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7. Dez. 2022 · Good Morning. This is the most formal way to say hello in casual conversation but it’s also very friendly and warm. With this combination of formality and warmth, it’s perfect to use when passing by a stranger on a morning walk, greeting a neighbor, or saying hello to coworkers.
10. Nov. 2023 · Knowing the different ways to say hello can aid you while traveling and help you in various situations. After all, you wouldn’t use the same greeting with your boss and your grandma. There’s much more beyond a standard “Hello!” that we can use to spice up our speech.
- Hallo – “Hello”
- Guten Tag – “Good Day”
- Alles Klar – “All Clear”
- Was ist los? – “What’s Up?”
- Wie geht Es dir? – “How’s It Going?”
- Grüß Gott! – “God Bless You”
- Servus – “At Your Service”
- Moin! – “Hi!”
- Na – “Hi, How Are You? Fine Thanks, How Are You?”
- Hier Ist… – “It’S…”
This is the simplest way to say “hello” in German. It's a friendly, all-purpose greeting that can be used in pretty much any situation, formal or informal.
Guten Tagis the German “hello” that's best-known to English speakers. It's slightly formal, but only slightly. Guten means “good” (it's the masculine accusative form of gut). Easy! Now just add the right word for the time of day: 1. Before midday: say guten Morgen(good morning) 2. Midday until approximately 6pm: say guten Tag(good day) 3. 6pm until...
If you live or travel in Germany, you'll hear people saying alles klarall the time. It means “everything (is) clear!”. It can be used as a question (alles klar?) a statement, or merely to fill empty space. What we care about here is that it's also used as a greeting, especially by young people. Greeting someone with “alles klar?” is a lot like gree...
Was ist los? is hard to translate directly. The adjective los roughly means “separate” or “free”. Asking someone was ist los? is like saying “what's up?” or “what's going on?”, very similar to greeting someone with alles klar? The confusing thing is that was ist los?can also mean “what's the matter?”, i.e. it implies that you perceive that somethin...
“How does it go to you?” is the literal translation of this essential German phrase. You can guess at a better translation: this is a common German way of saying “how’s it going?” When you use dir, it’s informal. In a more formal situation, you should probably say wie geht es Ihnen? When informally addressing a group, say Wie geht es euch? The phra...
Within and between the German-speaking countries, there’s a lot of linguistic and cultural diversity. Not every greeting is in equal use across the entire Germanosphere. So for the next few items on this list, we'll look at some greetings that are unique to certain areas. Grüß Gottis an expression that's mainly used in Bavaria (south-eastern German...
Servusis Latin for “servant”, and its use as a greeting comes from a Latin phrase meaning “at your service”. Like Grüß Gott, servusis mainly used in Bavaria and Austria. It can also be used to say goodbye
Let's move to the other end of the German map. Moin is a common greeting in northern Germany, especially in and around Hamburg. You also sometimes hear people doubling it up: moin moin! The origins of the word “moin” are uncertain. Many think that it comes from a regional pronunciation of Morgen(“morning”), but it's possible that it also comes from...
Nais another regional German greeting. It's common in the north, and people from Southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland tend to struggle with it. I can't blame them, because it's hard to explain. There's no easy way to translate nainto English. It's best explained by example: when two (northern) Germans meet, one might say “na”, to which the oth...
This one might not technically count as a greeting, but it's still worth including, because you're likely to say it when meeting someone… but only if you're notmeeting face-to-face. Let me explain: Imagine you're calling, texting, emailing, or otherwise communicating at a distance with someone who already knows you. If they don't recognise your voi...
2. Apr. 2024 · Hello, Bonjour, Hola, Salaam, Guten tag, Hello, Здравстуйте! It’s the first word you learn in any new language, the basic sign of welcome that shows your intent to talk to someone. Most likely, you learned the basic English greetings before you even started investing time in your language skills.
When the morning has passed, which for Germans is usually after 10 a.m., you can begin to greet people with “ Guten Tag ” (Good day/Good afternoon). In English, the term "Good day" is used as a farewell, but in French, you would say “ Bonjour ” - or in Spanish, “Buenos días.”.
13. Mai 2024 · Guten Morgen — Good morning. Guten Abend — Good evening. Guten Tag — Good day. Tag — (Good) Day. Guten Tag zusammen — Hello, everyone. Schönen guten Tag — Have a nice day. Gute Nacht — Good night. Lange nicht gesehen — Long time no see. Mahlzeit — Mealtime / Enjoy your meal. “How Are You?” in German. Wie geht es dir? — How are you? Wie geht’s?
12. Jan. 2019 · 1. Morning, Noon, and Night. There are several German words to say hello. Keep in mind that just like in English, we greet people a little bit differently when it comes to different times of day. In fact, some of the most common greetings in German are related to the time of day, and these are often the best way to say hello in German.
