In german, "Hallo! Guten morgan!" means "Hello! Good Morning!"
Hallo means Hello.
Guten means good.
Morgan means morning.
When we come across with a friend or someone I know, we would say "Hallo!" for informal greeting. If we come across a stranger, we would say "Guten Tag!" for formal greeting.
Tag means day. Therefore, Guten Tag means good day.
How about to say "See you tomorrow" in german? "Bis morgan". Morgan here means tomorrow. Yes, it is the same word for morning. "Bis morgan" literally means "Til tomorrow".
When we say goodbye, there is a formal way and informal way. "Auf Wiedersehen!" for formal way. "Tschüs!" for informal way. Of course, we can say "Bis später!" for "See you later!". ü sounds like 淤泥的淤 in putonghua. ä sounds like e. When say Tschüs! to whom understand putonghua, don't break it into 2 separated sounds; otherwise, it sounds like foul language - 去死。
Friday, September 19, 2008
life is a personal art. marriage is an art of two persons.
Marriage is the joining of two people -
the union of two hearts.
It lives on the love
you give each other
and never grows old,
but thrives on the joy
of each new day...
Marriage is love.
May you always be blessed
in your hearts
with the wonder of your marriage.
May you always be able to talk things over,
to confide,
to laugh with each other
and enjoy life together,
to share moments
of quiet peace
when the day is done.
May you be blessed
with a lifetime of happiness.
~jill Ryynanen
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