If you want to say “What is your name?” in German, you would either say, “Wie heißen sie?” (formal) or “Wie heißt du?” (informal).

My name is Eli = Mein Name ist Eli. I am Eli = Ich bin Eli.

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In German, the casual way of responding to someone you’ve just met is to simply say Hallo (hâ-loh) (hello) or Guten Tag (gooh-ten tahk) (hello). Freut mich. (froyt miH.)

Sehr geehrter Herr…, This is a formal opening if you are writing to a man whose name you know. You would include their surname after Herr.

In formal situations, one should address another person with their title and last name, “Herr” (Mr.) for men and “Frau” (Mrs.) for women. It is polite to continue to use formal titles until the person invites you to move on to a first-name basis.

Final salutations are often warm and intimate in German and express best wishes:

1. Herzlichst – Cordially.
2. Viele Grüße – Best regards.
3. Liebe Grüße / Viele liebe Grüße – Lots of love.
4. Alles Liebe – Lots of love.
5. Beste Wünsche – Best wishes.
6. Dein – Yours, male version.
7. Deine – Yours, female version.

Choose a formal ending phrase if you’ve determined that your letter is a formal one.

1. Hochachtungsvoll (With the highest regards/reverence)
2. Mit freundlichen Grüßen (Sincerely)
3. Mit besten Grüßen (With best regards)
4. Mit freundlichen Empfehlungen (With friendly compliments)
5. Freundliche Grüße (Kind regards)

Formally say “Auf Wiedersehen.” This is the most formal and traditional way to say “goodbye” in German.

Upon entering a shop you’ll often hear just the shortened versions Morgen (for Guten Morgen) or Tag, (for Guten Tag). A reply of Morgen (morning) or Tag (day) is fine. Use your ears as a clue and you’ll pick it up fast.

Saying hello The most common ways to greet someone in German are. Hallo (Hello) Grüß Gott (Hello [in Southern Germany]) Guten Morgen (Good morning) Guten Tag (Hello, Good afternoon)

German greetings

1. Hallo! Hello!
2. Guten Morgen! Good morning!
3. Guten Tag! Good day!
4. Grüß Gott! Good day! (Used mostly in southern Germany and Austria)
5. Guten Abend! Good evening!
6. Auf Wiedersehen! Goodbye! ( formal)
7. Tschüss! Goodbye! ( informal)
8. Ciao! Goodbye! ( borrowed from Italian; popular with younger Germans)

Let’s start with the most obvious way to say good night in German: Gute Nacht! “Gute Nacht” is a literal translation of good night. It is by far the most common way to wish someone a good night in German.

The name is particularly common in French (from where the standard English pronunciation is derived), German (already in Middle High German), Dutch, and Afrikaans. In these instances Michel is equivalent to the English personal name Michael, although in Dutch the name Michaël is also common.

The correct way to say good night in German The correct way to wish somebody a good night in German is: Gute Nacht!

When someone says danke, the standard response is bitte. This normally means ‘please’, but within the context of responding to a ‘thank you’, it means ‘you’re welcome’. If instead they say danke schön, then you should reply by saying bitte schön.

5 Answers. Yes, many thanks is perfectly proper, grammatical, standard English. It is appropriate to use wherever “thanks” (as opposed to “thank you”) would be acceptable. As Martha says, many thanks is perfectly idiomatic.

“Danke” means thank you. “Schön” means beautiful or nice, it depends of the context. So “Danke schön” means thank you very much. Both (Danke and Danke schön) are often used in German.

Because in this context, bitte doesn’t mean “please”, but “you’re welcome”. “Bitte schön/sehr” can mean either “There you go” or “You’re welcome” – in this case, it’s the latter. That’s a good question.

The German word bitte means so much more than “please” or “you’re welcome.” In some ways, it’s a go-to word like “pardon.”

Vielen Dank — Many thanks Some might say that this phrase is even more formal than danke schön or danke sehr. It definitely sounds more heartfelt. It’s good to use when someone has really helped you out or you’re truly grateful.

German

Why is it vielen Dank? Because it’s in the accusative. Because vielen Dank is actually short for ich schulde dir vielen Dank, where vielen Dank is the accusative object. A lot of formulaic phrasings are accusative objects in disguise, that’s why they all appear in the accusative form.

thank you very much

Schön is a German surname, which means handsome or beautiful, from the Middle High German schoene, meaning “beautiful”, “friendly”, “nice”. Schon means “already”, “always” and “beyond” with a notion of accomplishment (forever, eternal) Alternative spellings include Schon and Schoen.

Use the informal phrase “Wie geht es dir?” (vee gate ess deer) or simply “Wie geht’s?” (vee gates) (mainly children)to ask someone you know well, or a child, “How are you?” Generally speaking, to be polite use the formal version with someone you don’t know, unless they begin using the informal with you.

Wiktionary. loof(Noun) The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.