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Illustration of the A1 German word “Guten Tag!”, which translates to “Good day!”. A dapper mole in a tiny tuxedo pops out of his dirt hole, tipping his top hat with a dazzling, wide-toothed grin as he bows deeply to a confused, sun-dappled daisy.

Guten Tag! is part of Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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Guten Tag!

Good day!

/ˌɡuːtn̩ ˈtaːk/

Examples — Guten Tag! in a sentence

Guten Tag! Wie geht es Ihnen?

Good day! How are you?

Der Mann sagt: Guten Tag!

The man says: Good day!

How to remember it

'GOO-ten TAHG' sounds like 'Good Tag!' Imagine tagging someone friendly and saying 'Good Day!'.

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