Weather and greetings

Greetings

Here are some commonly used phrases for greeting others when speaking German.

guten Morgen - good morning/hello

guten Tag - hello

guten Abend - good evening/hello

gute Nacht - good night (used when going to bed)

(auf) Wiedersehen - goodbye

Tschüß - bye/cheerio

NB: 'Tschüß' is less formal than 'auf Wiedersehen'.

In Bavaria (in the south of Germany) and in Austria, you will very often hear 'Gruß Gott' (roughly translated as 'God bless you') instead of 'Guten Tag'.