German phrase

Neulich ist ~ passiert.

Meaning

The other day, ___ happened

When to use it

Introduces a past event. It is common in everyday spoken English.

Example dialogue

Neulich ist mir etwas Peinliches passiert.

The other day, something embarrassing happened to me.

Wirklich? Was ist denn passiert?

Really? What happened?

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