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How to respond to “Auf Wiedersehen!” in German
A farewell can be brief, friendly, or tied to the situation. It does not require a promise about the next meeting.
What you might hear
Auf Wiedersehen!
Goodbye!
Choose a reply that fits
Auf Wiedersehen.
Goodbye.
A simple farewell in a short exchange.
Pass auf dich auf.
Take care.
A caring choice with a friend or acquaintance.
Einen schönen Tag noch.
Have a nice day.
Suitable when ending a daytime interaction.
Bis bald.
See you soon.
Use when another meeting is reasonably expected.
Two short exchanges
Ending a brief interaction
Auf Wiedersehen!
Goodbye!
Auf Wiedersehen.
Goodbye.
A friend leaving
Ich gehe jetzt. Auf Wiedersehen!
I'm leaving now. Goodbye!
Pass auf dich auf.
Take care.
Your turn
End a daytime interaction with a friendly wish.
Reveal a sample reply
Einen schönen Tag noch.
Have a nice day.
This response guide in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
