schon mal

Meaning

(informal) ever; before; already
(informal) once in a while; at times; incidentally
(colloquial) used for emphasis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃoːnˈmaːl/

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Machst du schon mal bitte das Radio
📻

aus ?

Will you turn off the radio, please?

Warst du schon mal in Herne

?

Have you ever been to Herne?

Bei schwachem Empfang
🧾

kann die Verbindung auch schon mal abreißen .

In the case of weak reception, the connection can sometimes break.

Bei zweihundertfünfzig stimmberechtigten Mitgliedern kann es schon mal zu Meinungsverschiedenheiten kommen .

With two hundred and fifty members entitled to vote, disagreements can sometimes arise.

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