Greeting and Sendoff

Posted on February 12, 2023  •  3 minutes  • 429 words

Learning something should be done in steps especially if that is Language learning. Greeting and Sendoff are the best way to start.

I started with this and feel a lot more comfortable when I am in Restaurants or Grocery shops saying these basic phrases. I see smiles on their faces when I start with a greeting in German and if I cannot frame a sentence after it, they try to understand my half-German and half-English. Haha .. off course appreciate my efforts.😄

But I think this happens to a lot of us(if you are not German off course). So, let us start with the type of phases we have for this in German and see their examples.

Greetings:

Word Die Begrüßung means the Greetings.

There are 3 regions which are considered to be German speaking places known as DACH. The DACH region refers to the three Central European countries of Germany (D), Austria (A), and Switzerland (CH).

1. Region specific Greetings:

There are different ways to say HELLO in different regions of DACH:

Examples:

• Hallo! Ich heiße Tani ( Hello! I am Tani )
• Grüezi! Wie geht’s? ( Hello! How are you? )

2. Day time specific Greetings:

Other most common ways to greet people are by saying:

Note: Guten Tag :

• Good Day: This can be used at any time of the day

Examples:

• Es its 08:00 Uhr. Guten Morgen! ( It is 08:00. Good Morning ! )

• Guten Abend, Anita! ( Good Evening, Anita! )

• Gute Nacht! Schlaf gut! ( Good Night! Sleep well! )

3. Inviting Greetings:

Welcome greeting is another common type of greeting which is mostly used for inviting and comforting people.

Example:

• Herzlich Willkommen im Hotel! ( Heartly Welcome to the hotel! )

Sending Off:

Word ‘Die Verabschiedung’ means the Sending Off.

1. Thanking:

Example:

• Vielen Dank für die Lektion ! ( Thank you so much for the lesson ! )

2. Send off phrases:

There are different ways to say Send Off :

Example:

• Danke, bis morgen ! ( Thanks, see you tomorrow ! )

3. Saying Bye:

Example:

• Danke schön, bis später. Auf Wiedersehen ! ( Thank you, see you later. Good Bye! )