How to Say ‘Good morning.’ in German
Guten Morgen.
GOO-ten MOR-gen
[GOO-ten MOR-gen]
💬 Usage Tip: Standard morning greeting. Capital letters matter in German nouns, but here guten is lowercase because it's an adjective. Fun shortcut: Germans often just say Morgen!
🇩🇪 In Germany: Very common in Germany at daycare, school, work, and in shops until about late morning. Friendly but not overly personal.
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 the morning; in "Guten Morgen" it forms the greeting "good morning."
Am Morgen sage ich oft Guten Morgen.
In the morning I often say good morning.
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