Before we take a deep dive into German conversations, let’s get some basics down. This lesson will teach you how to say hello, goodbye, see you tomorrow and other useful phrases in German.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning German“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Saying Hello and Goodbye

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German in Three Minutes – Greetings in German

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Greeting

EnglishGermanPronunciation
(Audio)
Hello!Hallo!de-sing_hello
Good morning! / Good Day!Guten Tag!
Guten Morgen!		de-sing_good-morninggood-day
de-sing_good-morninggood-day-2
Good evening!Guten Abend!de-sing_good-evening
Good night!Gute Nacht!de-sing_good-night
Welcome!Willkommen!
Sei gegrüßt!		de-sing_welcome
de-sing_welcome-2
Welcome!Ich grüße Sie!de-sing_welcome
Welcome back!Willkommen zurück!de-sing_welcome-back

Farewell

EnglishGermanPronunciation
(Audio)
Bye!Tschüss!de-sing_bye
Goodbye!Auf Wiedersehen!de-sing_goodbye
Sleep well!Schlaf gut!de-sing_sleep-well
So long!Bis gleich!
Bis dann!		de-sing_so-long
de-sing_so-long-2
See you tomorrow!Bis morgen!de-sing_see-you-tomorrow
Farewell!Mach’s gut!de-sing_farewell
Get out of here!Hau ab!de-sing_get-out-of-here

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