That’s the Me I understand the least as a greeting. American as well. Seems like something only a waiter or busboy or something like that would use, but doesn’t sound like that’s the case.
I'm from Quebec so I tend to say Hallo, wie geht's? But nobody answered with their entire life yet. Although I do it sometimes with person who ask me. I like it to tell strangers how I really feel. I like to see their reactions. Very entertaining.
I loved the Na. Didn’t know that! You also never fail to add in the comedy with the, “wazzup!!!” 👻 😉. (Hands up for the over 30’) I learned from the locals when I was staying in Germany in the Summer, Schöne Tag. When saying goodbye, and really liked it. Was nice to have a different option to Tschüss. ☺️.
Kevin Y. I moved to Germany from The United States. I’m an American citizen living here with an unrestricted visa. There is an organization in Berlin that can help with language, relocation, tax, citizenship, etc... questions for expats. If you’re serious about moving here, or if you’re already living here and want to become a citizen, I would be delighted to give you more info.
I was watching a German movie the other day, after seeing this, and one of the characters said "Na" for hi, and it made me happy realizing that, making the connection after hearing you mention that
I live in Berlin and hearing "Na?" in context makes it way easier to understand. I'd say the closest equivalent in English is "Well?" (it also works when the phrase is "na ja" = "well, yeah").
I'm an American and come to Germany usually once a year. My friends are scattered all over northern Germany from Cologne to Hamburg to Berlin. When they great me and other Germans in the morning, they usually drop the "guten" and only say morgen to each other. In evenings, they usually greet me with "hallo" or "Guten Abend" but hallo is so much less formal.
I think my favorite greeting is “Na” mainly because I like to keep conversations short. Also love the Scary Movie (I believe that is where it comes from) reference😂😂. Also I love your videos!
Your channel was a real inspiration for me to start learning german. I want to visit Germany some day! I've learnt a lot with your videos and hope to keep learning this beatiful language, so Dankeschön!! :D :D
I work for a German airline in the USA, and a flight attendant from our flight to Munich did greet me casually with Grüss Gott (it was just the 2 of us on the plane before the passengers boarded). This was about 10 years ago, so take it how you will.
For my job, I sometimes work with swiss people and they write "Grüezzi" (not sure if it's the right way of writing it) I think it's cute! I think 'moin' is cute as well because you directly recognize from which part of Germany is the person just by saying hello :D (and same for 'Servus')
Wie geht's or Wie gehts es innen what I mainly use. I have a friend from a very little town in Bavaria and Servus is CERTAINLY what is used as a majority amongst the locals.
Wenn ich "Alles Klar?" höre, muss ich an "Alles klar in BH?" denken 😂😂 "Grüß Gott" höre ich täglich hier in Österreich und München, also nicht so altmodisch, denke ich. Oft kann man auch nur "Morgen" "Tag" "Abend" und "Nacht" hören und sagen, also "Gute / Guten" ist einfach weg: natürlich ist informel.
Sometimes when I watch German TV shows, and one time when I was in a restaurant in Vienna, people use the term "Mahlzeit". I don't really understand that as a greeting considering literally translated means "meal time", doesn't it?
@@GetGermanized he was confused but mostly because I threw something different at him 🤣 he hadn't heard of moin moin before so I showed him both clips.
Could you please upload a video about " TIPS for understanding the capital and small letters in a word". Like every norms must start with the capital letters, Every word after the article could also start with capital letter....so on... Could you please make it for me... bittttteeeeee...🤗thanks a lot!💐
In norway its the same, but yall can say like: ha!, a! Hei, hallo, halla, whallah(for the osman shia-islamist), Hello, Heihei!, hei as’(for when your cool county råner/ræggære) hej, and much much more
Warum schaue ich mir seine deutsch-Lern-Videos an ,obwohl ich selber deutsche bin . Ich glaub ich würd aber lügen ,wenn ich sagen würde ,dass ich es nicht gebrauchen könnte LOL 😂
I was confused with 'na' for a while. It took a while before I realised it had something to do with greeting. then, even after, I did not know how to reply to it and still do not know how to respond to 'na'. Note: I do not want to say 'na' cos I sound ridiculous saying it as a non-german. my 'na' lacks that german swag.
"Na?" Has always confused me. Is it just "hello"? Is it "How are you"? I've been told it means both, but then I have heard this conversation: "Na moin!" "Naaaaa du?" "Gut!" Wut. When is it which?!? I tend to give an awkward side-eye while getting laughed at.
I like the idea of compartmentalising life , and using different language in each situation ; after all the world is a stage , prefer a more private anti social existence myself.
Hallo - to everyone Guten Morgen/Tag/abend - Standard greeting Alles Klar - to bro's Was (ist) los (dicker) - to bro's too Wie geht es dir - normal Grüß gott/dich - old fashioned Servus - friendly informal Moin - Moin Moin
This turkish guy I met in Germany taught me the salutary phrase: "Du bist scheisse." Apparently it's informal. You use it when a stranger doesn't have 'feuer' for your cigarette.
As always a good video! But of course I have to disagree at one point. I mean it wouldn't be me if I do it different.😂 Leaving out "ist" during the sentence "Was ist los?" is a no go to me. Saying "Was los" is the worst German you can speak. It is as annoying as saying "Isch" instead of "Ich". Only turkish ppl who live in Germany do so. And it is considered to be dumb. Just can't name it in a different way, sorry. What you can do is leaving out the "t" of "ist". Like "Was is los?" But do not spare out the whole word. NOT okay at all. And if you really want to sound German: Say "Was ist los?" That's allready a slang term. You can also say "Was geht?" or "Was geht ab?". When it comes to: "Moin moin!"... Yeah you can say that. But ppl will realize immediatly you're not coming from the northern part of Germany. Cause usually they just say "Moin!". When you say "Moin, moin" ppl in the north of Germany think you talk too much. hahaha! Just because of using "Moin" twice. 😂
American here and travelled to Bavaria twice last year. I love how people use "servus" there. That's my fav
That’s the Me I understand the least as a greeting. American as well. Seems like something only a waiter or busboy or something like that would use, but doesn’t sound like that’s the case.
I'm from Quebec so I tend to say Hallo, wie geht's? But nobody answered with their entire life yet. Although I do it sometimes with person who ask me. I like it to tell strangers how I really feel. I like to see their reactions. Very entertaining.
I loved the Na. Didn’t know that! You also never fail to add in the comedy with the, “wazzup!!!” 👻 😉. (Hands up for the over 30’)
I learned from the locals when I was staying in Germany in the Summer, Schöne Tag. When saying goodbye, and really liked it. Was nice to have a different option to Tschüss. ☺️.
When I was hiking in Bavaria last year I heard the great Grüß Gott very frequently. I also heard Servus but that was usually from younger people.
Could you do one over becoming a German citizen what are the requirements and tests? Thank you for your videos.
Kevin Y. I moved to Germany from The United States. I’m an American citizen living here with an unrestricted visa. There is an organization in Berlin that can help with language, relocation, tax, citizenship, etc... questions for expats. If you’re serious about moving here, or if you’re already living here and want to become a citizen, I would be delighted to give you more info.
YES!!!
@@BrianKanner what's the name of that organization?
it's called Expath. They're great folks
I was watching a German movie the other day, after seeing this, and one of the characters said "Na" for hi, and it made me happy realizing that, making the connection after hearing you mention that
If greeting more than one person at a time in Austria, try : Grüzi miteinander. I love this one!
Love this new series!
It's really helpful.
PS: last time you "forgot" vielen Dank
Yeah, "forgot" 😂😁
Switzerland also uses Grüss Gott just an abbreviation of it (Grüezi or Grüessech in Berne). There is also the word Sali for friends.
So glad to have found this channel
I live in Berlin and hearing "Na?" in context makes it way easier to understand. I'd say the closest equivalent in English is "Well?" (it also works when the phrase is "na ja" = "well, yeah").
I'm an American and come to Germany usually once a year. My friends are scattered all over northern Germany from Cologne to Hamburg to Berlin. When they great me and other Germans in the morning, they usually drop the "guten" and only say morgen to each other. In evenings, they usually greet me with "hallo" or "Guten Abend" but hallo is so much less formal.
Same for my colleagues in Bavaria, it's usually just Morgen or Servus in the morning
oh,i havenet watched u for so long..That the beginning brought back memories😭my favourite one is good old "hallo".Love classics
thanks teacher Dominik!! I love your new language-series.
7:08 That's very similar to Dutch. 🙂 But we say it when it is a beautiful day so :"Het is een mooie dag."
I think my favorite greeting is “Na” mainly because I like to keep conversations short. Also love the Scary Movie (I believe that is where it comes from) reference😂😂. Also I love your videos!
One hears "grüezi" fairly regularly in Switzerland.
Your channel was a real inspiration for me to start learning german. I want to visit Germany some day!
I've learnt a lot with your videos and hope to keep learning this beatiful language, so Dankeschön!! :D :D
Thank you!
I work for a German airline in the USA, and a flight attendant from our flight to Munich did greet me casually with Grüss Gott (it was just the 2 of us on the plane before the passengers boarded). This was about 10 years ago, so take it how you will.
Wow. My German book in high school was called Wie Gehts. I guess I always assumed it must be a common greeting then.
For my job, I sometimes work with swiss people and they write "Grüezzi" (not sure if it's the right way of writing it) I think it's cute! I think 'moin' is cute as well because you directly recognize from which part of Germany is the person just by saying hello :D (and same for 'Servus')
Danke sehr für die Erklärung!
Alles Klar from Australia. Es ist kald und windig wein Ja? Meine Detusche ist riesigtitten. Schöner Kanal! Danken
Moin moin in Hamburg
Was los?! 😝 😝😝 You always make me laugh Dominik. I knew about na but hearing you describe it had me laughing so much!
Wie geht's or Wie gehts es innen what I mainly use. I have a friend from a very little town in Bavaria and Servus is CERTAINLY what is used as a majority amongst the locals.
Love your videos :)
Na has to be my favourite :D Made me think of the song tho, Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye
Wenn ich "Alles Klar?" höre, muss ich an "Alles klar in BH?" denken 😂😂 "Grüß Gott" höre ich täglich hier in Österreich und München, also nicht so altmodisch, denke ich. Oft kann man auch nur "Morgen" "Tag" "Abend" und "Nacht" hören und sagen, also "Gute / Guten" ist einfach weg: natürlich ist informel.
Matteo Onida das Gegenteil wär dann wohl „ alles fit im Schritt ?“ oder 😂😂
Sometimes when I watch German TV shows, and one time when I was in a restaurant in Vienna, people use the term "Mahlzeit". I don't really understand that as a greeting considering literally translated means "meal time", doesn't it?
Loved it,
herzlich wilkommen to my "boudoir" for a party. I love this. Will need to have boudoir parties more often that are heartily welcoming.
My boss whom I am close to is Swedish and spent many years in Austria and Germany. I'm so throwing him off with Na when he comes in into he morning
Haha, let me know how it goes :D
@@GetGermanized he was confused but mostly because I threw something different at him 🤣 he hadn't heard of moin moin before so I showed him both clips.
Danke!
Bitte sehr!
Top!
Way too cool
Ich grüß immer Moin, Hallöchen, Mahlzeit oder einfach “Tag!”
Herzlich wilkommen is my favorite way to learn how to say hello in german
"All good, with you bro?" XD "Was loooos?" I love how goofy you are in this video haha
Could you please upload a video about " TIPS for understanding the capital and small letters in a word". Like every norms must start with the capital letters,
Every word after the article could also start with capital letter....so on...
Could you please make it for me... bittttteeeeee...🤗thanks a lot!💐
2:55 Alles Klar, herr Kommissar?
guten Abend
We use Gruess Gott all the time in Stuttgart. Actually, in all of Baden-Wuerttemberg. I like using it. I'm not keen on hallo.
Bei mir hat sich "Na Du?" im privaten und "Hallo" im betrieblichen Umfeld durchgesetzt. Nicht alle Österreicher sagen "Servus"! :)
9:04 😂💜
Words for Hello “ hallo “ that I have used: Wie geht’s, servus, Guten Tag
Hallöchen
Gruezi
In norway its the same, but yall can say like: ha!, a! Hei, hallo, halla, whallah(for the osman shia-islamist), Hello, Heihei!, hei as’(for when your cool county råner/ræggære) hej, and much much more
What about allahu akbar?
In welsh na means no
Cywir. Da iawn
Also ich kenn noch "Mahlzeit" als Begrüßung am Mittag
Judging by how dry and sarcastic a lot of German humor is, I’m gonna guess “herzlich willkommen” is a pretty common punchline
I used to live in Bavaria. Grüss Gott and Grüss Dich are common. At least I think they still are....
I live in Austria and people say grüss got
Warum schaue ich mir seine deutsch-Lern-Videos an ,obwohl ich selber deutsche bin . Ich glaub ich würd aber lügen ,wenn ich sagen würde ,dass ich es nicht gebrauchen könnte LOL 😂
I like “wie ghets” alot more
💯
Hallo Hallo! :D
Niemand :
Deutsches Volk : *Na?*
Now, that’s all well and good, but WHAT ON EARTH is Benjamin Cumberbatch doing in that pic on the wall?? Are u guys related or sth??? 🧐🤨😂
Those two dislikes r from the people who dont have friends to use the phrases)
I was confused with 'na' for a while.
It took a while before I realised it had something to do with greeting.
then, even after, I did not know how to reply to it and still do not know how to respond to 'na'.
Note: I do not want to say 'na' cos I sound ridiculous saying it as a non-german. my 'na' lacks that german swag.
Guten Hallo Moin
In some respect I like the word 'Na' because it's straight to the point but I also don't like it as I think it sounds common.
Wat pump?
Und was über Toll Toll Toll. Also mag ich Na.
"Na?" Has always confused me. Is it just "hello"? Is it "How are you"? I've been told it means both, but then I have heard this conversation:
"Na moin!"
"Naaaaa du?"
"Gut!"
Wut. When is it which?!? I tend to give an awkward side-eye while getting laughed at.
Make a Low German video?
I like the idea of compartmentalising life , and using different language in each situation ; after all the world is a stage , prefer a more private anti social existence myself.
You could explain "Na ya" next time!
HalliHallo
Na! Dominick, 'sup?
Hallo - to everyone
Guten Morgen/Tag/abend - Standard greeting
Alles Klar - to bro's
Was (ist) los (dicker) - to bro's too
Wie geht es dir - normal
Grüß gott/dich - old fashioned
Servus - friendly informal
Moin - Moin Moin
How about saying ......alter? just too close friends?
Na? Na!
This turkish guy I met in Germany taught me the salutary phrase: "Du bist scheisse." Apparently it's informal. You use it when a stranger doesn't have 'feuer' for your cigarette.
Trolling I see 😂
@@GetGermanized only half, I was the guy who didn't have a lighter :/.
Well, that's just rude ;/
@@GetGermanized I'm sorry, I'll make sure to purchase a lighter and never leave home without it
I meant the other guy 😁
na ? lol , i thought people didn't like me when they said NA :p
Na. Wenn man na mit und benutzt das bedeutet nicht so richtig gut.
Na und.
Aber mit ja geht mit Respekt , Na ja .
Sehr gut!
Do all germans like drinking beer?👀I havent slept today bcs of the question😅
Na? Wie geht's?
Erst!
Was'los?
Na
Na in my dialect means No
As always a good video!
But of course I have to disagree at one point. I mean it wouldn't be me if I do it different.😂
Leaving out "ist" during the sentence "Was ist los?" is a no go to me. Saying "Was los" is the worst German you can speak. It is as annoying as saying "Isch" instead of "Ich". Only turkish ppl who live in Germany do so. And it is considered to be dumb. Just can't name it in a different way, sorry.
What you can do is leaving out the "t" of "ist". Like "Was is los?" But do not spare out the whole word. NOT okay at all. And if you really want to sound German: Say "Was ist los?" That's allready a slang term. You can also say "Was geht?" or "Was geht ab?".
When it comes to: "Moin moin!"... Yeah you can say that. But ppl will realize immediatly you're not coming from the northern part of Germany. Cause usually they just say "Moin!". When you say "Moin, moin" ppl in the north of Germany think you talk too much. hahaha! Just because of using "Moin" twice. 😂