How to Say ‘Good evening.’ in German
Guten Abend.
GOO-ten AH-bent
[GOO-ten AH-bent]
🇩🇪 In Germany: [Guten Abend] is a normal polite greeting when you arrive or start the call in the evening. In a restaurant, it sounds more natural than jumping straight into your request.
Phrase Breakdown
Guten
[GOO-ten]
good
Polite adjective form used in greetings like 'good evening.'
Zur Begrüßung sagt man Guten Abend.
As a greeting, people say good evening.
Abend
[AH-bent]
evening
The time from late day into night; used in greetings and reservation contexts.
Am Abend hört man oft Guten Abend.
In the evening you often hear good evening.
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