Greetings and goodbyesDeutschland v. USA

Formal or Informal?

• In Deutschland, the greeting we use depends on how familiar you are with the other person.

• If you do not know them, or for adults or people of authority, you should be formal.

• If the other person is a friend, family member or peer, you can be informal.

• This is different than in the US, where we are always informal.

Formal

• Guten Tag!

Informal

• Tag! Hallo! Grüβ dich!

Formal

• Guten Morgen!

Informal

• Morgen!

Formal

• Auf Wiedersehen!

Informal

• Wiedersehen!

Informal

• Tschau! Tschüβ!