![]() ![]() This variation to “Guten Tag” is commonly used in Berlin in informal contexts. In Berlin in particular it is very common for a native speaker to say “Tschau!” instead of “Tschuss!” Juten Tach The Italian “Ciao” in fact comes from an ancient regional greeting that had a similar meaning (“s’ciavo”, slave) and it has been Germanized into “Tschau”. It might seem weird to say hello to your friends and family by proclaiming that you are a “slave” for them (unless you’re really into Britney), but even salutations from other languages share a similar original meaning. Literally, it would mean something like “I am your slave” or “I’m at your service”. This is originally an Austrian expression and derives from the latin servus. “Hallo”? No, if you find yourself in Bayern, strictly in an informal context, you would say “Servus”. If you find yourself in an informal context it would be more adequate to say “Grüß dich”. Today “grüß Gott” is used mainly in formal contexts, and not being tied to any particular moment of the day, you can say it in the morning, afternoon and night. Originally, the full expression was “grüß dich Gott”, “may God bless you”. This expression is used mainly in the Baden Württemberg region, other than in Austria. Yet Germans from different cities and regions not always refer to these to salute you here is a brief list of different greetings used in German regions and German speaking territories. These, amongst with the general “Hallo”, are the most widespread expressions throughout all of the German-speaking territories. In standard German to say “Good day” we will rely on “Guten Tag”, commonly used in particular in the Thüringen region, or we will say “Guten Morgen” to say “Good morning!”. Given however all the peculiar variations of the German language, even salutations differ according to the place and context you’ll find yourself in, so it’s best to get prepared and be aware of these before finding yourself without words to reply! ![]() Greetings are important in every language, they allow us to approach native speakers and (at least try) to embark in a conversation with them. Germany is wonderful also due to its regionalisms and we already talked about interesting regional difference s here. If you thought that you could salute everyone in Germany with a universal “Guten Tag”, think again… ![]()
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