How to Say ‘Good day.’ in German
Guten Tag.
GOO-ten tahk
[GOO-ten tahk]
💬 Usage Tip: A standard formal greeting. Great opener before explaining a housing problem.
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is a very normal and polite way to begin a call or message to a landlord in Germany.
Phrase Breakdown
Guten
[GOO-ten]
good
A greeting form of 'gut' used in the polite phrase 'Guten Tag.'
Guten Tag, das warme Wasser ist kaputt.
Good day, the hot water is broken.
Tag
[tahk]
day
Used in the greeting 'Guten Tag.' meaning 'hello' or 'good day'.
Guten Tag, ich wohne in der Wohnung oben.
Good day, I live in the apartment upstairs.
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