[Andrew770880]

"See ya" is not accepted. Is that too casual?