Usage examples of "mal" in German with translation to English

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Zwei mal zwei ist vier. Twice two is four.
Ich war ein Mal verheiratet. I was married once.
Komm mich bitte mal wieder besuchen! Please come and see me again.
Ken ist früher schon mal in England gewesen. Ken already went to England.
Jetzt zeig mal, was du kannst! Now the ball is in your court!
Halt mal die Luft an Put a sock in it
Ich wollte nur mal sehen, was passiert. I just wanted to see what would happen.
Eines Tages möchte ich ein Ass schlagen, nur ein einziges Mal. Just once, I'd like to get a hole-in-one some day.
Ich werde dir nur dieses eine Mal Geld leihen. I will lend you money just this once.
Ein Engländer, ein Belgier und ein Holländer gehen in eine Kneipe und setzen sich an den Tresen. Sagt der Wirt: "Moment mal, soll das ein Witz sein?" An Englishman, a Belgian and a Dutchman enter a pub and sit down at the counter. Says the barkeeper, "Wait a minute, is this a joke or what?"
Ich war zwei Mal in Paris. I've been to Paris twice.
Ich habe ihn nur ein Mal gesehen. I saw him but once.
Kommen Sie bitte mal wieder vorbei! Please come and see me again.
Hast du schon mal so einen hübschen Film wie diesen gesehen? Have you already seen as nice a movie as this one?
Jetzt lass mal sehen, was du kannst! Now the ball is in your court!
Nun halt mal die Luft an Put a sock in it
Ich war zwei Mal in Kyoto. I've been to Kyoto twice.
Ein Mal in der Woche essen sie Fleisch. They eat meat once a week.
Sie ist mal wieder auf Sauftour. She's on the piss again.
Wüsste ich schon, wie das Foto mal aussehen wird, würde ich es gar nicht machen wollen. Das wäre beinahe so, als sei es schon fotografiert worden. Die Herausforderung liegt vielmehr im Versuch, etwas hervorzubringen, auf das man zuvor nie gekommen wäre. If I knew what the picture was going to be like I wouldn’t make it. It was almost like it was made already. The challenge is more about trying to make what you can’t think of.
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