| A | B |
|---|
| Hallo! | Hello! |
| Hi! | Hi! |
| Ciao (to friends) | Bye! See you! |
| Tschüs/Tschüss | Bye |
| Tschö | Bye (Rhineland) |
| Tschüssle | Bye (Swabia) |
| Auf Wiedersehen | Good bye! (formal) |
| Adieu! | Good bye! (Swabia, becoming obsolete) |
| Pfiati! | Good bye (Bavaria, Austria) |
| Pfiat eich! | Good bye, plur., (Bavaria, Austria) |
| Servus! | Hello, Hi, Good bye (Bavaria, Austria) |
| Guten Morgen! | Good morning! |
| Morgen! | Good morning! (shortened) |
| Moin! | Good morning! (Northern Germany) |
| Moin-Moin! | Good morning (Northern Germany) alternate expression |
| Guten Tag! | Good day! |
| Tag! | Good day! (shortened) |
| Guten Abend! | Good evening! |
| 'n Abend | Good evening! (shortened) |
| Grüß dich! | Hello (becoming obsolete) |
| Salü | Hello (informal in Switzerland and Saarland) |
| Grüezi! | Good day! (Switzerland) |
| Grüezi mitenand! | Good day! (Switzerland, plur.) |
