Post on 28-Sep-2018
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Guten Morgen Kinder!
Young people in Germany frequently just say “Morgen!”
Guten Morgen Kinder!
Guten Morgen
Frau Schmidt! Morgen
Frau Schmidt!
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.
Mahlzeit
Mahlzeit literally means ‘meal time’ and is used to say hello at a meal time when some is eating.
Greetings in Germany
Moin Moin
Grüβ dichMoin Moin is only said in the northern part of GermanyGrüβ dich is only said in the southern part of Germany
Greetings in Austria
Grüβ Gott
ServusGerman 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’.
Most Common Farewells• Auf Wiedersehen• Wiedersehen
• Tschüs• Bis dann (see you then)• Bis später (see you later)• Später (later)• Bis bald (see you soon)