Guten Abend
Good evening
Language note: Use this greeting as it starts getting darker.
Culture note: This greeting sets the stage for an enjoyable evening at a social event.
Context: As the day progresses and it starts getting dark, you say goodbye to your teacher after class.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Guten
[GOO-ten]
Good
A term of positive greeting.
Guten Abend, liebe Gäste.
Good evening, dear guests.
Abend
[AH-bent]
evening
The period of the day from late afternoon until night.
Der Abend ist ruhig.
The evening is calm.
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