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How do you say "good afternoon" in German?
Guten Tag.
In German, "good afternoon" is Guten Tag..
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'GOO-ten tahk', with stress on the first syllable, and 'Tag' meaning day.
Grammar notes
"Guten Tag." is a set phrase used as shown in the example below.
Example sentence
good afternoon
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How to remember Guten Tag.
Germans often just say 'good day' for the afternoon greeting, so remember it covers a wider stretch of the day than the English phrase suggests.
Related words
- good morning Guten Morgen.
- good evening Guten Abend.
- good night Gute Nacht.
- how is it going Wie läuft's?
- whats up Was gibt's?
- how have you been Wie geht es dir?
- its nice outside today Draußen ist es heute schön.
- the weather is nice Das Wetter ist schön.
- what are you doing this weekend Was machst du dieses Wochenende?
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Questions about Guten Tag.
How do you say "good afternoon" in German?
In German, "good afternoon" is Guten Tag.. It's a common phrase.
How is Guten Tag. used in a sentence?
Use Guten Tag. as you would use the equivalent phrase in English. For example: (good afternoon).
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