German Phrase
Bis morgen früh.
Meaning
Literally ‘until tomorrow morning.’ It is used to indicate that something will continue up to, or that you will see someone, by the next morning. It can function as a short farewell or a deadline reminder.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to tell someone you’ll be available, meet, or finish something by the next morning, or as a friendly way to say ‘see you tomorrow morning.’ It’s common in informal spoken German.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Bismorgenfrüh
Bis (preposition)
‘Bis’ means ‘until’ and is used with the accusative case for time expressions, but with adverbs like ‘morgen’ it does not affect case.
morgen (adverb)
‘morgen’ is an adverb meaning ‘tomorrow’; it does not change form.
früh (adverb)
‘früh’ means ‘early’ and modifies the time reference, forming a compound temporal phrase.
🗨In Conversation
Ich muss jetzt schlafen. Bis morgen früh!
I have to go to sleep now. See you tomorrow morning!
Gute Nacht, bis morgen früh.
Good night, see you tomorrow morning.
✕Common Mistakes
Bis morgenes früh.
‘morgen’ is an adverb, not a noun, so it never takes a genitive ending.
Bis morgen frühes.
Adding ‘-es’ to ‘früh’ is incorrect; ‘früh’ stays unchanged as an adverb.
Bis morgen früh um.
‘um’ is used with a specific clock time (e.g., ‘um 8 Uhr’), not with ‘morgen früh’.
↔Alternatives
Bis morgen.
See you tomorrow.
Bis zum morgigen Morgen.
Until tomorrow morning.
Wir sehen uns morgen früh.
We’ll see each other tomorrow morning.
Cultural Tip
Germans value punctuality, so saying ‘Bis morgen früh’ often implies you’ll be ready at the agreed time. In formal settings you might add a polite closing like ‘Ich freue mich darauf.’ In southern Germany, you’ll also hear ‘Bis morgen früh, mach’s gut!’ as a friendly sign‑off.