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Guten Tag! - Guten Tag!

Vocabulary
Frau Ms
Frau Schmidt Ms Schmidt
Herr Mr
Herr Müller Mr Müller
Guten Tag! Hello (formal)
Guten Tag, Herr Müller! Hello, Mr Müller!
Auf Wiedersehen! Goodbye!
Here's a tip
Politeness, respect and order are important virtues in German-speaking countries. We
can show respect through formal language.
Here you'll learn your first formal expressions.
3 - 2 - 1 - los! (3, 2, 1 - go!)
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"Herr" is for men. We write Hr.

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"Frau" is for women. We write Fr.

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"Guten Tag" is a formal version of "Hallo".

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 We say it to older people, people who are higher in status than us, and to strangers, to
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show them respect! 🙇

In German, words can team up to become one giant word! 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

"Wiedersehen" consists of:

Wieder - again
sehen - see
Altogether, the phrase "Auf Wiedersehen" means "Until we see each other again".
How poetic is that? 💖

"Auf Wiedersehen" is the formal version of "Tschüss"!

You've learned your first formal phrases today.
Here they are again:
Herr, or Hr. (Mr)
Frau, or Fr. (Ms)
Guten Tag! (formal hello)
Auf Wiedersehen! (formal goodbye)

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