Learn German | Greetings | German for beginners | A1 – Lesson 1
Hello everyone! Welcome to my video series on learning German for beginners. Throughout the video, we will be working on this pattern. The German word will appear in yellow whereas the English translation will follow in white. “Begrüßungen” or Greetings In this video we are gonna discuss different forms of greetings used in various German-speaking countries. The greetings will give you a feeling of German pronunciation. And to have a good command of the language, repeat what you listen to a few times. So, let’s start! “Hallo” – This is Germany’s most commonly used form of greeting. Notice the difference in pronunciation. It’s “Hallo!” “Guten Tag!” – Yet another commonly used form of greeting but used mostly formally. This can be used any time of the day. Let’s now learn some greetings that can be used only during a particular time of the day. “Guten Morgen!” This is to wish you a nice morning.
“Guten Abend!” – is used to wish someone a lovely evening. Please note that even during late evenings this greeting can be used. “Gute Nacht!” – generally used before going to bed. You must have noticed that in the last four greetings there is some similarity. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be confused. And don’t get into the details. We shall be discussing the same in the next videos. Please concentrate on only the pronunciation and the usage of these words. And just learn them! Let’s come to some regional greetings. “Grüß Gott!” – originates mostly from Austria which is also a German-speaking country. And is mostly spoken in Bayern or Bavaria. Bavaria is the biggest state in Germany. Well! You do see some new characters here.
Don’t be scared! The Beta (ß) sign here is the sound of a double “s” (ss) And the “u” with those two dots (ü), we will be discussing later what they are. But right now just remember the pronunciation of this. “Grüß Gott!” “Grüß Sie!” and “Grüß dich!” are casual greetings. “Sie” and “dich” are two different forms. “Sie” is used in formal situations. whereas “dich” can be used amongst friends and known people. Please note that these two greetings are used in a singular form and cannot be used for a group of people. “Servus!” This greeting originates from Switzerland. Mostly used in southern Germany. It could mean both “Hello!” and “Bye!”. This greeting can be used any time during the day.
“Tschüs!” is spoken all over Germany and mostly informally. You will also find “Tschüs!” with a different spelling that means with a double “s” at the end (“Tschüss!”). “Auf Wiedersehen!” Also used all over Germany but in formal situations. “Auf Wiederhören!” Not very different from “Auf Wiedersehen!” The only difference is, that this is used on the phone since you cannot see the person. “Bis bald!” – is also used commonly amongst friends. Well, please remember here that “bald” has the sound of “aa” like the “Hallo!” “Bis später!” is an alternative form of “Bis bald!”. Now we will be summarizing all the greetings and all the forms, we have learned in this video. I will be reading out all the greetings we have learned. Please repeat them after me. So here we go! Hope these 13 greetings have given you a feel of the German language.
Feel free to watch it again to revise. “Danke!” – Thanks for watching this video. Hope you could learn something and have fun! Feel free to like my channel and give me a thumbs up! Stay tuned for more videos and to learn further. “Tschüs!” “Bis bald!”.
