2. Class objectives:
■ List informal greetings and farewells (e.g. for family, friends, children, etc.).
■ Exchange informal greetings at different times of the day (e.g. greet a friend in
the evening).
■ Explain in English the usage of informal greetings in different regions of German
language speaking countries.
■ Be familiar with German greeting etiquette
10. Wie geht’s Ihnen? (formal)
(how are you doing?)
Wie geht’s dir? (informal)
(how are you doing?)
Variations to answer:
Practice pronunciation!.
11. Moin Moin!
Grüß Gott /Grüß dich /Grüezi/
Servus!
Moin Moin is used only in northern Germany
Grüß Gött / Grüß dich / Grüezi/
Servus! are said in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Regional differences
Practice pronunciation!.
12. Most Common Farewells
■ Auf Wiedersehen!
■ Tschüss!
■ Ciao!
■ Servus!
■ Bis dann! (see you later)
■ Schönen Tag noch! (have a great
day!)
Practice pronunciation!.
13. Auf Wiedersehen, Tschüss and Ciao are
common all over German speaking
countries.
Auf Wiederschauen und Servus are used
in southern Germany, Austria and
Switzerland
Auf Wiederluge is used only in
Switzerland
Regional differences
Practice pronunciation!.
14. Cultural note: German greeting etiquette
■ Greetings: When customers enter shops, especially smaller outlets, they greet
everyone in the shop. The same is true of doctors’ waiting rooms. So practice saying
"Guten Tag" and "Auf Wiedersehen.“
■ Shaking hands: Germans are great hand-shakers, and they like to do so both when
arriving and when departing. It is common for a person who is joining a group to
shake hands with every single individual.
■ Kissing: When close friends greet each other, it is common to kiss both the left and
right cheeks. However, this is considered inappropriate in a business setting.
15. Hallo, Guten Tag, Grüß Gott!
Let’s watch the video again.
Pay attention to the greeting and farewell (only) each of the persons is using!
Guided Practice
16. _____! Mein Name ist Patrik. Ich komme aus
Deutschland, aus Berlin. _______!
Practice the dialog!.
17. _______! Ich bin Lilian. Ich komme aus
Deutschland, aus München.____________!
Practice the dialog!.
18. __________! Ich heiße Oliver. Ich komme
aus Deutschland, aus München. ________!
Practice the dialog!.
19. _________! Ich bin Tina. Ich komme aus
Österreich, aus Wien. __________!
Practice the dialog!.
20. ________! Mein Name ist Lukas. Ich komme
aus Österreich, aus Wien. _____________!
Practice the dialog!.
21. ___________! Mein Name ist Martin. Ich
komme aus der Schweitz, aus Bern. Auf
Wiederluge!
Practice the dialog!.
22. Match the greetings with the appropriate picture.
A:Guten Abend!
B: Hallo!
Gute Nacht!
Servus!
Guten Morgen!
18:00
Munich, S.
Germany
Mahlzeit!
Wie geht’s dir?
23. Match the farewells with the appropriate picture.
A:Auf Wiedersehen!
B: Tschüss!
C: Bis dann!
Gute Nacht!
Servus!
Ciao!
18:00
Munich, S.
Germany
A: Einen schönen Tag
noch!
B: Tschüss!
Berlin, Germany
24. Which familiar greetings and farewell
expressions do you hear in the video?
Write them down!
Guided Practice
25. 1. You are from Hamburg (northern Germany) and you
approach a person on the street in München (southern
Germany).
Greet them and ask them how they are doing. At the end
say bye!
2. You arrive at school for an evening class. Greet a
classmate and ask them how they are doing.
Write a short dialogue for each situation!
Then role-play the dialogues with a classmate!
Application
26. German greeting etiquette
In German culture, when
do we shake hands?
oOnly at business meetings.
oIt is common to always
shake hands, at arrival and
departure.
In German culture, is
kissing appropriate when
greeting someone?
o.Yes, in every situation.
oWhen close friends greet
each other, it is common to
kiss both the left and right
cheeks.
Application
27. Guten Morgen! (Morgen!) until ____________________
Guten Tag! (Tag!) from ___________ to ____________
Guten Abend! (Abend!) after ____________________
Mahlzeit! when? _______________________
Servus! where? ______________when?_________
Grüß Gott! where? _______________________
Grüß dich! where? _____________
Grüezi! where? _______________________
Hallo! who? _________________________
Moin, Moin! where? _______________________
Auf Wiedersehen! when?___________________
Tschüss! when?___________________
Gute Nacht! when? _______________________
Greeting forms. When, where, or from whom might you hear the following greeting forms
in German-speaking countries?
Application
