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| Using regional greetings - Learn greetings of different German-speaking countries | |||
| Moin (moin)!
"Moin" is a Northern German variant of "Hallo". "Moin" can be used as a greeting day or night. |
Hello! (Northern German) |
Servus!
"Servus!" means "Hello!" and "Bye!". "Servus" is a local variant of "Hallo". |
Hello! / Bye! (Austrian and Southern German) |
| Hoi! | Hello! (Swiss German) | ||
| Greeting people formally - Use formal greetings and titles 🤝 | |||
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We use "Hallo"/ "Hi" to greet someone and "Tschüss" to say goodbye informally. |
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| Frau Schmidt wohnt in München.
Frau Schmidt - Fr. Schmidt (Ms Schmidt) |
(Ms/Mrs) Ms Schmidt lives in Munich. | ||
| Herr Müller kommt aus Deutschland.
Herr Müller - Hr. Müller (Mr Müller) |
Mr Müller comes from Germany. | ||
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"Herr" is for men. 👨 We write Hr. "Frau" is for women. 👩 We write Fr. We use abbreviations in writing, for example when addressing a letter. |
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| Guten Tag, Herr Müller!
Hello (formal) "Guten Tag" is used with adults you don't know well or in business situations. |
Hello, Mr Müller! | ||
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"Guten Tag" is a formal version of "Hallo". We say it to older people, people who are higher in status than us, and to strangers, to show them respect! 🙇 |
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| You should say "Guten Tag" to your elderly neighbour, Fr. Weber. ?
(True) Fr. Weber is an older lady, so you want to be extra polite to her. 👵 |
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| You bump into your colleague you know well on the street. You should say "Guten Tag". ?
(False) You have the same social status, so no need to be extra respectful. "Hallo" is enough! |
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| Auf Wiedersehen, Herr Müller!
"Auf Wiedersehen" = Wieder (again) + sehen (see) and means: Until we see each other again. |
Goodbye Mr Müller. | ||
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"Auf Wiedersehen" is more formal than "Tschüss". The rules are the same as for "Guten Tag": older, seniority, respect 🙇 |
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| Saying goodbye - Learn different ways to say goodbye | |||
| Bis bald! | See you soon! | ||
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To reply to "Bis bald!", you can just say it back.
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| Schönen Tag! | Have a nice day! | ||
| Schönes Wochenende!
"Wochenende" is a combination of "Wochen" (weeks) and "ende" (end). Use "Schönes Wochenende!" as an answer to someone wishing you a nice weekend. |
Have a nice weekend! | ||
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"Schönen Tag!" or "Schönes Wochenende!" are polite alternatives to "Auf Wiedersehen!". |
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| Dir auch! / Ihnen auch! | You too! (informal) / You too! (formal) | ||
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If someone you know well says "Schönen Tag!" or "Schönes Wochenende!", you can say "Dir auch!" If it's someone you don't know well, you should answer with "Ihnen auch!" |
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| Pronunciation of "ie" and "ei" - Learn to pronounce words like "Wien" 🇦🇹 and "Wein" 🍷 | |||
| Reiner kommt aus Deutschland.
Reiner (male name) It's useful to associate a word with each sound: e.g. 'ei' - "Reiner" ( تنطق آي ) Ich heiße Frieda. |
Reiner comes from Germany. | ||
| Wie geht's?
It's useful to associate a word with each sound: e.g. 'ie' - "wie" ( e تنطق ) Ich liebe Wein. (I love wine.) |
How's it going? | ||
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"Heiße" and "Frieda" Not contain the same sound. The word associated with each sound here is 'ie' - "liebe"; 'ei' - "Wein" |
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| "Ich heiße Frieda und ich komme aus Wien."
You hear words containing the sounds in this order: "heiße", "Frieda", "Wien". ('ei', 'ie', 'ie') |
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| Developing fluency - Greet someone in German | |||
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To greet someone we can say "Hallo" (hello). |
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People in Northern Germany say “Moin moin!“ "Moin" can be used as a greeting in northern Germany at any time of day. |
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"Hoi" is the Swiss "hello". |
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"Servus" is the local variant of "Hallo" in Austria and southern Germany. |
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"Guten Tag" is used with adults you don't know well or in business situations. |
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| Checkpoint 🏆 | |||