How to Say ‘Good morning.’ in German
Guten Morgen.
GOO-ten MOR-gen
[GOO-ten MOR-gen]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally "good morning." Germans capitalize nouns, but not adjectives like guten here. Pronounce Morgen with a clear hard g.
🇩🇪 In Germany: A friendly Guten Morgen is very common in Germany and feels polite, especially in schools, offices, and daycare.
Phrase Breakdown
Guten
[GOO-ten]
good
Form of gut used in greetings like Guten Morgen.
Ich sage jeden Tag Guten Morgen.
I say good morning every day.
Morgen
[MOR-gen]
morning
Means morning; in Guten Morgen it forms the greeting good morning.
Am Morgen sage ich: Guten Morgen.
In the morning I say: Good morning.
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