Greetings and Farewells
Grüße und Abschiede
- Basic greetings and farewells.
- Starting and ending a conversation.
- Useful phrases to use during class (asking for clarification, repetition, etc.).
- Personal pronouns
Learn essential German greetings and farewells, including phrases like Guten Morgen, Hallo, Auf Wiedersehen, and Tschüss. This A1-level lesson offers practical dialogues, verb conjugations, and vocabulary clusters to help you confidently greet and say goodbye in everyday situations.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Assign the following words meaningfully to the categories "Greetings" or "Farewells".
Begrüßungen
Abschiede
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Bis bald
See you soon
2
Gut
Good
3
Sprechen
To speak
4
Hallo
Hello
5
Guten Abend
Good evening
Übung 5: Conversation exercise
Anleitung:
- Use the correct greeting in each situation and start a small talk. (Use the correct greeting in each situation and start a small talk.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Guten Morgen! Good morning! |
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Guten Nachmittag! Good afternoon! |
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Guten Abend! Good evening! |
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Wie geht es dir? How are you? |
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Gut. Und dir? Fine. And you? |
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Bis später! See you later! |
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Entschuldigung, können Sie das bitte wiederholen? Sorry, can you repeat, please? |
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Ich verstehe nicht. I don’t understand. |
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Könnten Sie das buchstabieren? Could you spell that? |
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Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen. Nice to meet you. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ich ___ müde und sage: Gute Nacht!
(I ___ tired and say: Good night!)2. Du ___ gut Deutsch.
(You ___ German well.)3. Er ___ die Frage nicht.
(He ___ the question not.)4. Wir ___: Bis bald, Tschüss!
(We ___: See you soon, bye!)Exercise 8: Greeting at the Office
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Sein - To be
Präsens
- ich bin
- du bist
- er/sie/es ist
- wir sind
- ihr seid
- sie/Sie sind
Sprechen - To speak
Präsens
- ich spreche
- du sprichst
- er/sie/es spricht
- wir sprechen
- ihr sprecht
- sie/Sie sprechen
Gehen - To go
Präsens
- ich gehe
- du gehst
- er/sie/es geht
- wir gehen
- ihr geht
- sie/Sie gehen
Antworten - To answer
Präsens
- ich antworte
- du antwortest
- er/sie/es antwortet
- wir antworten
- ihr antwortet
- sie/Sie antworten
Sagen - To say
Präsens
- ich sage
- du sagst
- er/sie/es sagt
- wir sagen
- ihr sagt
- sie/Sie sagen
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Sein to be Share Copied!
prasens
| German | English |
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| (ich) bin | I am |
| (du) bist | you are |
| (er/sie/es) ist | he/she/it is |
| (wir) sind | we are |
| (ihr) seid | you are |
| (sie) sind | they are |
Sprechen to speak Share Copied!
prasens
| German | English |
|---|---|
| (ich) spreche | I speak |
| (du) sprichst | you speak |
| (er/sie/es) spricht | he/she/it speaks |
| (wir) sprechen | we speak |
| (ihr) sprecht | you speak |
| (sie) sprechen | they speak |
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Welcome to the Greetings and Farewells Lesson
This lesson introduces you to essential expressions used in everyday German communication for greeting people and saying goodbye. Mastery of these phrases is an important foundation for building friendly interactions in various social and professional settings.
Core Content
You will learn key greetings like Guten Morgen (Good morning), Guten Abend (Good evening), and Hallo (Hello). Additionally, the lesson covers common farewells such as Auf Wiedersehen (Goodbye), Tschüss (Bye), and Bis bald (See you soon), which help you close conversations politely.
Practical Conversations
Engage with dialogues set in everyday situations like greeting a colleague in the office, meeting someone at the supermarket, or politely asking the teacher to repeat a sentence in class. These real-life examples provide context for how greetings and farewells are naturally used.
Grammar Focus
Learn to conjugate basic verbs in the present tense, which appear in greetings and farewells, such as sein (to be), sprechen (to speak), and sagen (to say). This grammatical insight supports forming your own sentences.
Vocabulary Building
The lesson also helps you classify related words into categories like "Greetings" and "Farewells," deepening your understanding of appropriate usage.
Important Notes on German vs. English Greetings
Unlike English, German greetings often vary by time of day: Guten Morgen for morning and Guten Abend for evening. English uses "Hello" anytime, but in German, timing matters. Additionally, Tschüss is an informal goodbye commonly used among friends, while Auf Wiedersehen is more formal and literally means "until we see each other again." Practicing these distinctions helps you communicate naturally and respectfully.
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