In this post, let us discover how to say ‘Hello’ or greet each other in German. Do you know what our everyday words good morning, sorry or thank you are called in German? The German words spoken are ‘Guten Morgan‘ for good morning and ‘Danke‘ for thank you.
Let’s have a look at the commonly used German greetings and phrases.
Guten Morgen– Good Morning
Guten Abends– Good Evening
Gute Nacht– Good Night
Guten Tag– Good Day
Hallo– Hello
Bitte bitte – Welcome
Tschüss– Bye
Danke– Thank you
Bitte– Please
Entschuldigung– Excuse Me!
Es tut mir Leid!– Sorry
Wie geht’s?– How are You?
Mir geht es gut!- I am doing good/well
Sehr Gut– Very Good
Alles gute zum Geburstag– Happy Birthday
Gratulierung!– Congratulations!
Alles gut– All the best!
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A single ‘You’ address is not used for both children and adults in the German language like English, but words like ‘Sie, Ihr, or Ihnen’ are prevalent in German to address adults for showing respect. Additionally, these greetings and phrases are categorized into two types- Formal and Informal addressing, which we will learn in the next post. Stay tuned for more interesting articles ahead!
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