Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Guten abend! Basic phrases from the Deutsch

Guten Morgen! "good morning" (used before noon)
Guten Tag! "good afternoon" (used between noon and 6pm)
Guten Abend! "good evening" (used after 6pm)

Tschüß! "bye"
Machs gut! "take care!" (informal)
Auf Wiedersehen "goodbye"
Gute Nacht! "goodnight"

Ja "yes"
Nein "no"

Bitte "please"

Danke "thanks"
Danke schön "thanks very much"



German is spoken in Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Luxembourg, in addition to Deutschland.