Learn essential German greetings and farewells for beginners (A1-A2). Master formal and informal phrases like ‘Hallo’, ‘Guten Tag’, and ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ with real-life practice dialogues.
Level A1-A2
German Greetings
Essential phrases for starting a conversation.
Say Hello
Hallo!
Hi! / Hello!
Guten Morgen!
Good morning!
Guten Tag!
Good day / Good afternoon
Guten Abend!
Good evening!
Gute Nacht!
Good night!
How are you?
Wie geht's? Informal
How are you? (Friends)
Wie geht es Ihnen? Formal
How are you? (Polite/Strangers)
Say Goodbye
Auf Wiedersehen!
Goodbye! (Formal)
Tschüss!
Bye!
Tschau!
Ciao! / Bye!
Short Dialogues
Level: A1–A2
Everyday conversations to help you use the greetings in context.
Anna
Online
December 25, 10:17
Erstes Kennenlernen – First meeting
Greeting and name
ANNA
Hallo! Ich bin Anna.
Hi! I am Anna.
MAX
Guten Tag, ich heiße Max.
Good afternoon, my name is Max.
ANNA
Freut mich, dich kennenzulernen.
Nice to meet you.
MAX
Freut mich auch, Anna.
Nice to meet you too, Anna.
Erstes Kennenlernen – First meeting
Greeting & Name
ANNA:
Hallo! Ich bin Anna.
Hi! I am Anna.
MAX:
Guten Tag, ich heiße Max.
Good afternoon, my name is Max.
ANNA:
Freut mich, dich kennenzulernen.
Nice to meet you.
MAX:
Freut mich auch.
Nice to meet you too.
Anna
Online
December 21, 11:07
Wie geht’s? – How are you?
Asking how someone is
ANNA
Hallo Leo, wie geht’s?
Hi Leo, how are you?
LEO
Mir geht’s gut, danke. Und dir?
I am fine, thanks. And you?
ANNA
Auch gut, danke.
Also fine, thanks.
Wie geht’s? – How are you?
Asking how someone is
ANNA:
Hallo Leo, wie geht’s?
Hi Leo, how are you?
LEO:
Mir geht’s gut, danke. Und dir?
I am fine, thanks. And you?
ANNA:
Auch gut, danke.
Also fine, thanks.