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A colloquial, regionally common question particle at the end of a statement; it asks for agreement or confirmation and roughly means “isn’t that right?” or “right?”.
Du kommst morgen auch, gell?
You’re coming tomorrow too, right?
The word order of the statement remains unchanged before an appended “gell”. In writing, “gell” is set off with a comma, followed by a question mark.
Du hast die Tickets schon gekauft, gell?
You’ve already bought the tickets, gell?
You hear “gell” especially in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It is mainly part of everyday spoken language and also sounds familiar and regionally marked in written messages.
Das war ein schöner Abend, gell?
That was a lovely evening, gell?
With “gell”, the speaker often indicates that they already expect agreement. After a request, it can therefore sound friendly, but it can also reinforce the expectation that the other person will fulfill the request.
Ruf mich an, wenn du angekommen bist, gell?
Call me when you’ve arrived, gell?
