How to say ” Hello and Goodbye in German “

Hello and Goodbye in German

Many different German-speaking regions have their own ways of saying hello and goodbye in German . You will not be required to know any of those for any problems or tests . The others , of course , would be useful to know if you are traveling to the regions where they are used .

English	German
Hello !	Hallo ! Moin Moin ! (used in northern Germany) Grüß Gott ! (used in southern Germany, Austria and South Tyrol)
Good morning!	Guten Morgen !
Good day !	Guten Tag !
Good evening !	Guten Abend !
Goodbye !	Auf Wiedersehen !
Bye !	Tschüss !
Later !	Bis später ! , Bis dann !
Good night !	Gute Nacht !

Formal and Informal Greetings in German :

After learning how to say Hello and Goodbye in German , We will learn now which previous phrases are formal and which are not . Germans respect higher authority with their choice of certain phrases . The more formal phrases above are Guten Morgen , Guten Tag , and Auf Wiedersehen (as well as Grüß Gott) . While the less formal ones are Tschüss . The other are neutral in the formal – informal chain .

Note: In Germany nowadays , “Tschüss” is also used with people who are not on first name terms .

Here are some examples :