25 Ways to Say Goodbye

Exercises
Choose the most appropriate phrase for each situation

1. After a job interview, you say goodbye. You are applying for a job in a bank and everyone
is very serious and dressed very formally.
2. You are saying goodbye to a very important person on the phone.
3. You are saying goodbye to a friend or family member. (nowadays used in almost any
situation that is not extremely formal)
4. You are saying goodbye to someone but you will her/him again soon.
5. You are saying goodbye to someone who you will see again later
6. You are saying goodbye to someone in Munich (Bavaria).
7. You are saying goodbye to someone youll see again in a couple of minutes.
8. You are saying goodbye to someone youll see on Monday.
9. You are saying goodbye to someone youll see in the evening.
10. You are saying goodbye to someone youll see the next day.
11. You are saying goodbye to someone youll see tomorrow night.
12. You are saying goodbye to someone youll see the next morning.
13. You are saying goodbye to someone youll see next week.
14. You are saying goodbye to someone and youre not sure when youll see this person
again.
15. You want to wish someone a nice (remaining) day.
16. You want to wish someone a nice weekend.
17. You want to wish someone a nice trip (drive)
18. You want to wish someone a nice flight.
19. You want to wish someone a nice evening.
20. You want to say take care!
21. You want to wish someone a nice vacation.
25 Ways to Say Goodbye

Answer Key
1. Auf Wiedersehen!
2. Auf Wiederhren!
3. Tschs, Ciao!
4. Bis bald!
5. Bis spter!
6. Servus!
7. Bis gleich!
8. Bis Montag!
9. Bis heute Abend!
10. Bis morgen!
11. Bis morgen Abend!
12. Bis morgen frh!
13. Bis nchste Woche!
14. Wir sehen uns!
15. Schnen Tag noch!
16. Schnes Wochenende!
17. Gute Fahrt!
18. Guten Flug!
19. Schnen Abend!
20. Machs gut!
21. Schnen Urlaub!