Saying 'bitte' in response to 'danke' can become a reflex, especially for early language learners, but there are plenty of other expressions to use. Here are some more interesting ways to acknowledge thanks in German.
When someone thanks you in German, you can always respond with the standard “bitte” or "bitte schön" – here meaning “you’re welcome.”
But after you’ve been speaking German for some time, it’s good to mix it up – lest you begin to feel like a something of a simple chat bot just repeating the
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