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How do you say "good night" in German?
Gute Nacht.
In German, "good night" is Gute Nacht..
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'GOO-teh nahkht', with a soft 'kh' sound at the end, stress on the first syllable.
Grammar notes
"Gute Nacht." is a set phrase used as shown in the example below.
Example sentence
good night
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How to remember Gute Nacht.
Nacht is close to the English word 'night', both descending from the same old Germanic root.
Related words
- good morning Guten Morgen.
- good afternoon Guten Tag.
- good evening Guten Abend.
- 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 Gute Nacht.
How do you say "good night" in German?
In German, "good night" is Gute Nacht.. It's a common phrase.
How is Gute Nacht. used in a sentence?
Use Gute Nacht. as you would use the equivalent phrase in English. For example: (good night).
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