Greetings

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Greetings Farewells
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Guten MorgenGuten TagGuten AbendGute Nacht
Most Common Greetings
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Hallo!
Hallo Monika!
Hallo Petra!
Young people in Germany frequently say Hallo!
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Guten Morgen Guten Abend
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Guten Morgen Kinder!
Guten Morgen Kinder!
Guten Morgen Frau Schmidt!
Morgen Frau Schmidt!
Young people in Germany frequently just say
Morgen!
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Guten Tag Tag
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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.
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Mahlzeit
Mahlzeit literally means meal time and is used
to say hello at a meal time when some is eating.
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Greetings in Germany
Moin MoinGrüß dich
Moin Moin is only said in the northern part of
GermanyGrüß dich is only said in the southern
part of Germany
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Greetings in Austria
Grüß 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.
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Most Common Farewells

• Auf Wiedersehen
• Wiedersehen
• Tschüs
• Bis dann (see you then)
• Bis später (see you later)
• Später (later)
• Bis bald (see you soon)

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Farewells in Germany
Auf Wiedersehen
Auf Wiedersehen is often shortened to Wiedersehen.
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Farewells in Austria
AufWiederschauen
Auf Wiederschauen is often shortened to
Wiederschauen.
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Farwells in Germany Austria
Tschüs
Many people just say Tschüs!