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How to Say ‘Good day / Hello’ in German

Guten Tag

goo-ten tahk

[goo-ten tahk]

💬 Usage Tip: gut gains an -en in this greeting, and the pattern repeats: Guten Morgen "good morning", Guten Abend "good evening".

🇩🇪 In Germany: A safe, polite greeting for shops, offices and strangers from late morning onward. Many people shorten it to just Tag.

Phrase Breakdown

Guten

[goo-ten]

good (accusative)

The accusative case of 'good' for masculine nouns.

Example

Ich wünsche dir einen guten Tag.

I wish you a good day.

Tag

[tahk]

day

Literally means 'day' and is used in the greeting 'Guten Tag'.

Example

Guten Tag, ich habe einen Termin.

Good day, I have an appointment.

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