German greetings
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German greetings are quite diverse, which also reflects, to some extent, the cultural traditions of the Germanic peoples; some of these greetings are shared, haha. 1) Greetings: • Guten Morgen, Anne! Good morning/Hello, Anne! • Good day, Mr. Müller! Hello, Mr. Müller! • Good evening, Mrs. Schulze! Good evening, Ms. Schulze! • Hello, Petra! Hi, Petra! • Tag, Georg! Hello, Georg! 2) It’s great to meet you. • I’m pleased to meet you. Nice to meet you! • Nice to see you! It’s great to meet you! • I’m happy to meet you! It’s great to see you! • Nice to see you! I’m happy to be here with you! 3) Asking how the other person is doing • Wie geht es Ihnen/ dir/ euch? How are you/are you all? • Wie geht`s? How are you? You can answer these questions like this: • Danke, mir geht es sehr gut. Thank you, I’m very well. • Thank you, we’re doing well. Thanks, we’re fine. • Thank you, very good. Thanks, it’s great. • Good. Not bad. • It’s okay. It’s still fine. • I/we are not doing well (that) well. I/we don’t feel very good. • Not (that) good. Not very good. 4) Thank you • Danke! Thanks! • Thank you so much! Many thanks! I’m truly grateful! Thank you incredibly! Sincere thanks! • Please! Please, dear! No need to thank me! It’s no trouble at all! You’re welcome! Please, don’t mention it! No thanks needed! 5) Blessings • Have fun! Have fun! • Good luck! Wish you success! • Good luck! Wish you success • All the best! Wish you all the best! • Have a good/nice trip! Wish you a pleasant journey! 6) Goodbye, farewell • Bis Später! See you later! • See you then! See you later! • See you tomorrow! / See you next time! See you tomorrow! See you next time! • Goodbye! See you later! (auf can be omitted) • Tschüss! Goodbye! (or Tschüssi, a very informal expression) • Ciao! Goodbye! (Italian, a loanword that is quite popular among young people)
I remember watching it in high school; I don’t know who pronounced the German word for “goodbye” (Tschüss) as something like “die,” and then people commented on how humorous Germans are: lol
Pretty imaginative! Hehehe! Remember to come here more often to participate; give plenty of encouragement!
I only know “Ciao!”, which seems to be understood everywhere in Europe
Communication in Europe, especially within the EU, is relatively easy, with more borrowing of languages! Nevertheless, each **still has its own complete system of language in order to maintain the independence of its people (language is what best represents a nation’s culture)!
The cases and roots/affixes in German are too complex; unlike English, whose pronunciation and grammar are relatively simple. It really takes a lot of effort to get started with it
This post was last edited by 930 on 2009-6-30 09:02. Ciao is a common language in Europe. It’s really satisfying to say “die” to those annoying German bastards. The biggest problem with German is that the verb is placed at the end of the sentence. Sometimes I make mistakes in this regard – I finish speaking a sentence only to forget to include the verb at the end, and then the foreigners are confused and don’t understand. When I see that they’re confused, I realize there’s an error in what I said, so I quickly add the missing verb. Hehe, of course, it’s also because I’m not that proficient in German yet.