🌅 Good Morning, Good Night & More: German Greetings by Time of Day

German greetings change with the time of day — here's exactly which one to use, when.

Guten Morgen

Good morning

Until roughly 10-11am

Guten Tag

Good day

Late morning through afternoon

Guten Abend

Good evening

From early evening onward

Gute Nacht

Good night

Only when someone is going to bed

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