German · A1 · Family moment
Good morning in German
Gentle German phrases for waking up together. Use these with one child; du is the informal word for “you.”
What you'll learn
- Greet your child in the morning.
- Ask simple questions about sleep and hunger.
- Use gentle prompts for morning routines.
- Express love and reassurance.
German phrases for good morning
Guten Morgen!
Good morning!
A standard morning greeting.
Hast du gut geschlafen?
Did you sleep well?
A common morning question. German uses hast ... geschlafen to ask about completed sleep.
Zeit aufzuwachen.
Time to wake up.
A natural, shortened prompt used in everyday speech.
Lass uns die Vorhänge aufmachen.
Let's open the curtains.
Lass uns suggests doing something together. Aufmachen is an everyday word for “open.”
Ich hab dich lieb.
I love you.
A warm, natural expression of love for a child. Hab is a common spoken form of habe.
Hast du Hunger?
Are you hungry?
German says “have hunger” rather than “be hungry.”
Drück mich ganz fest.
Give me a big hug.
An affectionate equivalent meaning “Hug me really tightly.”
Heute wird ein schöner Tag.
Today is going to be lovely.
Literally, “Today will be a lovely day.” A reassuring way to start the morning.
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der Morgen
morning
Capitalize Morgen in Guten Morgen. Lowercase morgen means “tomorrow.”
schlafen
to sleep
Geschlafen is the form used in Hast du gut geschlafen?
aufwachen
to wake up
In Zeit aufzuwachen, zu goes between auf and wachen.
die Vorhänge
the curtains
The singular is der Vorhang.
aufmachen
to open
An everyday verb for opening curtains, doors or other things.
liebhaben
to love; to be fond of
An affectionate verb, often used with family: Ich habe dich lieb.
der Hunger
hunger
Use without an article in Hunger haben: “to be hungry.”
heute
today
The h is pronounced, unlike in the English word “hour.”
Simple present: statements and questions
In a statement, the conjugated verb comes second. In a yes/no question, it comes first. Haben means “to have” and is also used to talk about hunger.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Statement with ich | ich habe + noun | Ich habe Hunger. — I am hungry. |
| Statement with du | du hast + noun | Du hast Hunger. — You are hungry. |
| Yes/no question | hast + du + noun? | Hast du Hunger? — Are you hungry? |
Gentle prompts and shared actions
A direct request to one child usually leaves out du. Use Lass uns followed by an infinitive to suggest an activity together.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Affectionate request | drück + mich | Drück mich ganz fest. — Give me a big hug. |
| Doing something together | lass uns + object + infinitive | Lass uns die Vorhänge aufmachen. — Let's open the curtains. |
Asking about completed sleep
The sleep question uses the conversational past tense, called Perfekt. Use a form of haben plus geschlafen. In a question, haben comes first and geschlafen goes at the end.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Question | hast + du + gut + geschlafen? | Hast du gut geschlafen? — Did you sleep well? |
| Answer | ich + habe + gut + geschlafen | Ich habe gut geschlafen. — I slept well. |
More examples
Guten Morgen, mein Schatz!
Good morning, sweetheart!
Mein Schatz is an affectionate way to address a child.
Bist du noch müde?
Are you still tired?
Use bist, a form of sein (“to be”), with müde (“tired”).
Lass uns frühstücken.
Let's have breakfast.
Frühstücken is a verb meaning “to have breakfast.”
Ich mache die Vorhänge auf.
I'm opening the curtains.
Aufmachen splits in this statement: mache comes second and auf goes at the end.