Grüße und Nettigkeiten German Greetings and Courtesies |
Deutsch | English |
Everyday Pleasantries |
Guten Tag! - Tag! | Hello! - Hi! |
Grüß Gott! | Hello! (southern Germany & Austria) |
Grüß dich! | Hello! (familiar, informal) |
Guten Morgen! - Morgen! | Good morning! - Morning! |
Guten Abend! | Good evening! |
Gute Nacht! | Good night! |
Wie geht es Ihnen? | How are you? |
Wie geht's? | How are you? (familiar, informal) |
Danke, gut. | Fine, thanks. |
Also see: |
Sehr gut. | Great. |
Es geht. | Okay. So-so. |
Nicht so gut. | Not so well. |
Auf Wiedersehen. | Good-bye. |
Tschüs! | Bye! See you later. (casual) |
Requests - Bitten |
Was möchten Sie? | What would you like? |
Ich möchte... | I would like... |
Darf ich? | May I? |
Können Sie mir helfen? | Can you help me? |
Yes/No - Thanks - You're Welcome |
Bitte! - Ja, bitte! | Please! - Yes, please! |
Danke! | Thanks! - No thanks! Note: "Danke!" in response to an offer usually means "No thanks!" If you want to indicate a positive response to an offer, say "Bitte!" |
Danke schön! | Thank you! |
Vielen Dank! | Thanks a lot! - Many thanks! |
Bitte schön! | You're welcome! (in response to "Danke schön!") |
Nein, danke! | No thanks! |