Greetings & Farewells

1. Greetings & Farewells

2. Guten MorgenGuten TagGuten AbendGute Nacht Most Common Greetings

3. Hallo! Hallo Monika! Hallo Petra! Young people in Germany frequently say “Hallo!”

4. Guten Morgen Guten Abend

5. Guten Morgen Kinder! Guten Morgen Kinder! Guten Morgen Frau Schmidt! Morgen Frau Schmidt! Young people in Germany frequently just say “Morgen!”

6. Guten Tag Tag

7. Gute Nacht Gute Nacht is usually reserved for when you are parting very late at night and going to bed. If you meet someone at nine in the evening you would say guten Abend.

8. Mahlzeit Mahlzeit literally means ‘meal time’ and is used to say hello at a meal time when some is eating.

9. Greetings in Germany Moin MoinGrüβ dich Moin Moin is only said in the northern part of GermanyGrüβ dich is only said in the southern part of Germany

10. Greetings in Austria Grüβ GottServus German is spoken in Austria, however, the accent is slightly different than in Germany and some words are different too.The same is true in the U.S. A person from Georgia does not usually sound the same as a person from New York. Common words are different too. Some people use the term ‘pop’ for soft drinks, whereas others use the term ‘soda’.

11. Most Common Farewells • Auf Wiedersehen • Wiedersehen • Tschüs • Bisdann(see you then) • Bisspäter(see you later) • Später (later) • Bis bald (see you soon)

12. Farewells in Germany Auf Wiedersehen Auf Wiedersehen is often shortened to Wiedersehen.

13. Farewells in Austria AufWiederschauen Auf Wiederschauen is often shortened to Wiederschauen.

14. Farwells in Germany & Austria Tschüs Many people just say Tschüs!