
21 December 2025

For chatting and talking about something, Germans often prefer reden over sprechen - and reden is the verb in almost every expression for talking nonsense.
In German there are lots of expressions for “talking nonsense” so you can choose your favorite!
Quark reden - literally “to talk curd cheese”
Quatsch reden - to talk nonsense (a common expression)
Blödsinn reden - to talk rubbish
Unsinn reden - to talk nonsense (slightly more neutral)
So, if you want to get someone to STOP talking rubbish (informally), all you have to say to them is:
Red keinen Blödsinn! - Don’t talk nonsense!
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