| A | B |
| Wie geht's? | How are you? / How is it going? (informal) |
| Wie geht es Ihnen? | How are you? / How is it going? (formal) |
| Es geht mir gut, danke. | I'm fine, thank you. |
| Prima! | Great! |
| Es geht mir schlecht. | It's bad (for me). |
| Es geht mir nicht so gut. | I'm not so good. |
| Und dir? | And you? (informal) |
| Und Ihnen? | And you? (informal) |
| Nicht schlecht. | Not bad. |
| Es geht. | It's okay. / It's going okay. |
| Sehr gut, danke. | Very well, thank you. |
| Ganz gut. | Really good. |
| Tag! | Hi! |
| Guten Tag! | Hello. |
| Grüß dich! | Hello. (informal in southern Deutschland) |
| Grüß Gott! | (formal in southern Deutschland) |
| Guten Abend. | Good evening. |
| Gute Nacht. | Good night (before going to bed.) |
| Guten Morgen. | Good morning. |
| 'n Morgen. | mumbled Good morning |
| 'n Abend. | mumbled Good evening |
| Morgen. | Short for Good morning |
| Servus. | Hello in Osterreich |
| Willkommen! | seen on welcome sign when entering towns in Deutschland |
| Auf Wiedersehen! | Good bye! (formal) |
| Wiedersehen! | Good bye! (shortened, less formal) |
| Tschüs! / Tschau! | Good bye! (informal) |
| Geht es dir gut? | Is it going well (for you)? (informal) |
| Geht es Ihnen gut? | Is it going well (for you)? (formal) |
| Hallo! | Hello! (informal) |