A1 · MODULE 01 · FIRST CONTACT
Hello, new beginnings.
Greet someone and say goodbye in an everyday situation.
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STEP 2 OF 8 · GRAMMAR◷ 8 MIN
A greeting for every moment
German greetings change with the time of day and the situation. Today, learn them as complete phrases—no conjugation table needed.
MORNING
Guten Morgen!
Good morning
DAYTIME
Guten Tag!
Hello / Good day
EVENING
Guten Abend!
Good evening
A friendly hello. A polite goodbye.
Use Hallo! with a friend. Guten Tag! is a useful polite choice when entering a shop or office. When leaving, use Tschüss! informally or Auf Wiedersehen! politely.
Notice the capitals. German nouns begin with a capital letter: Morgen, Tag, Abend. Learn “Guten Morgen” as one phrase. We’ll explain the endings later.
Say each greeting twice. Then imagine arriving at a café in the morning and leaving a formal appointment.