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グーテンモルゲン

Meanings

1

interjection

A German loanword used as a friendly or slightly playful morning greeting in Japanese. Less common than おはようございます.

from German Guten Morgen

グーテンモルゲン！今日きょうはいい天てん気きだね。
Good morning! Nice weather today, isn't it?

Written forms

グーテン・モルゲン
- グーテンモルゲン
  Spelling with a middle dot, reflecting the original German word boundary.
- グーテン・モルゲン

Similar words

おはようございます
The standard polite Japanese morning greeting. グーテンモルゲン is a casual, foreign-flavored alternative.

Etymology

From German 'Guten Morgen' (good morning).