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How to Say Hello and Goodbye in German. The greetings you use depend on where you are.
Use this as your guide. You will need Memorization skills and correct pronunciation. Step 1.
Just say hello, but pronounce it Hallo. Step 2. Bid them Guten Tag, or good day, a greeting
understood throughout Germany and Austria. You may also use Guten Morgen, which is good
morning, and Guten Abend, or good evening. Only use Guten Nacht -- good night -- if the
person is going to bed. Step 3. Use Gruss Gott if you're in southern Germany or in Austria.
It means "God's greetings." Servus is another way to say hello in southern Germany and Austria;
it also means "goodbye." Step 4. Use Moin or Moin-Moin in northern Germany. It's short
for Morgen, or morning, but it's used any time of the day. Step 5. Greet people in Switzerland
with Gruezi or Salu. Step 6. To bid a German-speaking person farewell, say Auf Wiedersehen or, less
formally, tschuss. Did you know German is the official language of Lichtenstein.