German Greetings and Goodbyes
If you're looking to learn some German hellos and goodbyes, then you'll hopefully find this page useful because that's what it's all about - compiling a list of German greetings with their English meanings.
Below, you will find our main list of greetings and goodbyes in German, all translated to English. You'll also find some translations for more time sensitive sayings like, 'Good morning', 'Good day', 'Good evening', and 'Good night' as well.
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Greetings and Goodbyes in German:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings and goodbyes from English to German.
Hellos in German
Hallo ➔ Hello
Grüß Gott! (Gruss Gott!) ➔ Hello! (used in Southern Germany, like hello or God bless you)
Moin! / Moin Moin! / Moinsen! ➔ Hello! (used in Northern Germany, like good day or have a good one)
Willkommen ➔ Welcome
Timely Greetings in German
Guten Morgen. ➔ Good morning.
Guten Tag alle miteinander! ➔ Good day everyone!
Guten Tag. ➔ Good day.
Guten Abend. ➔ Good evening.
Gute Nacht. ➔ Good night.
German Goodbyes
Auf Wiedersehen ➔ Goodbye
Tschüß (Tschüss) / Tschau ➔ Bye (Friendly)
Bis bald. ➔ See you soon.
Bis dann. ➔ See you later.
Wir sehen uns dann. ➔ See you then.
Bis zum nächsten Mal. ➔ See you next time.
Viel Spaß! (Viel Spass!) ➔ Have fun!
Other Greeting-Related Words in German
Gruß (Gruss) ➔ Greeting
Gruße (Grusse) ➔ Greetings
This list of German hellos and goodbyes was last updated on April 28, 2025.
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