GERMAN LESSON 1: Learn German for Beginners - German Greetings 🤗
Summary
TLDRIn this German language lesson, Ania teaches basic greetings for different times of the day. She explains that 'Guten Morgen' is used in the morning, 'Guten Tag' during the day, 'Guten Abend' in the evening, and 'Guten Nacht' at night. Ania points out the grammatical gender of 'Tag' as masculine, unlike 'Morgen' which is feminine. For informal greetings, 'Hallo' or 'Hi' are common, and 'Tschüss' or 'Ciao' are used for saying goodbye. She also mentions playful alternatives like 'Na' for hello and 'Schibetta' for 'see you later'. Ania encourages viewers to practice by greeting her according to the time of day in their location.
Takeaways
- 🌅 Guten Morgen is used for greetings in the morning after getting up.
- 🌞 Guten Tag is the greeting used during the day, starting around 10 a.m.
- 🌆 Guten Abend is appropriate for the evening when it starts to get dark.
- 🌙 Guten Nacht is said before going to bed, and can also be accompanied by Schlaft gut, meaning sleep well.
- 🌟 A pattern in German greetings is that 'Guten' remains the same, but the time of day changes (Morgen, Tag, Abend, Nacht).
- 🚺 Guten Morgen is an exception with no '-en' ending because it is feminine, unlike the others which are masculine.
- 👋 For friends and family, informal greetings like Hallo, Hi, or even Na are used.
- 🗣️ How are you? translates to 'Wie geht es Ihnen?' or 'Wie geht's?' in German.
- 👋 Auf Wiedersehen is a formal goodbye, literally meaning 'until we see each other again'.
- 👋 Informal goodbyes among friends and family include Tschüss, Tschau, or Chow.
- 📅 The time of day influences which greeting to use in German, similar to English but with distinct terms for different parts of the day.
Q & A
What is the German greeting for morning after getting up?
-The German greeting for morning after getting up is 'Guten Morgen'.
What does 'Guten Tag' mean and when should it be used?
-'Guten Tag' means 'Good Day' and it should be used during the day, starting from about 10 a.m.
How do you greet someone in the evening in German?
-In the evening, when it starts to get dark, you should say 'Guten Abend'.
What is the German term for saying good night before going to bed?
-The German term for saying good night before going to bed is 'Gute Nacht'.
Is there a pattern in the German greetings for different times of the day mentioned in the script?
-Yes, there is a pattern where 'Guten' is used as a prefix for different times of the day, except for 'Guten Morgen' which does not have the suffix '-tag'.
Why is 'Guten Morgen' different from the other greetings in terms of its ending?
-'Guten Morgen' is different because it is feminine, unlike the other greetings which are masculine.
What is the informal way to say hello to friends and family in German?
-The informal way to say hello to friends and family in German is 'Hallo', 'Hi', or sometimes just 'Na, Na'.
How do you ask 'How are you?' in German?
-To ask 'How are you?' in German, you say 'Wie geht es Ihnen?'
What is a formal way to say goodbye in German, especially for people you don't know well?
-A formal way to say goodbye in German, especially for people you don't know well, is 'Auf Wiedersehen', which literally means 'see you again'.
What are some casual ways to say goodbye to friends and family in German?
-Some casual ways to say goodbye to friends and family in German are 'Tschüss', 'Ciao', 'Choo-Choo', or 'Bis später' which means 'see you later'.
What homework does Ania assign at the end of the video?
-Ania assigns homework to write in the comments how you would greet her depending on the time of the day and the lighting conditions outside.
Outlines
🇩🇪 German Greetings
This paragraph introduces basic German greetings for different times of the day. The instructor, Ania, explains that 'Guten Morgen' is used in the morning, 'Guten Tag' during the day starting around 10 a.m., and 'Guten Abend' in the evening when it starts to get dark. Before going to bed, one would say 'Gute Nacht' or 'Schlaf gut'. The instructor points out a linguistic pattern where 'Guten' is used with the masculine 'Tag' and 'Abend', but 'Morgen' is feminine, hence 'Guten Morgen'. Casual greetings include 'Hello', 'Hi', and the playful 'Na'. For saying goodbye, formal 'Auf Wiedersehen' is used with acquaintances, while 'Tschüss', 'Ciao', 'Choo-Choo', or 'Bis später' are more informal and friendly. The instructor encourages viewers to practice these greetings in the comments section, depending on the time of day they are watching the video.
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Keywords
💡Guten Morgen
💡Guten Tag
💡Guten Abend
💡Guten Nacht
💡Auf Wiedersehen
💡Tschüss
💡Hallo
💡Hi
💡Na
💡Schlaf gut
💡Bis später
Highlights
Introduction to basic German greetings
Morning greeting: 'guten Morgen'
Daytime greeting: 'guten Tag' starting from 10 a.m.
Evening greeting: 'Guten Abend' as it starts to get dark
Nighttime greeting: 'Gute Nacht' before going to bed
Informal greeting: 'Hallo' or 'Hi' for friends and family
Casual sound 'Na, Na' with no specific meaning
How to ask 'How are you?' in German
Formal goodbye: 'Auf Wiedersehen' for people you don't know well
Informal goodbye: 'Tschüss' or 'Tschüssi' for friends and family
Casual goodbye: 'Chao' or 'Ciao'
Additional informal goodbye: 'Bis später' meaning 'see you later'
Understanding the gender of German greetings (masculine and feminine)
Pattern recognition in German greetings
Homework assignment: Greet the teacher based on the time of day
Summary of German greetings for different times of the day
Encouragement to practice greetings in the comments
Transcripts
Hello, everybody and welcome to learn German with Ania
Today we are going to talk about basic greetings in German
you might already know some of them or you might not remember others, we will cover all of them
Right the let's go in the morning right after [getting] up, you know
You would say guten
Morgen Guten
Morgen
Then during the day so starting at about [10] a.m.. You will say guten tag guten
[tag] this means good day, then in the evening when it's starting to get dark you would say Guten abend
Guten Abend
[and]
Before you go to bed. You will tell your
friends and your family and your number or whoever [good] [-] not
Good not and after that you can also say should
Sure, this means sleep. Well so did you notice [something] when you look at them is?
There a pattern or maybe is there one exception. So maybe [you'll] notice that
Guten [ah] doesn't have an end after
Hooter no the other ones all [are] good 10, but not it's feminine
That's why it's just good [10] not because it's deep not it's feminine the other ones are
Masculine
For friends and family you would say hello
Hello, or hi
Hi, and sometimes German just like to say Na
Na
It doesn't really mean anything. It's just like Na [we] get like [Na]. How are you? Hey?
How [are] you alright?
So and now how do you say goodbye in German so there are also a few?
Options you have first of all you can say auf Wiedersehen
[Auf]
Vida zein
This is for people who you don't know very well
It's a formal way of saying
Goodbye [and] literally it means out really doesn't really mean anything
maybe [to] in this case or something and V there is again and
Cn means to see so to see you again Auf Wiedersehen
So for friends and family we usually say choose
Choose or choose
E [chess] [see] some German also like to say choo-Choo
They all mean the same thing [okay]. Let's do a quick summary
So what would you say in the morning when you're seeing somebody for the first time you take Guten morgen?
Then the sun is shining hopefully wherever you are the sun is going to start to shine you would say guten
tag then when it starts getting dark
outside
You would take Guten abend
Guten abend [and] then when it's very dark, it's already during the night
And you're going to sleep start like this
You would say guten nacht, and you can also say slav should this means sleep well slav sure
good enough slav should and
back to the life and
to say hello to friends and family you would say hello or hi or Na and
to say goodbye you would say choose or Tracy or chow or
But we also like [to] say is for example dish pea tale this means see you later this means until and [Schibetta] is later
So see you later until later this beta. That's it for today
I hope you liked [my] video and please as a homework
write in the comment and
Depending on the time of the day
How you would greet me? So wherever you are and whenever you're watching this video look outside?
[it's] [a] [dark], or is it maybe in the middle of the night or is it in the morning?
How would you greet me with the morning - Alvin Guten tag or whatever yeah, just write it in the comments and choose
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