How to say "Good day, everyone!" in German?

[Bob]

Exactly and correctly.  I know it's guten Tag something.  But is it alles?

[m19834]

Okay, I'll bite.  I *think* it's "Guten Tag jeder" ...

[pianowolfi]

Guten Tag alle miteinander!

[vanbeethoven]

Guten Tag alle miteinander!

Yea, correct (having lived in Germany for 12 years). "Alles" means "everything" not "everybody", Bob.

Greetings

[retrouvailles]

You could always use this next time:

https://translate.google.com/

It gives some nice approximations.

[Bob]

Ok.  Thanks.  So this is absolutely correct -- normal, and grammaticall correct?

Guten Tag alle miteinander!


I also see these...
Guten Tag allerseits! (all sides)
Guten Tag allemann! (all man?)
Guten Tag jeder! (every?)
Guten Tag jedermann! (every man?)

Are those grammatically correct?  Or normal?

[pianowolfi]

Guten Tag allerseits! is correct. Also
Guten Tag alle miteinander!
or

Guten Tag miteinander!


Nobody would say Guten Tag jeder or allemann or jedermann though, that sounds weird.

[timothy42b]

When I lived in Germany, I found it useful to mumble.  The listener would usually give you the benefit of the doubt, and often figure out what you meant to say.

On the other hand, to speak clearly and distinctly will prove you DON'T know any grammar, and they can be a little critical.

The worst mistake I made was to rehearse what I wanted to say in my mind, so that I could spit it out without stumbling.  Trouble is, if you do that your listener often assumes you know much more German than you really do.  The answer would come back like a machine gun, and I wouldn't catch any of it. 

[littletune]

hmm i was just wondering... what about just: Guten Tag (an ?) alle ? (cause thats what i would say if i had to say something ) or: Guten Tag alle zusammen ? that wouldnt be ok?

[timothy42b]

I was trying to remember how Germans themselves did it while I was there (I spent five years working in Germany, then returned to the US).

As near as I can recall, they used none of the phrases listed above. 

If it was an informal gathering, they just said "Guten Tag." 

If the event were bigger or more formal, normally it was "Guten Tag, meine Damen und Herren."

I don't think I heard any other variations.  But my memory is faulty, can't be sure. 

[goldentone]

When I lived in Germany, I found it useful to mumble.  The listener would usually give you the benefit of the doubt, and often figure out what you meant to say.

On the other hand, to speak clearly and distinctly will prove you DON'T know any grammar, and they can be a little critical.

The worst mistake I made was to rehearse what I wanted to say in my mind, so that I could spit it out without stumbling.  Trouble is, if you do that your listener often assumes you know much more German than you really do.  The answer would come back like a machine gun, and I wouldn't catch any of it.  

That was a funny and enlightening post.

[vanbeethoven]

hmm i was just wondering... what about just: Guten Tag (an ?) alle ? (cause thats what i would say if i had to say something ) or: Guten Tag alle zusammen ? that wouldnt be ok?

Also correct. Both not suited for a larger formal gathering though. In that case it would be "Guten
Tag meine Damen und Herren", as timothy correctly mentioned.

Greetings

[Bob]

So would "Guten Tag alle" be correct?

[pianowolfi]

So would "Guten Tag alle" be correct?

No, nobody says that here.

[thalbergmad]

Indeed, it is usually:

Guten Morgen, raus aus meinem Solarium.

Thal

[littletune]

No, nobody says that here.

  oh so nobody says that in Schwitzerland or anywhere were they speek german? what about Guten Tag an alle?
now i would really like to know this for sure! i learn german in school (and from tv ) and im really kinda good at it    and i understand a lot... but im confused about this now i just cant hear it in my head so i guess i've never heard it before ...and it seems so simple! (well i guess its not the most important thing in the world )

[pianowolfi]

Indeed, it is usually:

Guten Morgen, raus aus meinem Solarium.

Thal

Yes, this is correct. Also Guten Morgen, weg von meinem Klavier!  

@littletune: we say Guten Tag allerseits, Guten Tag (alle) miteinander, Guten Tag die Herrschaften (a bit humoristic and/or ancient). In Switzerland its easier: Grüezi mitenenand.


"Guten Tag an alle" is not usual and anyway grammatically incorrect because the person you wish a good day (or anything else) to is in dative whereas "an" goes with accusative.

[timothy42b]

Yes, this is correct. Also Guten Morgen, weg von meinem Klavier!  

Or when waking in the Parkplatz, "Guten Morgen, bitte nicht fuettern!"

[vanbeethoven]

Also Guten Morgen, weg von meinem Klavier!  

*smirk. . .

In Switzerland its easier: Grüezi mitenenand.

I cha au so es bietzli Schwytzerdütsch rede;-)

(Sorry for my spelling. I happen to have some friends in Switzerland so I picked up some of this funny Schweitzerdeutsch there.)

Greetings

[Bob]

Derartig Sprache!

[littletune]

Yes, this is correct. Also Guten Morgen, weg von meinem Klavier!  

@littletune: we say Guten Tag allerseits, Guten Tag (alle) miteinander, Guten Tag die Herrschaften (a bit humoristic and/or ancient). In Switzerland its easier: Grüezi mitenenand.


"Guten Tag an alle" is not usual and anyway grammatically incorrect because the person you wish a good day (or anything else) to is in dative whereas "an" goes with accusative.

ok thank you
(is German in Switzerland very different than in Germany?) we have some relatives in Switzerland but in the french speaking part... (and i just got a lot of Lindt chocolate mmmm yummyy!!   oh and i have swiss cough syrup as well yummy too!  and helpful! )

[pianowolfi]

Or when waking in the Parkplatz, "Guten Morgen, bitte nicht fuettern!"

Lol 

[pianowolfi]

*smirk. . .

I cha au so es bietzli Schwytzerdütsch rede;-)

(Sorry for my spelling. I happen to have some friends in Switzerland so I picked up some of this funny Schweitzerdeutsch there.)

Greetings

Hehe dasch luschtig   Chunnsch bald emal i'd Schwiiz?

[pianowolfi]

ok thank you
(is German in Switzerland very different than in Germany?) we have some relatives in Switzerland but in the french speaking part... (and i just got a lot of Lindt chocolate mmmm yummyy!!   oh and i have swiss cough syrup as well yummy too!  and helpful! )

Yes we have many yummy things. The country is full of them

Swiss German is quite different, many Germans don't understand it, especially those from Northern Germany. But Swiss people try to speak what they call "Schriftdeutsch" (written German) when they are talking to foreigners.

[timothy42b]

But Swiss people try to speak what they call "Schriftdeutsch" (written German) when they are talking to foreigners.

Schrift means writing and by extension secretary, but colloquially means slave or peon. 

Unterschrift means "sign here," under my authority.  My job required me to sign a large number of documents where it said unterschrift.  Invariably I had to sign above the line, therefore I insisted on calling it ueberschrift, a bit of humor the Germans never appreciated. 

One time I had so much difficulty expressing myself auf Deutsch that the store clerk lost patience and said, "please sir.  Just say it in English." 

[pianowolfi]

Schrift means writing and by extension secretary, but colloquially means slave or peon. 

Oops? I can't really follow you in this   

Unterschrift means "sign here," under my authority.  My job required me to sign a large number of documents where it said unterschrift.  Invariably I had to sign above the line, therefore I insisted on calling it ueberschrift, a bit of humor the Germans never appreciated. 

I find that funny  Überschrift means title.

[littletune]

Yes we have many yummy things. The country is full of them

Swiss German is quite different, many Germans don't understand it, especially those from Northern Germany. But Swiss people try to speak what they call "Schriftdeutsch" (written German) when they are talking to foreigners.

coool! i wish i would live there
but what about Swiss French then? is it very different than French in France too? or not? do people in Switzerland usualy understand all four swiss languages or not? do people that speak different languages like eachother? (because in some countries they dont that much) which language is spoken by the most people? ... oh sorry when i start asking questions i just never stop  you dont have to answer all that

[pianowolfi]

coool! i wish i would live there
but what about Swiss French then? is it very different than French in France too? or not? do people in Switzerland usualy understand all four swiss languages or not? do people that speak different languages like eachother? (because in some countries they dont that much) which language is spoken by the most people? ... oh sorry when i start asking questions i just never stop  you dont have to answer all that

Swiss French is not that different from French French. Less than Swiss German from German German.
Lol 

Oh yes we do love each other I am pretty bad at French, Italian and Rumantsch though, like many of my Swiss German fellows A majority of ca. 63 % speaks German.

 

[littletune]

Swiss French is not that different from French French. Less than Swiss German from German German.
Lol 

Oh yes we do love each other I am pretty bad at French, Italian and Rumantsch though, like many of my Swiss German fellows A majority of ca. 63 % speaks German.

 

thanks cool 

[thalbergmad]

Littletune - pianowolfi is a big celebrity in Switzerland. His real name is Silvan Zingg and he play boogie woogie.

Thal

[pianowolfi]

Littletune - pianowolfi is a big celebrity in Switzerland. His real name is Silvan Zingg and he play boogie woogie.

Thal

A-beebop-aloobop-aloobop-booom  

[timothy42b]

Yeah but can he play Schnappi?

I don't know if it made it to Switzerland, but it was certainly the rage in Germany briefly.  You couldn't turn on the radio without hearing it. 

[pianowolfi]

Yeah but can he play Schnappi?

I don't know if it made it to Switzerland, but it was certainly the rage in Germany briefly.  You couldn't turn on the radio without hearing it.  

Lol that's this thing I use to drive people crazy with during my silly phases   Schni schna schnappi--schnappi schnappi schnapp...

[littletune]

Littletune - pianowolfi is a big celebrity in Switzerland. His real name is Silvan Zingg and he play boogie woogie.

Thal

oh ok cool
well except on wikipedia it says Silvan Zingg was born in Lugano where they speak mostly Italian so why did pianowolfi say he was pretty bad at Italian then? and why hasnt he posted any boggie woogie recordings in audition room (and besides i saved his improvisation som,som on my computer and theres a name of the file and probably pianowolfi's name and its not silvan zingg   and besides i think i saw pianowolfi's picture in the pictures thread once and i dont think he looks like Silvan Zingg ) ... but well ok and i can sing Schnappi  so maybe pianowolfi could play and i would sing i bet all the people on pianostreet would really love to hear that!!     

[Bob]

Es ist eine Vertuschung.

[pianowolfi]

Es ist eine Vertuschung.

Ja das mag sein. Guten Tag allerseits, ich bin incognito hier

[littletune]

Was ist eine Vertuschung? Dass mit Silvan Zingg und pianowolfi? tut mir Leid ich bin nur ein dummes Kind. Ich werde nicht mehr davon sprechen      . Aber es ist echt toll auf Deutsch zu sprechen!!!!   Es sollte ein thread wo man nur auf Deutsch spreche sein!... dass ist aber ein zehr schwierige Satz!!! Ich bin sicher dass er falsch ist...  ich muss Deutsch uben! oh nein! ich rede sooo viel sogar auf Sprachen die ich nicht sehr gut sprechen kann!!  Ich entschuldige mich!!

[pianowolfi]

Was ist eine Vertuschung? Dass mit Silvan Zingg und pianowolfi? tut mir Leid ich bin nur ein dummes Kind. Ich werde nicht mehr davon sprechen     . Aber es ist echt toll auf Deutsch zu sprechen!!!!   Es sollte ein thread wo man nur auf Deutsch spreche sein!... dass ist aber ein zehr schwierige Satz!!! Ich bin sicher dass er falsch ist...   ich muss Deutsch uben! oh nein! ich rede sooo viel sogar auf Sprachen die ich nicht sehr gut sprechen kann!!   Ich entschuldige mich!!

Hee hee Hey that's very good already  You know "Vertuschung" is actually not the correct word, I think Bob meant "Verwechslung" (confusion) which it certainly wasn't, it was just one of Thal's jokes And I didn't want to be picky at Bob and correct him again...

certainly I also make many mistakes in English  

[littletune]

Hee hee Hey that's very good already  You know "Vertuschung" is actually not the correct word, I think Bob meant "Verwechslung" (confusion) which it certainly wasn't, it was just one of Thal's jokes And I didn't want to be picky at Bob and correct him again...

certainly I also make many mistakes in English  

Danke schön!

[Bob]

Vertuschung = cover up

[vanbeethoven]

Hehe dasch luschtig   Chunnsch bald emal i'd Schwiiz?

I weiss nöt. 

Könnte aber sein, möglicherweise nächstes Jahr.

[pianowolfi]

Vertuschung = cover up

Yes I know what you mean. But we don't use "Vertuschung" in this sense. " Vertuschung" means for instance: You have committed tax evasion. Now you're on the verge of being caught. You decide to fake (or destruct) every personal data that may incriminate you. That's a "Vertuschung".

Or: an important politician is involved in a case of corruption. He tries to cover-up (vertuschen) his steps by (for instance) destroying files, manipulating the press, doing even more bribary etc.