Essential German Greetings for Any Time

Germans have three essential greetings that cover your entire day perfectly. Guten Morgen works

from sunrise until noon for morning interactions. Guten Tag takes over from noon until

roughly six in the evening. After that you switch to Guten Abend for evening situations.

The real insider tip though is understanding when to drop formality. With friends or younger people just

use Hallo or Hi. In Bavaria and Austria try Servus which works for hello and goodbye.

One more thing to remember is Grüß Gott in southern regions as a daytime greeting.

Master these seven words and you will navigate any German speaking situation confidently.