How to Say ‘Good morning.’ in German
Guten Morgen.
GOO-ten MOR-gen
[GOO-ten MOR-gen]
💬 Usage Tip: Standard morning greeting. Literally: 'good morning.' Capital letters matter in German nouns, but here both words are part of the fixed greeting.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Common and friendly in offices, clinics, and government buildings. In Germany, greeting first before asking for something is polite.
Phrase Breakdown
Guten
[GOO-ten]
good
Inflected form of gut; used in greetings like Guten Morgen.
Ich wünsche dir einen guten Guten-Start in den Tag.
I wish you a good Guten start to the day.
Morgen
[MOR-gen]
morning
Means morning; in Guten Morgen it forms the standard greeting.
Am Morgen sage ich immer: Morgen, schön dich zu sehen.
In the morning I always say: Morning, nice to see you.
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