German greetings Hallo! Hello! Guten Morgen! Good morning! Guten Tag! Good day! Grüß Gott! Good day! (Used mostly in southern Germany and Austria) Guten Abend! Good evening! Auf Wiedersehen! Goodbye! ( formal) Tschüss! Goodbye! ( informal) Ciao! Goodbye! ( borrowed from Italian; popular with younger Germans) More items...