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 from early evening on, including with staff in restaurants. In many places in Germany, opening with a greeting before your request feels more natural than jumping straight in.
Phrase Breakdown
Guten
[GOO-ten]
good
A form of 'gut' used in the greeting 'Guten Abend'.
Guten Abend, haben Sie Platz für zehn Personen?
Good evening, do you have space for ten people?
Abend
[AH-bent]
evening
Used in the greeting 'Guten Abend' to mean evening.
Guten Abend, wir möchten für unsere Familie reservieren.
Good evening, we would like to reserve for our family.
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