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  1. What is the difference between "moin" and "moin moin"?

    26 "Moin" and "moin moin" both are popular salutations in northern Germany - I'm interested in the differences between them. Some say "moin moin" is intended as an answer to "moin", others will …

  2. How to use greeting "Moin." - German Language Stack Exchange

    Sep 25, 2021 · How to use greeting "Moin." Ask Question Asked 4 years, 3 months ago Modified 4 years, 3 months ago

  3. Morning greetings? - German Language Stack Exchange

    Jul 17, 2015 · Just heard about the greeting Moin which is prevalent in Hamburg at least but seemingly not in other non-harbour like cities. I hear Morge quite a bit, and of course Guten Morgen, but just …

  4. Polite alternatives to "Grüß Gott"? - German Language Stack Exchange

    I made it a point to answer "Grüß Gott" (a typically southern greeting) with a stereotypical northern german "Moin Moin" (related to dutch "mooi moin", Schönen/Guten Tag).

  5. salutation - Was ist die korrekte Anrede in E-Mails an Personen, die ...

    May 25, 2011 · Was ist die korrekte Anrede in E-Mails an Personen, die man nicht persönlich kennt? Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren oder Sehr geehrte Frau / Herr ... Beides klingt sehr formell, Hallo …

  6. How do non-Baviarians respond to "Grüß Gott!"?

    Mar 15, 2017 · As we know from here "Grüß Gott!" is a "Bavarian thing," not implying anything more than a type of "hello." How do non-Bavarians respond? An acquaintance from northern Germany …

  7. Platonic, not romantic, term of endearment? - German Language Stack ...

    Jun 17, 2012 · Would "mein Schatz" be used between platonic male and female friends or is there a romantic connotation?

  8. "Schätze" or "Schatz". How to adress a female?

    Sep 22, 2023 · "So it seems to be a general phenomenon that grammatical features dominate over meaning features when it is a very tight grammatical construction." or, maybe, it was not the brightest …

  9. Meaning of "mein Lieber" - German Language Stack Exchange

    Sep 26, 2013 · Actually, “mein Lieber” is very rarely used to address someone, with the possible exception of the use mentioned in Thorsten's answer. So maybe you want to check where you …

  10. What is an acceptable response to "wie geht's"?

    Oct 16, 2014 · Gut, danke. Or if you want to be nice and return the question, Gut, danke, und Dir/und selbst?. Note however that someone asking you Wie geht's? is almost certainly asking about you, …