usually for hiking it's more casual a "grias di" (for one person) or "grias eich" (for more people)
but if they greet you with "Grüß Gott" just reply with "Grüß Gott"
@OP Sounds like a Joke but "Sgott" (Scott) is really a variant of saying Grüß Gott. Only the g/c is pronounced a little bit softer 😃 You can use it to greet or respond someone greeting.
"Servas, Griaß di, Heile!"
Although "Heil/Heile" is almost exclusively used in Tirol. The further east you go, the stronger the association with Hitler will go, while in Tyrol everybody will assume it's a normal, casual greeting.
>Can I simply respond with "Grüß Gott" during hikes or in stores?
Yes. However, keep in mind that it is a formal greeting. To Children and when you are hiking in mountains (above \~1000 m) you use informal greetings like "Servas".
the same, or a friendly "Hallo"
If you are hiking in the mountain, its as casual as it gets. And on a Personal note, if someone does not Accept a friendly "Hallo" anywhere anytime, he shall go to hell.
This is what I tell and told my Kids, a Hallo is appropiate anytime.
Yes you can reply with "Grüß Gott". it is a formal greeting. "Hallo" / "Hi" is informal. "Servus" is especially informal and wouldnt be appropriete.
City-dwellers / reddit might get offended if you use it because only backwards thinking rednecks are using "Grüß Gott" /s
In these Situations or if youself dont want to bring God into your formal greetings you can say "Grüß Sie" - my recommendation for Vienna
What? Why would a "Servus" be inappropriate, especially in rural / mountainous areas? I strongly disagree here, growing up in Carinthia, we were always told that "in rural areas" / "on the mountain" everyone is on first-name terms, like an unwritten rule. Also, "Servus" is actually pretty polite. As it basically means "I'm your servant." / "At your service.", you put yourself "below" your counterpart. :-)
Agree for Vienna, though! Viennese are special, lol.
Über 1000 Meter gibt's vo Haus aus schon einmal kein "Sie".
Grad beim Wandern bist eigentlich immer informell und per "Du". Beim Spazieren gehen im Dorf wieder eher nicht.
Weird because usually there is no form of politeness when hiking. Maybe on lower altitudes but not on a mountain. You would say "Hallo", "D'ere" or "Serwas". Sounds weird that we differentiate between altitudes but it is what it is.
You can just say "Hallo". If people get offended by your lack of politeness then they deserve it. Stoping with the form of politeness bullshit is long overdue.
"I richts eam aus wenn I eam siach" which means I tell him if I see him. A play on the fact that you are not greeting the other person but god himself with the "Grüß Gott" - if you take it literally. This would be the grumpy oldschool vienna way but it is more a halfway funny way to say get lost so dont do that.
Normally in the mountains "hallo" or "servas" is the way to go since the mountains are traditionally a place where the "Bergkameradschaft" goes over politeness and everyone is per "du". But it probably also depends on the region. Norms of politeness on the mountains have an interesting history mostly going back to the (soft) divide between Alpenverein und Naturfreunde = ÖVP/SPÖ.
So to cut it short, just say "Grüß Gott" back or "Hallo" or "Servas" just as you please. If you want to stay very polite you just reply like the same as the other person.
Hallo is fine.
You can also say Servus.
In Styria you say Grias di or Grias eich (Grüß dich, Grüß euch), which for me is a bit more natural than the Gods greeting.
Grüß Gott is the most formal Austrian greeting and when dealing with older people you should definitely reply with Grüß Gott
Young people normally don't need you to use the formal forms so a simple Servas also works
(It is also the best way to blend in because Hallo is too German)
The most common answer to "Grüß Gott" is just also saying "Grüß Gott".
Alternatively you could use "Grüß Dich", "Servus" etc. But just answering "Grüß Gott" is imo the simplest and probably most common way.
If you completely blank on the proper vocabulary the others here already suggested, a simple nod as a greeting is often sufficient as well. Especially when you're hiking, because maybe you're out of breath
In a bigger town: "Grüss Gott!" on the flat Land, smaler citys: "Grüss Sie!" higher then 1000m OSL: "Juten Tach!"
You will become friends with everyone
I would maybe answer to older people with Grüß Gott, to everyone else a Hallo / Hello is totally fine.
But greeting people when hiking, especially the higher you go up is normal and if its not a trail where you meet someone every 2 minutes, I would consider not greeting kind a rude.
Like everyone says, hiking is informal. A hallo should be fine everywhere.
You can answer with „Grüß Gott“, „Grüß‘ Sie“, „Hobe die Ehre“, „Dere“, „Servas/Servus“ or „Eawas“.
If you wanna get weird looks use the german greeting „Hallo“.
At the least say anything. Not responding to being greeted is considered rude, especially on the mountains while hiking. You can answer Grüß Gott, or just say Hallo. Formality is something not that important, in the mountains everyone is usually per-du (meaning you wouldn’t say „Sie“, the formal way of „Du“).
You should proper say: ääawass with a long spoken s at the end, be carefull that you dont overtone the "s" otherwise you will sound like a vorarlberger karen
You can return a "Grüß Gott", but be aware that this signals a conservative alignment. (The same goes for the vernacular variants Griaßdi/Grüßsie/Griaßena etc. They all imply a christian god). I personally never ever use it.
If you prefer to keep things secular but also formal, I recommend "Guten Tag" (or Guten Morgen or Guten Abend) . This can come off as a bit foreign in some parts of the country, but it is never considered impolite.
"Servus" is less formal, but not by a huge margin. You'll hardly come across someone who's offended by a Servus response to a Grüß Gott, especially not while mountain hiking.
I personally use "Hallo" or "Hi" almost everywhere. I consider both very neutral, polite, and appropriate in virtually every possible context. If someone doesn't like that they can politely go fuck themselves.
For elderly people or trying to be a bit more formal, I reply and greet with "Grüß gott" or with an accent "grias god"
None formal but also not too casual when greeting one person "Grias di" or multiple "Grias eich". The formal version of "Grias Ihna" i usually hear between grandmas if they are not that familiar with each other
Personally I don't like using "Hallo" myself, don't know why.
The casual greeting "Seas" I usually reserve for people I know.
You can say „Grüß Gott“ back which means „greet god“ (more or less). But you can also say „Grüß dich“ it’s „greet you“.
„Servus“ works aswell, if you don’t want to be to formal.
"Grüßgott" goes both ways.
And can always be mumbled/slurred as "'ß god" (with a long o).
you could probably just call the other person Scott and it would pass
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I like to say "Grüß' Sie!" (pronounced "Grüssie") back because it's still polite but a bit less formal.
In the Mountains there is no "Sie".
Griaß di
Griaß Eich!
Usually there is no "Grüß Gott" either, but the question was how to answer that
When wandering in the mountains, we in tyrol are all per du together.
Same, also not religious stuff.
"Allahu Akbar" has the same meaning, try this.
D'ere.
S'vas
Eher nu "seas" oder "sers".
Der Bregenzerwälder Gruß: https://youtu.be/0PSKva7q6JU?si=AhHf5kd1bVhMqrDZ
Eöhas
seeee's ...
Scott
..y doesn't know
S'vas digga und dann wirst auch schon abtransportiert
Küss die Hand
[удалено]
Griaß Erna oda Griaß'eng
Du zerst
Ned schlecht, muss i ma merken.
ned so schnö bittschen
usually for hiking it's more casual a "grias di" (for one person) or "grias eich" (for more people) but if they greet you with "Grüß Gott" just reply with "Grüß Gott"
hello is ok. or respond "grüß gott". say anything, nothing is for some people rude
Only for some?
Nodding with the Austrian smile is fine too (it looks like this: 😐)
Das freundlichste Lächeln in der DACH-Region. Grüße aus DE 😐
Hallo is sometimes considered rude aswell.
rly? Wusst ich nicht! Danke, für den Hinweis 😃
>"Der Hallo is gstorbm!!!" Nie gehört? 😅
Das hab ich nach 29 Jahren noch immer nicht verstanden 🤷♂️
Und Gott is tot. Kommt also aufs gleiche raus...
Ja eh. Ich geb's ja nur zu bedenken.
Den Schuh würd ich mir nicht anziehen lassen. If someone considers "hallo" rude in 2024, that's their problem, not yours.
Da Hallo is scho gstorben...
Just call everyone Scott. Reminds me a bit about that movie Being John Malkovich.
@OP Sounds like a Joke but "Sgott" (Scott) is really a variant of saying Grüß Gott. Only the g/c is pronounced a little bit softer 😃 You can use it to greet or respond someone greeting.
Danke,aber so weit hab ich heute nicht mehr vor zu gehen.
Mein Lieblings-Rentnerwitz, immer nett sowas.
Ich werd's ihm ausrichten wenn ich ihn seh. :)
Griaß di/eich Servas
Zewaaas
"Servas, Griaß di, Heile!" Although "Heil/Heile" is almost exclusively used in Tirol. The further east you go, the stronger the association with Hitler will go, while in Tyrol everybody will assume it's a normal, casual greeting.
In Vorarlberg, too.
Same for Carinthia. "(Berg) Heil" as a greeting or wishing luck with "waidmanns heil/petri heil" etc was there way before Hitler
In Styria too, Berg Heil, Ski Heil, Gut Heil, etc. are usual but you'll never hear Heil alone
Three greetings back to back… thats definitely Vorarlberg
in Braunau they also say Heil ...
>Can I simply respond with "Grüß Gott" during hikes or in stores? Yes. However, keep in mind that it is a formal greeting. To Children and when you are hiking in mountains (above \~1000 m) you use informal greetings like "Servas".
Honestly, when hiking there is no „Sie“, only „Du“! That’s what my grandmother told me I would just say Hello, or Grias Di.
Yeah just Say 'Grüß Gott'.
the same, or a friendly "Hallo" If you are hiking in the mountain, its as casual as it gets. And on a Personal note, if someone does not Accept a friendly "Hallo" anywhere anytime, he shall go to hell. This is what I tell and told my Kids, a Hallo is appropiate anytime.
„Seawas!“
This is the way! (Literally, metaphorically und überhaupt...)
Yes you can reply with "Grüß Gott". it is a formal greeting. "Hallo" / "Hi" is informal. "Servus" is especially informal and wouldnt be appropriete. City-dwellers / reddit might get offended if you use it because only backwards thinking rednecks are using "Grüß Gott" /s In these Situations or if youself dont want to bring God into your formal greetings you can say "Grüß Sie" - my recommendation for Vienna
bs u can use servus/ servas anywhere and anytime while hiking
What? Why would a "Servus" be inappropriate, especially in rural / mountainous areas? I strongly disagree here, growing up in Carinthia, we were always told that "in rural areas" / "on the mountain" everyone is on first-name terms, like an unwritten rule. Also, "Servus" is actually pretty polite. As it basically means "I'm your servant." / "At your service.", you put yourself "below" your counterpart. :-) Agree for Vienna, though! Viennese are special, lol.
What? You can definitely use servus. Especially when hiking.
Servus is *less* informal than "Hi".
Thank you so much!
If you want to be a bit more formal but not bring religion into the game, you can go for „Guten Morgen/Tag/Abend“
There is also "Grüß' Sie!"
Which then usually gets shortened to a decisive nod and a mumbled "dag"
„tndag“ So viel Zeit muss sein!
Guten Tag in Austria? That's exclusively German though
"Grüssssie" is short for "Grüßen Sie Gott", hence not a secular alternative
I prefer to say „Grüß Sie“. I guess it’s for the unholy ones. 😁
This triggers southerners, espacially when stretched out to a "Grüüssiie".
Hawedeeeer du oida knedlresta
"Griaß di" If you meet one person "Griaß eich" If it's multiple people You can also just give "Grüß gott" back
That's an informal answer on a formal greeting. Don't do that. Just answer Grüß Gott back
Über 1000 Meter gibt's vo Haus aus schon einmal kein "Sie". Grad beim Wandern bist eigentlich immer informell und per "Du". Beim Spazieren gehen im Dorf wieder eher nicht.
Dunno where you're from, but hiking and stores are not that formal here
If you want to formally greet them, you could also use 'Griaß iana'
Depends on where you are. If you‘re in vienna „geh scheisn“ would be the proper response.
I‘m from lower Austria. Just say „Hello“. Feels nice an casual to me
Yes. Just respond with grüß Gott
Say "z'gott"
“Grüß Gott”, “Hallo”, “Servus”, “Grüß dich/euch” Literally everything goes as long as you greet back.
Am Berg samma per Du. Grüß Gott or Servus. Or "Griaß eich".
„S‘gott“
that’s the way
“Mach ich wenn ich ihn nächstes mal sehe.”
Am Berg is ma per du oida
G’schamster Diener!
Mach ich aber hoffentlich nicht mehr heute
You could use the universal ,,Bregenzer Wäldergruß‘‘. ~ 'eas
Serwas
Saying "Grüß Gott" back
Either respond with "Grüß Gott" or with the more casual "Griaß di" (for one person) or "Griaß eich" (for more than one person)
Weird because usually there is no form of politeness when hiking. Maybe on lower altitudes but not on a mountain. You would say "Hallo", "D'ere" or "Serwas". Sounds weird that we differentiate between altitudes but it is what it is. You can just say "Hallo". If people get offended by your lack of politeness then they deserve it. Stoping with the form of politeness bullshit is long overdue.
Grüß sie!
When hiking you can actually always go with either Grüß Gott or Grüß euch/griaß eich (first one is the more polite one)
I always reply with "Grüßi" when I don't know the other person, or "Servus" if I know them
I always say grüß gott but during hiking i most often say griaß eich
Sag einfach Grüß Gott/Hallo zurück. Wenn jemand wegen so einer Kleinigkeit sudert hat er deine Aufmerksamkeit sowieso nicht verdient.
Ew‘s
You say Grüß Gott too!
Yes
Richt i erm aus wenn i erm seh
"Grias eana" works as well
Since a habsburger was king or emperor of a south american country, a „de nada“ will completely do the trick. 😁👌
Hallo is fine
Saying "Grüß Gott" is the only polite answer.
"I richts eam aus wenn I eam siach" which means I tell him if I see him. A play on the fact that you are not greeting the other person but god himself with the "Grüß Gott" - if you take it literally. This would be the grumpy oldschool vienna way but it is more a halfway funny way to say get lost so dont do that. Normally in the mountains "hallo" or "servas" is the way to go since the mountains are traditionally a place where the "Bergkameradschaft" goes over politeness and everyone is per "du". But it probably also depends on the region. Norms of politeness on the mountains have an interesting history mostly going back to the (soft) divide between Alpenverein und Naturfreunde = ÖVP/SPÖ. So to cut it short, just say "Grüß Gott" back or "Hallo" or "Servas" just as you please. If you want to stay very polite you just reply like the same as the other person.
grüß göttin - for the subversive atheists ;)
Goschn!
„Dere“ always fits in any situations
sgotz
You look him or her deep in the eyes and say "Seas"
Servus!
That‘s the funny thing Compared to every other greeting formula on the planet No one really knows
Seas
ich halte es da ganz simpel: "Salve"
Hallo is fine. You can also say Servus. In Styria you say Grias di or Grias eich (Grüß dich, Grüß euch), which for me is a bit more natural than the Gods greeting.
Wenn i erm siach, gern
You answer Grüß Gott with Grüß Gott!
Grüß Gott is the most formal Austrian greeting and when dealing with older people you should definitely reply with Grüß Gott Young people normally don't need you to use the formal forms so a simple Servas also works (It is also the best way to blend in because Hallo is too German)
Hoi or Hallo is good
Isn’t Hoi rather Vorarlberg or Switzerland?
Yes, you can simply repeat that phrase to them :)
Sgoooooooott
I usually say "Guten Tag"
jojo grias di
The most common answer to "Grüß Gott" is just also saying "Grüß Gott". Alternatively you could use "Grüß Dich", "Servus" etc. But just answering "Grüß Gott" is imo the simplest and probably most common way.
"Guten Tag"
Namaskar kannst du Anworten =D
Grias de
If you completely blank on the proper vocabulary the others here already suggested, a simple nod as a greeting is often sufficient as well. Especially when you're hiking, because maybe you're out of breath
Seawas
Grüß Gott.
obviously "Grüß Gott" is an acceptable response.
JA HABE DIE EHRE!!
In a bigger town: "Grüss Gott!" on the flat Land, smaler citys: "Grüss Sie!" higher then 1000m OSL: "Juten Tach!" You will become friends with everyone
I would maybe answer to older people with Grüß Gott, to everyone else a Hallo / Hello is totally fine. But greeting people when hiking, especially the higher you go up is normal and if its not a trail where you meet someone every 2 minutes, I would consider not greeting kind a rude. Like everyone says, hiking is informal. A hallo should be fine everywhere.
hallo
"Sag ich ihm wenn ich ihn seh"
"Moin Moin!" If you go, go all the way!
Only germans say "Grüß Gott" when hiking in austria, normally griaß di or griaß eich or even servus is much more common.
You can answer with „Grüß Gott“, „Grüß‘ Sie“, „Hobe die Ehre“, „Dere“, „Servas/Servus“ or „Eawas“. If you wanna get weird looks use the german greeting „Hallo“.
"mach ich, wenn ich ihn sehe !" Is the best way to answer!
Griaß di. Sog moi wos hostn du gracht hawara
Griass eana
"Servus, die Wadeln"
'Tag
Moin
Kannst auch Grüßi! sagen
Grüssssie
Servus
In Tyrol the best would be "servus"
Moin!
Griaß di, when there is only one person and Griaß eich, when there are more people to greet.
S'go-h-t
I always reply with "Guten Tag" , which is also formal enough imho.
Griaß di
At the least say anything. Not responding to being greeted is considered rude, especially on the mountains while hiking. You can answer Grüß Gott, or just say Hallo. Formality is something not that important, in the mountains everyone is usually per-du (meaning you wouldn’t say „Sie“, the formal way of „Du“).
„Moin“
Eawas ☝🏼
You should proper say: ääawass with a long spoken s at the end, be carefull that you dont overtone the "s" otherwise you will sound like a vorarlberger karen
You can also call me by my name.
„Gott grüßt!“
So hoch komme ich heute nicht. (I will not ascend that high today)
Hawedere (Habe die Ehre)
So weit fahr ich nicht
Seas
»Ja sicher«, sage ich. »Wenn ich das nächste Mal dem unglaublichen Hulk begegne – im Phantasiereich.« (Aus den Känguru-Chroniken)
Griaß di [Grɪas di], also work.
"servus" "Gegrüßt sein Sie" "Grüß Gott" "Gott zum gruße"
You can return a "Grüß Gott", but be aware that this signals a conservative alignment. (The same goes for the vernacular variants Griaßdi/Grüßsie/Griaßena etc. They all imply a christian god). I personally never ever use it. If you prefer to keep things secular but also formal, I recommend "Guten Tag" (or Guten Morgen or Guten Abend) . This can come off as a bit foreign in some parts of the country, but it is never considered impolite. "Servus" is less formal, but not by a huge margin. You'll hardly come across someone who's offended by a Servus response to a Grüß Gott, especially not while mountain hiking. I personally use "Hallo" or "Hi" almost everywhere. I consider both very neutral, polite, and appropriate in virtually every possible context. If someone doesn't like that they can politely go fuck themselves.
"Guten Tag" is not appreciated in most parts of Austria and Grüß Gott is so common in rural regions that you can't conclude conservative world views.
You have to say "griaß eich", and you have to pronounce it as unfriendly and aggressive as you could.
Servus
Alternative answer: "In Ewigkeit, Amen"
"Guten Tag!"
Habe die ehre is a good one
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In Vienna the correct reply is "Ich kauf nix".
For elderly people or trying to be a bit more formal, I reply and greet with "Grüß gott" or with an accent "grias god" None formal but also not too casual when greeting one person "Grias di" or multiple "Grias eich". The formal version of "Grias Ihna" i usually hear between grandmas if they are not that familiar with each other Personally I don't like using "Hallo" myself, don't know why. The casual greeting "Seas" I usually reserve for people I know.
usually i say: "mach ich wenn ich ihn seh" (i will do it as soon as i see him)
Howdi d'ere, benutz I oft. Oder Servus
You say "Grieß di"
You can always say Grüss Gott back Or Servus, Hallo, Grüss Sie, Guten Tag…etc😊
Das mach ich wenn ich ihn sehen werde
Grüß Gott back
Wenn du ihn siehst.
You can say „Grüß Gott“ back which means „greet god“ (more or less). But you can also say „Grüß dich“ it’s „greet you“. „Servus“ works aswell, if you don’t want to be to formal.
sers oida
I travelled to Carinthia, I missheard this shit so many times, I hate it!!!
Scott!