Greetings in German
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
Hallo
Hello / Hi
Hello, how are you?
Tschüss
Goodbye / Bye
Bye, see you tomorrow!
Danke
Thank you / Thanks
Thank you very much!
Bitte
Please / You're welcome
Please come in.
Guten Morgen
Good morning
Good morning, everyone!
Gute Nacht
Good night
Good night and sleep well.
Guten Tag
Hello / Good day
Hello, how can I help you?
Guten Abend
Good evening
Good evening, nice to see you.
Wie geht es Ihnen?
How are you?
How are you today?
Gut, danke
Fine, thank you
I'm fine, thanks for asking.
Bitte sehr
You're welcome
Thank you very much. You're welcome, my pleasure.
Schön, Sie kennenzulernen
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you, Mr. Schmidt.
Wie heißen Sie?
What is your name?
What is your name, please?
Ich heiße...
My name is...
My name is Anna and I'm from France.
Bis später
See you later
See you later, I have to go now.
Bis bald
See you soon
See you soon, it was nice being with you.
Schönen Tag noch
Have a nice day
Have a nice day and good luck!
Willkommen
Welcome
Welcome to our restaurant this evening.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag
Happy birthday
Happy birthday, dear Maria!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch
Congratulations
Congratulations on your birthday!
Viel Glück
Good luck
Good luck on your exam tomorrow!
Gesundheit!
Bless you!
Bless you! You've been sneezing a lot.
Prost!
Cheers!
Cheers! To our friendship!
Pass auf dich auf
Take care
Take care and stay healthy!
Wie läuft's?
How's it going?
Hi Maria, how's it going?
Nicht schlecht
Not bad
How was your vacation? Not bad!
Sehr gut
Very good
The concert was very good yesterday.
Bis morgen
See you tomorrow
See you tomorrow! We'll see each other then.
Auf Wiedersehen
Goodbye (formal)
Goodbye, Mr. Schmidt, see you soon!
Lange nicht gesehen
Long time no see
Long time no see, Peter! How are you?
Was geht?
What's up? (informal)
What's up? How are you doing today?
Hey!
Hi! (informal)
Hey! Do you want to grab a coffee?
Frohes neues Jahr
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! Happy New Year!
Frohe Weihnachten
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas, everyone!
Gute Besserung
Get well soon
Get well soon! I hope you feel better soon.
Gute Reise
Have a good trip
Have a good trip! Have a wonderful trip!
Schlaf gut
Sleep well
Sleep well! Sweet dreams tonight!
Viel Spaß
Have fun
Have fun at the party this weekend!
Ich vermisse dich
I miss you
I miss you so much right now.
Leb wohl
Farewell
Farewell! I will miss you dearly.
Schöne Ferien
Happy vacation / Happy holidays
Happy vacation! Enjoy your summer break!
Alles Gute
All the best
All the best for your new job!
Schön dich zu sehen
Nice to see you
Nice to see you! It's been too long.
Wie geht's?
How are you? (informal)
How are you today?
Bis dann!
See you later!
See you later, I have to go!
Mach's gut!
Take care!
Take care and have fun!
Schönes Wochenende
Have a nice weekend
Have a nice weekend!
Keine Ursache
Don't mention it
Thanks for your help! Don't mention it.
Gern geschehen
My pleasure / You're welcome
I was happy to help you! You're welcome.
Es geht mir gut
I'm fine
I'm fine, thanks for asking!
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