How to Say ‘Good morning’ in German
Guten Morgen
GOO-ten MOR-gen
[GOO-ten MOR-gen]
💬 Usage Tip: A classic greeting: guten = 'good' and Morgen = 'morning.' Germans pronounce the 'g' clearly and keep it crisp.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Very normal and friendly in workplaces, especially at the start of the day. In German teams, greeting people first matters.
Phrase Breakdown
Guten
[GOO-ten]
good
Adjective form used in greetings like 'Guten Morgen'; literally means 'good'.
Wir sagen am Set: Guten Morgen, das Lichtteam ist schon da.
We say on set: Good morning, the lighting team is already here.
Morgen
[MOR-gen]
morning
Means 'morning'; together with 'Guten' it forms the greeting 'Good morning'.
Vor dem Briefing sagen wir immer Guten Morgen zum ganzen Team.
Before the briefing, we always say good morning to the whole team.
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