How to Say ‘Good morning.’ in German
Guten Morgen.
GOO-ten MOR-gen
[GOO-ten MOR-gen]
💬 Usage Tip: Standard polite greeting. Literally: "good morning." Easy win: German capitalizes nouns, but not adjectives like guten here.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Very common and friendly on a ward round. In German hospitals, a clear greeting at the start feels professional and respectful.
Phrase Breakdown
Guten
[GOO-ten]
good
polite adjective form used in greetings; here it is part of 'good morning'
Ich sage Guten Morgen, bevor ich nach den Schmerzen frage.
I say good morning before I ask about the pain.
Morgen
[MOR-gen]
morning
the time of day; in the greeting 'Guten Morgen' it means 'good morning'
Am Morgen höre ich oft den Gruß Guten Morgen auf der Station.
In the morning I often hear the greeting good morning on the ward.
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