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How do you politely say 'Goodbye' to a shopkeeper in German?

Auf Wiedersehen is the standard polite goodbye.

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  1. Guten Appetit
  2. Guten Morgen
  3. Auf Wiedersehen ✔

Why: Auf Wiedersehen literally means 'until we see each other again'. It is the polite goodbye. Tschüss is the casual version for friends.

Huh, didn't know that: Wiktionary lists 'bis später' (see you later) and 'tschüss' as other farewells.

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Answer: Auf Wiedersehen. Auf Wiedersehen literally means 'until we see each other again'. It is the polite goodbye. Tschüss is the casual version for friends.

  1. Wiktionary: auf Wiedersehen en.wiktionary.org/wiki/auf_Wiedersehen
    auf Wiedersehen goodbye
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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