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Common German greetings vary by time of day and formality:
Basic Greetings:
Hallo! — Hello! / Hi! (informal)Guten Tag! — Good day! (formal)Guten Morgen! — Good morning! (formal)Guten Abend! — Good evening! (formal)Hi! — Hi! (informal, borrowed from English)Informal Greetings:
Wie geht's? / Wie geht es dir? — How's it going? / How are you? (to friends)Na? — Hey! / What's up? (very casual)Servus! — Hello/Goodbye (southern Germany, Austria)Moin! — Hi (Northern Germany)Formal Greetings:
Wie geht es Ihnen? — How are you? (formal)Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen. — Nice to meet you. (formal)Guten Tag, Herr/Frau [Last name]. — Good day, Mr./Ms. [Last name].Farewells:
Tschüss! — Bye! (informal)Auf Wiedersehen! — Goodbye! (formal)Bis bald! — See you soon!Bis dann! — See you then!Related Topics: Polite Address, Introductions, Regional German