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Jessie
"Guten Tag" und " Guten Nachmittag "
Sind sie gleich?
Apr 20, 2015 3:24 PM
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Hey Jessie. They are not the same.
Guten Tag = good day
While Guten Nachmittag = Good afternoon
Tag = dag
Nachmittag = afternoon
where, mittag = mid-day (noon)
and, nach = after
After mid-day, also known as after-noon.^^
Hope that explains it.
April 20, 2015
Wik already explained the different literal meanings, but it should also be mentioned that "guten Nachmittag" normally isn't used in German. Between "guten Morgen" and "guten Abend" there's just "guten Tag", with no further distinction.
April 20, 2015
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Chinese (Mandarin), English, German
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