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Business Presentations in German – Your Ultimate Vocabulary List

Delivering business presentations is a stressful and challenging task in itself. Even more so if you have to do it in German! In order to help you with this task, we prepared an ultimate list of business German vocabulary and some additional phrases to help you put them in practice. Below you will also find a couple of tips that will help you prepare before the big day comes! We are sure you will rock it!

Some tips for delivering presentations in German

• Send the agenda beforehand – this will help you make sure that all attendees know what to expect, and have the chance to prepare the right questions, or research the topic in advance.
• Measure the presentation time – if you have a specific time allocated to your presentation, make sure to measure exactly how long it takes you, and shorten it if you don’t have enough time. German business culture is known for keeping their time and there is no worse thing than having to stop the presentation mid-way due to time constraints!
• Leave time for questions – don’t assume that everything in your presentation will be crystal clear to your audience. Give them a chance to ask for additional explanations, whether it’s during the presentation itself or right afterwards.
• Deliver the presentation in front of the mirror, ideally more than once – this exercise, although may seem tedious and uncomfortable, will help you improve the flow and boost your confidence during the actual presentation. Especially if you will be presenting in a foreign language, such as German, it’s a perfect opportunity to polish your grammar and pronunciation before facing the audience.

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Corporate German – vocabulary for Business Presentations

Here’s a list of the most important words to get you started. You can bookmark this page to have them at hand in the future. We hope it helps you with delivering your first business presentation in German!

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59 German Oral Exam Phrases With Audio

Are you about to take a German oral exam?

You can help prepare with this bank of 59 German oral exam phrases, which will help you talk about yourself, key topics and more.

59 Ready-to-use Phrases to Ace Your German Oral Exam

Introduction phrases and questions, talking about yourself, asking about someone else, phrases and questions for shopping, phrases and questions to ask for help, expressing and asking for opinions, giving a mini-presentation, opening phrases, main points, concluding phrases, important grammatical structures for a smooth german oral exam.

• Partizip 2 (Present Perfect Tense)
• Modalverben (Modal Verbs)
• Trennbare Verben (Separable Verbs)

Konnektoren (Connectors)

How to prepare for a german oral exam, familiarize yourself with the format of the exam, memorize words smarter with word maps, practice in the mirror, watch and listen to native speakers, and one more thing....

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I personally consider Steve Jobs to be one of the greatest oral speakers. His key tip was: rehearse, rehearse and rehearse— with the phrases you want to use in your presentation.

This made me think to myself, “hey, why don’t I create a phrase bank to prepare for German oral exams?”

Here are some of my phrase banks for German oral exams, grouped by category. We’ve based these categories largely on the Goethe-Zertifikat oral exam rubrics , but you can mix, match and adapt them to any exam you’re planning to take.

Remember to take note of the different ways of saying “you”. You should use  Sie  for formal situations, such as asking your examiner questions, and du  for informal situations, such as role-playing a conversation with a friend with the examiner. We’ve listed both forms below in all our phrases. 

Ich heiße… / Ich bin… (My name is…/I am…)

Ich komme aus… (I come from…)

Ich wohne in… (I live in…)

Ich bin … Jahre alt. (I am … years old.)

Meine Hobbys sind… (My hobbies are…)

Was machen Sie/machst du gerade? (What are you doing right now?)

Was machen Sie/machst du beruflich? (What do you do professionally?)

Was machen Sie in Ihrer/machst du in deiner Freizeit? (What do you do in your free time?)

Wann haben Sie/hast du frei? (When are you free?)

For many beginner and lower-intermediate German oral exams, you’ll need to demonstrate that you can get by in daily German life. You may be asked to role-play a conversation in a store or some other German public place. These questions and phrases will help.

For the most part you should avoid using the du form in this context, as you would want to speak respectfully and formally with strangers.

Wie viel kostet … ? / Was kostet … ? (How much does … cost?)

Wo kaufen/bekommen Sie…? (Where do you buy/get…?)

Wie sind Ihre/deine Arbeitszeiten? (What are your working hours?)

Wann schließt … ? (When does … close?)

Wann öffnet die Bäckerei/der Supermarkt/die Apotheke? (When does the bakery/supermarket/pharmacy open?)

Ich hätte gern / Ich möchte…  (I would like…)

Ich habe eine Frage. (I have a question/inquiry.)

Könnten Sie/könntest du mir bitte helfen? (Could you please help me?)

Könnten Sie/könntest du bitte mir ein/eine/einen … geben? (Could you please give me a … ?)

Könnten Sie mir sagen… (Could you tell me…)

Ich möchte wissen, ob… (I would like to know whether…)

Vielen Dank für die Informationen/Hilfe. (Thanks a lot for the information/help.)

Was meinen Sie/meinst du dazu? (What do you think about that?)

Meiner Meinung nach… (In my opinion…)

Ich finde, dass… (I find that…)

Ich glaube, dass… (I think that…)

Haben Sie/hast du etwas dazu zu sagen? (Do you have something to say about that?)

Wie denken Sie/denkst du? (What do you think?)

At the intermediate stages and up, you’ll need to prove that you can discuss a topic coherently, support your opinions and address counterarguments. The Goethe-Zertifikat B1 exam , for example, requires a brief presentation about an everyday topic.

Guten Tag, meine Damen und Herren. (Hello, ladies and gentlemen.)

Mein heutiges Thema ist… (Today my topic is…)

Ich spreche über dieses Thema, weil… (I am speaking about this topic because…)

Ich möchte über die folgenden Punkte sprechen… (I would like to speak about the following points…)

Erstens/zweitens/drittens werde ich über … sprechen.  (First/second/third I will be talking about … .)

Ich möchte kurz zusammenfassen. (I would like to shortly conclude.)

Abschließend möchte ich sagen, dass… (In conclusion I would like to say that…)

Vielen Dank für Ihre/deine Aufmerksamkeit. (Thank you for the attention.)

Haben Sie noch Fragen? (Do you have any questions?)

Partizip 2  (Present Perfect Tense)

This tense is particularly useful for question-framing. Of course to use this tense, just be sure you’re familiar with your German participles .

Haben Sie schon etwas gegessen? (Have you eaten something already?)

Wie sind Sie/bist du nach London gefahren? (How did you travel to London?)

Wann hast du Deutsch gelernt? (When did you learn German?)

Modalverben  (Modal Verbs)

German modal verbs are quite handy to use in question-framing or expressing wants, abilities, permissions, etc.:

Könn(t)en Sie Bitte… (Could/Can you please…)

Ich wollte eigentlich… (I actually wanted to…)

Darf ich… ? (May I… ?)

Trennbare Verben  (Separable Verbs)

Many German oral exams will ask you to make plans or negotiate with another German speaker to demonstrate flexible conversation skills . Separable verbs are very useful here.

Kommst du Freitag um neunzehn Uhr mit? (Are you coming along on Friday at 7pm?)

Was bringst du zur Party mit? (What are you bringing along to the party?)

Um wie viel Uhr soll ich dich abholen? (At what time should I pick you up?)

Was ziehst du heute an? (What are you wearing today?)

Das sieht gut aus. (That looks good.)

These work well in expressing opinions , thoughts, conditions and situations.

weil (because):

Remember to place the verb in the second clause at the end.

Das ist so, weil… (That is so, because…)

Ich denke so, weil… (I think so, because…)

Ich habe keine Zeit, weil… (I have no time because…)

Ich brauche es, weil… (I need it because….)

Ich habe es so gemacht, weil… (I did it that way because…)

dass (that):

This connector is used to reinforce facts and express direct speech as indirect. It’s very handy when you want to express your personal opinion. This again displaces the verb in the second clause to the end.

Mir ist es klar, dass… (It is clear that…)

Ich meine, dass… (I mean to say that…)

Das zeigt uns, dass… (It shows us that…)

obwohl (although):

This could either be placed in the first clause or the second.

Obwohl ich das gesagt habe, glaube ich… (Although I said this, I think…)

Ich bin überhaupt nicht müde, obwohl ich die ganze Nacht nicht geschlafen habe. (I’m not tired at all, even though I didn’t sleep all night.)

Now that you’ve learned 59 key German oral exam phrases, it’s time to see how you can prepare for your exam.

This is the first step to ensuring that you’ll be calm and confident on test day . You’ll know what to expect, how to present yourself and, most importantly, your preparation will be focused and relevant .

If you’re taking an oral exam in an academic setting , your teacher or professor will likely explain the scope of the test, even if it’s just the basics. When you’re studying, be sure to adhere to that structure—time yourself, discuss certain topics in the order your professor specified, leave your notes somewhere hard to reach—anything to imitate what you’ll actually be experiencing on test day.

With official German language tests, you may need to do a little bit of research to know the test structure. However, it’ll be easy to find.

For example, there’s tons of information about the popular Goethe-Zertifikat  exam online. You’ll see that the A1 (beginner) level exam has a basic question-and-answer format, and you’ll need to speak for about 15 minutes. However, the C2 (advanced) level exam requires you to deliver a presentation and respond to counterarguments, also within 15 minutes.

Once you know the format of the test, you’ll know what vocabulary topics would be best for you to study. Word maps are an incredible tool to  avoid those long, uncomfortable pauses while speaking .

That’s because word maps make it easy to memorize a lot of related words at once. That way, you can be fully prepared for any topic you need to discuss in your German oral exam and handle anything that’s thrown at you during the test.

They’ll also help you get more use out of the phrases you’ll be preparing to use in your oral exam. If you have a wide range of nouns , verbs and adjectives to work with, you can easily swap them in and out of your German phrases, adapting them to specific situations.

The beauty of this technique is that you can be creative within a framework. Check out my examples below, where you’ll see that I’ve organized words both by theme (work) and part of speech.

• verdienen (to earn)
• ausgeben (to spend)
• sparen (to save)
• ausgleichen (to balance)
• die Motivation (motivation)
• das Engagement (dedication)
• das Berufsleben (work life)
• die Berufswelt (vocational world)
• das Gehalt (salary)

Adjectives:

• wenig (little)
• viel (a lot)
• erst (first)
• noch (still)

With the above word list, I can churn out the following sentence, for example:

Ich verdiene viel, weil mein Gehalt hoch ist. Aber ich gebe viel zu viel Geld aus. Manchmal denke ich, dass ich wenig verdiene. Aber das Problem ist, dass ich kaum Geld spare. (I earn a lot, because my salary is high. But I also spend a lot. Sometimes I think that I earn less. But the problem is that I don’t save a lot.)

Success in a German oral exam isn’t just about the words and phrases you use. It’s also about your body language, eye contact and overall demeanor. These are key aspects of your speaking skills.

That’s why it’s important to practice speaking German in front of a mirror. Here’s what to look for:

• A confident posture , sitting up straight but calm and relaxed.
• Hands folded on your lap, not in your pockets .
• Eye contact with the examiner. Eye contact is a big deal in general in German culture , and more so in German oral exams. Not looking at the examiner and speaking while looking down is considered a mark of low self-confidence.

When practicing for the exam, listening to native speakers can continually improve your skills. You can listen to the phrases listed in this post in action by looking for them on audio resources like YouTube and podcasts , as well as learning programs like FluentU . 

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Cultural differences: meetings & presentation style 101, how to avoid cultural business traps: how to do international business like a pro.

As we all know, effective communication is the basis in any business situation. In order to do so, considering cultural nuances is key. The way we grow up shapes our perception, and sometimes there can be a disconnect between what we believe is effective communication and what others perceive. So, before heading into your next international business call or meeting, make sure to take the time to dive deeper and familiarize yourself with each country’s cultural norms.

All the countries and markets that German Accelerator is active in – Singapore, Germany, India, and the U.S. – there are unique cultural differences in both personal lives and a business environment. Here are some key areas to be keenly aware of before you schedule that next business call or meeting:

Who Makes The Decisions?

Decisions in German companies are typically made by consensus, which contrasts with American culture where there is normally an authoritative decision-maker at the top (either a CEO or President) who makes a decision the entire organization abides by. In Singapore, decisions are very often made by the owner of the company and most functional managers will play more of the role of collating information and presenting the information for the owner’s final decision. “If you want to start a business anywhere in Asia, whether that is Singapore or anywhere in SEA – you really have to understand the culture,” says Toby Ruckert , CEO of UIB and German Accelerator Mentor.

How Are Meetings Organized?

When it comes to how meetings are actually conducted, in most business settings you should expect a detailed agenda prior to the meeting; however, Germans tend to follow it more rigorously than Americans will. Regardless of which country you are located in, meetings typically always open with light chit-chat and it is considered a bit a bit aggressive to dive into business without the initial pleasantries. This is especially true for U.S. based meetings. The reason behind this is summed up perfectly by global sales and marketing expert and one of more than 300 international German Accelerator mentors Melanie Klaschka “People in the U.S. like to buy from those they trust and know, so they first get to know you, and then they talk business”. This is also true for meetings in Asia. Timothy Toh , German Accelerator mentor recommends to “take it more casually. Small talk is important as is getting to know the other party.”

It’s key to not rush straight into the presentation as it is more important to get to know your counterpart than it is to immediately present your slideshow. Invest time in building rapport and credibility with your counterpart/ client during this initial meeting. Hint: Small talk about the weather is always a good default topic and usually works in all markets. 🙂

Are Any Topics Off Limits?

In Singapore and India, business and personal life merge a lot more, and you do not experience the distinct separation as you would be used to in Germany. While it may be commonplace to inquire about income or body weight (really no topic is off-limits) during a meeting in Singapore or India, these topics would be viewed as too invasive in an American or German business setting.

How Quickly Can Meetings Happen Across the Globe?

Americans can quickly schedule last-minute meetings, the American view is that time is money and it is better to be spontaneous than to miss the opportunity for a meeting. German Accelerator mentor Jens Weitzel shared “a venture capitalist once told me ‘in Europe they say that $1 million is a lot of money, and in the Valley (Silicon Valley) they say that one hour is a lot of time.’ When people agree to meet and allot a certain amount of time, you need to be respectful of their time and be prepared to fully utilize this time to network.” Be it responding to emails or accepting networking opportunities, in the U.S. you must be sure to quickly act or the opportunity will pass you by.

Indian organizations and clients will have a more fluid and relaxed notion of time. They mean no offense, but given their experience, they have a different way of dealing with time as navigating through India often has a lot more uncertainties that regularly lead to delays.

According to Timothy Toh, business meetings can happen more spontaneously in Singapore compared to Germany. He said, half-jokingly “In Germany when I meet with people, I plan one or two months in advance. It’s a little bit less spontaneous, I’d say,” compared to Singapore, for example.

Do I Need To Adapt My Presentation Style?

In many facets, German engineering and ingenuity are looked to as the gold standard. “Being from Germany is like a brand in itself – the engineering excellence and reputation for great processes are an advantage for startups in Southeast Asia,” says Dr. Arne Kruse , Managing Director at Rytle, one of German Accelerator’s Southeast Asia program alumni. This same meticulous approach is usually applied to German business presentations. In U.S. business presentations, emphasis is put on the bigger picture rather than the details. There, audiences want to listen to a story and hear your “bold vision” first and then see some data supporting the vision. In Asia even, “backing up your initial data with secondary data is strongly recommended. Sometimes if that is not mentioned explicitly by a startup, there will be follow up questions on how certain numbers or projections were generated,” according to mentor Timothy Toh.

Having experienced this mentality in Silicon Valley, German Accelerator mentor Daniela Caserotto-Leibert states “Americans are born as communicators. Investors love to listen to visionary founders. They like to hear the elevator pitch and the story of the founder to see what kind of person he or she is, why they should invest time and money, and what is in it for them.”

So… What Does “Tell Us Your Vision” Mean?

Having a story-telling element to your presentation is very important in a U.S. business context, especially when it comes to pitching in front of investors. Daniela shares another valuable tip: “the story needs to get to the point because investors here do not have the time and will make their decision often within the first two minutes of listening to you. In Europe in comparison, due diligence is much more appreciated and paid attention to during a first meeting.” When seeking money in the U.S., be sure to paint a big, bold and broad picture of where your company is going – oftentimes German startups are viewed by U.S. investors as having a limited view of where their company can grow. German Accelerator mentor Han Jin (Co-Founder & CEO, Lucid) elaborates on this presentation style difference in our #GACoffeeSession , “Back in German high school, we were trained to pitch something only when we could deliver on it. We could not talk about our big dream because we didn’t know exactly how to get there. There is a notion that you have to underpromise to overdeliver – that’s the German mentality.”

Is Networking Still An Important Skill?

Perhaps the best way to understand and excel through business meetings and presentations in other countries is to immerse yourself fully at that particular location. “The German Accelerator opens up networks that can help startups grow rapidly and very efficiently, ” confirms German Accelerator’s Silicon Valley program alumni company KeyX. Thus, German Accelerator mentor Melanie Klaschka highly recommends “immersing yourself in the culture and environment. Getting out and networking with other people in your respective industry. Finding out about who your competitors are and seeing them at networking events. These kinds of events are great indicators to learn how you should act and how you should not act.”

Another important thing to remember the next time you travel is what German Accelerator mentor and Associate Trainer, Dale Carnegie Singapore Alex Tan says “take the time to understand if there may be religious connections with certain practices, pleading ignorance only reflects on one’s insensitivity and sense of cultural superiority. Being sincere and authentic always helps bridge any cultural divide there may be.” Now that you have some of the basics covered, the next step is to learn how to expertly give and receive feedback in a business setting.

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German Present Tense: How To Conjugate It (Easy Guide)

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A big part of learning German is figuring out how the verbs work.

The best place to start when learning German verbs is the present tense, the most basic, verbal building block when you’re putting sentences together.

In this guide, we’ll take a look at the German present tense, when to use it and how to form it.

Many of German’s other tenses, like the past tense , are formed based on the present tense, so think of this as your foundation for learning other tenses, too.

However, since this is supposed to be a foundation, I won’t go too far into the weeds with advanced theory.

This guide will cover the essentials of German present tense verbs.

How to form the present tense in German

Before we get to how German uses the present tense, let’s first look at how it’s formed, it will help with any examples we use later.

To form the present tense in German, we need to take a verb’s infinitive , which we can recognize by the ending of -en , and find the verb’s core/root.

This is pretty easy, actually: you just take the infinitive and chop off -en and you have it, in most cases.

Once you have the core, you need to add a suffix that denotes which person the verb falls into, so the way we say “I see” but “he sees” in English.

For example, let’s take the very common regular verb machen .

We find the core by removing the -en at the end, giving us mach .

Now, all we have to do is stick the right suffix on to the core and that’s your German present tense conjugation.

Each grammatical person (so I, you, he, etc.) in German has its own suffix (check out my guide to German pronouns ), though some double up, here they are:

As you can see, this isn’t like most Romance languages or Greek, where you have very different endings for each person.

In German, plenty of suffixes do double duty, meaning unlike in many romance or Slavic languages you need to always use the person you’re talking about in a sentence.

It’s one of the idiosyncrasies of German verbs that you just need to get used to.

In those languages you can just use the verb’s core and the suffix and that’s enough, but as with English, that won’t work in German.

Forming regular German verbs

So, with the core and the necessary suffixes, we can conjugate machen :

Which in a sentence looks a bit like this:

Was machst du?

Machen belongs to the largest group of German verbs, the regular or “weak” ( schwach ) ones.

All of these verbs are conjugated this way in the present tense: find the core, add the exits and that’s that.

However, there’s a small exception to this rule for regular verbs, let’s take a look at those now.

Regular verbs with -t

There are a handful of German regular verbs where the core ends in -t or sometimes -d.

Examples include antworten (“to answer”) and arbeiten (“to work”).

When this happens, we can’t simply stick the exit to the core, you’d get du arbeitst , which is a crazy tongue twister even by German standards.

Instead, we stick an -e- between ther core and the exit on the first and third person singular, as well as the second person plural, so we get this:

Note that this also happens with irregular verbs that end with -t or -d , like werden (“to become”).

German irregular verbs in the present tense

With regular verbs out of the way, let’s take a look at how irregular or strong ( stark ) verbs handle the present tense.

Like with many things German, such as noun plurals , irregular verbs are irregular in that they change the core of the verb.

For example, the infinitive of “to drive” is fahren , but the conjugated version would be er fährt (“he drives”).

There are two important things to note, though: for one, the suffixes stay the same , so it’s not like you need to learn a new list of those.

The other is that generally speaking only the second and third person singular make this change, so in the case of fahren the conjugation looks like this:

One downside, though, is that there’s no real rhyme or reason to which verbs are strong and which are weak.

As a result, this means that you simply need to learn German irregular verbs by rote, here are a few common ones to get you started.

For some reason, it’s the common thing to use the third person singular in lists like these.

On top of the “normal” irregular verbs, there are also four that are just completely weird and irregular.

If you’re going to speak German of any kind, you need to know all four of these off by heart, they’re used all the time.

Okay, that was a whole lot of grammar, let’s now take a look at when we use the present tense in German.

When to use the German present tense

In German, the present tense is used a lot throughout speech in contrast to English, where the present simple is actually not used all that much.

The way in which you use the present tense in German can be broken down into roughly four categories.

Things that happen regularly

Let’s start with the one it shares with English, which is describing a habit or things that happen regularly.

Hans spielt Schach

In this example, Hans is a guy who really likes chess. We’re not sure exactly how often he plays, but we can guess that he likes the game and knows how to move a knight.

We can get a bit more specific than that, though, too, and use the present tense.

Verena spielt Fussball jeder Montag und Mittwoch

Interestingly enough, it can also be used for things that don’t happen, like this:

Er geht nimmer nach den Zahnarzt

Dental hygiene aside. This is a perfectly good use of the present tense, likely familiar to any English speaker. Let’s take a look at a few other cases, though.

Something that’s happening now

Here’s where German and English diverge: German uses the present tense to actually describe things that are happening now. For example, if you’re leaving the house, you’d say something like:

Ich gehe jetzt

The literal translation would be “I go now,” which sounds just terrible in English, like something a caveman would utter.

However, English is pretty unique in using the progressive tense to describe the present, almost everybody else, including German and Dutch , use the simple present.

As a result, you get sentences that sound kind of simple in English without the progressive.

Wir fahren nach Berlin

That said, it’s not completely alien, either: when describing the state of something right now, English and German are pretty much the same.

Das ist mein Haus

So, to recap, where English uses the present progressive, German uses the present, as well as to describe the state of something.

It may take some getting used to, but you should be able to adapt quickly, especially if you come from a language other than English.

Describing the near future

Another odd use of the present tense in German for English speakers is how it can be used to describe the near future. To use an earlier example:

Wir gehen morgen nach Berlin

As I discuss in my article on the German future tense , this is an extremely common way to express future plans.

Just add a “time” word in there, like “tomorrow,” “next week” or even just “later” and you’ve created the future, it’s just that simple.

It’s very flexible and used more often than the “real” future tenses.

How long something has been happening

Finally, the German present tense can be used to describe something that has been happening, and still is. A good example is something like this:

Er spielt seit fünf Jahren Schach

This is probably the rarest of the four use cases, but you’ll come across it if you talk with more educated people.

It’s a lot more terse than the English way of expressing this sentiment, all you really need to do is use a word like seit (“since”) in conjunction with the present tense and you can get your meaning across.

The German present tense is easy

As you can see, the present tense in German is a lot more versatile than it is in English, and used more often too.

Thankfully, it’s easy to put together so you shouldn’t have any trouble getting comfortable with it.

Good luck with German and its present tense.

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I like your articles and reviews a lot - thank you for going into detail so much. As a german native speaker I wanted to hint you to one translation that made me smile … ”Er geht nimmer nach den Zahnarzt” The word “nimmer” is quite old fashioned and today used only in certain dialects. We use the word “niemals”. We do not go “nach den” but “zu dem” or better “zum” Zahnarzt. “Nach” is used for locations like Berlin, Spain, America. So the correct translation would be: ”Er geht niemals zum Zahnarzt” Cheers, Oliver

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Introductions in German: 25 Easy Ways to Introduce Yourself

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The more time you spend in German speaking countries, or just learning German, the more people you’ll meet. Some situations will require introductions in German, and some won’t. For those times when you need to introduce yourself, this post is for you.

There are many different ways to introduce yourself. Some introductions may be shorter, and some may take longer and be more involved, for example if you’re meeting some friends of friends, or if you’re starting a conversation with a new language exchange partner.

After reading this post you will know:

• How to introduce yourself and someone else in German
• The differences between introducing yourself formally and informally
• How formal and informal introductions in German sound with example conversations

When to Use Formal & Informal German

Before we get started, an important feature of German is it’s use of the 2 words for ‘you’. In German we can say either Sie or du , both meaning ‘you’. However Sie is used for formal situations and du is for informal situations.

It’s important to know the difference because later on when we talk about introductions in German, you need to know which pronoun to use. Let’s take a quick look:

Sie = Formal ‘You’

As I alluded to before, Sie / Ihnen is reserved for formal situations. When introducing yourself in meetings, speaking with new work colleagues or meeting new people who are older than you, use Sie . You would also use it for speaking with people you don’t know in more casual settings like when speaking to waiters or shop staff.

Du = Informal ‘You’

Du / dich is the informal pronoun. Use it whenever introducing yourself to people your own age of younger in informal situations for example when a friend is introducing you to one of their friends.

If you want to learn more check out my post: Sie or Du in German: When to Use Formal & Informal German .

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Introductions in German: How to Introduce Yourself

The great thing about introductions in German is that they follow the same basic pattern as in English. You start with a greeting, then a ‘nice to meet you’ and ‘my name is…’

All of these introduction phrases have their own posts which go into more detail about all the ways you can say them, so I’d recommend going through each post to further your knowledge on each phrase. You’ll find links to each post as you go along.

‘Hello’

Let’s start the introduction with a simple German greeting , for most situations a simple hallo (hello) will be fine in both formal and informal situations.

If you want to sound a bit more formal you can opt for guten Morgen (good morning), guten Tag (good day / afternoon) or guten Abend (good evening).

Read more : 15 Easy Ways to Say ‘Hello’ in German

‘Nice to Meet You’

Saying ‘nice to meet you’ when you meet someone for the first time is the next step when introducing yourself in German. There are many suitable phrases to choose from but the most common is:

Quite often this is shortened to the far easier phrase freut mich which can be used in both formal and informal situations.

If someone says ‘nice to meet you’ to you first, you can respond with:

Read more : How to Say ‘Nice To Meet You’ in German

‘My Name is…’

Of course, what would be the point of introducing yourself if you don’t tell the other person your name. Again there are a few different ways to say ‘my name is’ , but the simplest and most common phrase is:

If you want to ask the other person what their name is you can say:

Read more : How to Say ‘My Name Is’ in German

At this point we could reach the end of the conversation. Germans aren’t exactly fans of small talk, so in terms of introductions in German, this might be as far as the conversation goes.

However if the conversation naturally continues, perhaps you’re meeting a friend of a friend or a new language exchange partner you might want to share a little more about yourself.

Read more : Hobbies in German [How to Talk About Your Interests]

Introductions in German: How to Introduce Someone Else

Sometimes introductions in German don’t just involve introducing yourself, you might want to introduce someone else in German.

In formal situations such as introducing someone at business meeting you can say the following + the person’s name:

For less formal situations it’s normal to introduce someone with their name, and how you know them:

Although it’s considered impolite to talk about someone when they’re standing there with you, if the person you’re introducing doesn’t speak German, it may be helpful to make that clear to the people you’re introducing them to:

So now you have all the essential phrases to introduce yourself and someone else in German. Now let’s put them all together and see some real life introductions in German:

Formal Introductions: Example Conversation

You’ve recently started a new job and are meeting a new colleague for the first time, naturally you’re keen to make a good impression and appear friendly:

Informal Introductions: Example Conversation

Your German friend has invited some people over, and you’re keen to introduce yourself and make new friends:

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23+ Easy Phrases To Introduce Yourself In German

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Are you heading to Germany for travel or business? Met a new German friend? Maybe you’ll be living there? Then, you’ll want to learn how to talk and introduce yourself in German! Read this article and get to know some of the essential words and phrases to help you introduce yourself and fit right in. You can learn what are the basic dos and dont’s when you introduce yourself in German too.

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Where In Europe Is German Spoken?

The German language  is actually a really popular spoken language (it’s  #11 in the world! ). Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are all German-speaking countries. Learning how to introduce yourself in German will help you if you visit or move to one of those countries.

We know learning a foreign language is a challenge, even the basics. So we want to help make meeting native speakers and talking to them in German a breeze. This article will teach you some words and phrases on how to introduce yourself in German, so let’s get going!

The Dos And Don’ts Of Introducing Yourself In German & Basic Phrases

Introduce Yourself In German: Dos

The most common way you’ll want to introduce yourself in German when meeting someone for the first time is  to say “Hallo!”  which means hello. People in Germany say hello to everyone, even complete strangers. It’s considered polite. 

While saying “Hallo” or “Guten Tag,” you’ll want to make good eye contact and shake the person’s hand. Keep things simple! If asked for your name, be sure to state your first and last name, as Germans are pretty formal that way.

Introduce Yourself In German: Don’ts

By all means, do not lean in to kiss anyone, and surprisingly, you shouldn’t ask people how they are doing when you first meet them. It’s considered unusual to ask about people’s personal lives right away.

Another no, no when introducing yourself in German is to make small talk. This isn’t common practice, and Germans may find this odd, especially in a formal setting. Appropriate small talk topics would be the weather or the form of transportation you used to get to the location. Just steer away from topics that are too personal.

Also, it is important to know that there are different pronouns to use in an informal setting, so be mindful of that when speaking with others other than family or friends!

Other Common Ways To Greet People In German

• Guten Morgen! Good morning!
• Guten Tag! Good day/afternoon!
• Grüß Gott! Good day/afternoon! (Used in Southern Germany and Austria)
• Grüezi! Good day/afternoon! (Used in Switzerland)
• Guten Abend! Good evening!

These greetings are typically used in formal situations, such as when meeting elders, superiors, or new business acquaintances.

If you’re greeting friends, younger people, or family members, it’s not necessary to use the above greetings. Rather you can simply say the phrase,  “Hi” or “Hey / Hey” and if you’re in Northern Germany, like Hamburg you can even say “Moin” . This is how you say hi in Germany, but if you are in Austria or Switzerland, they prefer to say,  “Servus!”  or  “Hoi !” instead.

Formal And Informal Personal Pronouns

It’s important to know that there are two kinds of the pronoun  “You”  in German to use in a phrase or question. The first one we’ll go over is the informal “You.”

When To Use The Informal Pronoun Du

When you see or hear  “Dir” or “Dich,”  this refers to the personal pronoun  “Du,”  which is easy to remember because it rhymes with “You!”‘ The pronoun  “Du”  is used when you’re talking to family, friends, or people younger than you.

When To Use The Formal Pronoun Sie

Now let’s look at the formal use of “You” in the German language.

When you see or hear  “Ihnen,”  this refers to the pronoun  “Sie.”  This pronoun is required when speaking in a formal way, such as when talking with older people, anyone superior to you, business clients, and best when meeting people for the first time.

There are also neutral ways to discuss others, which we’ll see in some examples below.

How To Introduce Yourself And Others In German

Introducing yourself in german.

After greeting someone for the first time, it’s appropriate to introduce yourself by telling them your name:

• “Ich bin (your name).” / I am _________ .
• “Mein Name ist (insert your name).” / My name is ___________ .
• While small talk isn’t common nor expected, Germans may recognize that you aren’t from Germany and may be curious to know a bit about you. Let’s look at some answers to some common questions you may be asked:
• Ich komme aus (insert country or city). / I am from __________ . [
• Ich spreche Deutsch. / I speak German .
• Ich spreche ein bisschen Deutsch. / I speak a little German .
• If you speak English, you may notice that the grammatical sentence structure for German is quite similar. This makes it less complicated to pick up this new language. Let’s look at this example:
• Wie alt bist du? The literal translation is: How old are you?

The sentence structure is like in English: question word, adjective, helping verb, and pronoun. Here is another example:

• Ich bin Student. The literal translation is: I am a student.

The sentence structure is the same: pronoun, the verb to be, noun.

Introducing Others In German

These are useful German introduction phrases and the most common ways to speak when introducing people you know well to others.

• Das ist meine Schwester (insert name) . / That’s _______, my sister.  (neutral
• Das ist mein Bruder (insert name) . / That’s _______, my brother.  (neutral)
• Das ist meine Tochter (insert name) . / That’s _______, my daughter.  (neutral)
• Das ist mein Sohn (insert name) . / That’s _______, my son.  (neutral)
• Das ist meine Mutter (insert name) . / That’s _______, my mother.  (neutral)
• Das ist mein Vater (insert name) . / That’s _______, my father.  (neutral)
• Das ist mein Freund (insert name) . / That’s _______, my friend.  (neutral)
• Darf ich dir meinen Freund vorstellen? / May I introduce my friend? (informal)
• Ich möchte Ihnen gerne meinen Chef vorstellen. / I would like to introduce you to my boss ( formal
• Ich möchte, dass Sie (insert name) kennenlernen. / I would like you to meet _________(formal)

How To Introduce Yourself: Conversation Examples

Learning German will help you in basic conversations. Having these phrases and questions under your belt will get you a long way and impress your new acquaintances or friends!

German Introductions In A Formal Conversation

Introducing yourself in a formal way is quite nerve-wracking. Especially, if you’re not familiar with the language. Don’t fret. German introductions are easy as long as you remember the basic phrases to use for someone you just met. Here is a great way to practice a formal conversation for German introductions.

• You: Hello / Hallo
• Acquaintance: Good Day / Guten Tag
• You: My name is ___________ / Mein Name ist (your name)
• Acquaintance : Nice to meet you. My name is _________/ Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen. Mein Name ist __________
• Acquaintance : Where are you from? / Woher kommen Sie?
• You : I am from __________ / Ich komme aus ____________
• Acquaintance : Do you speak German? / Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
• You : I speak German. Are you from Germany? / Ich spreche Deutsch. Kommen Sie aus Deutschland?
• Acquaintance: I come from Germany. Pleasure to meet you / Ich komme aus Deutschland. Es freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
• You : You too / Mich auch.

German Introductions In An Informal Conversation

Let’s practice some German introductions in an informal setting. Remember, try speaking to mimic the sound as you press play from the audio snippet.

• You: Hi / Moin
• Other person : Hey / Hey
•  You: I am _________. What’s your name? / Ich bin __________. Wie heißt du?
• Other person : My name is _________. Do you speak German? / Mein Name ist ________. Sprichst du Deutsch?
• You : I speak a little German. / Ich spreche ein bisschen Deutsch.
• Other person: Where are you from? / Woher kommst du?
•  You : I am from __________ / Ich komme aus ____________
• Other person: Great to meet you. / Schön, dich kennenzulernen.
• You : Hope to see you again. / Ich hoffe, wir sehen uns wieder.

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The present tense in German (Präsens)

• 1 Use of the Present
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• 2.2 Dropping the "–s"
• 2.3 Conjugating verbs ending in "-eln"
• 2.4 Conjugation of verbs ending in "-ern"
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• 3 Irregular verbs
• 4 Present Continuous. The particle "gerade"
• 5 The passive
• 6 Audiovisual supplement

Use of the Present

The use of the present in German is almost the same as the present in English. It is used for:

• Talking about events in the present
• Things that are independent of time such as physical laws, etc.

Ich komme morgen I’ll come tomorrow

Regular Conjugation

For the normal conjugation the verb stem does not change for any of the persons and different endings are added depending on the person.

For example, we show the conjugation of the verb: "leben" (to live) with the different endings in bold:

Inserting "–e-" between the stem and the ending

• "-d", "-t" . as is the case with "bitten" (to ask), "arbeiten" (to work).
• hard consonant (b, ch, d, f, g, p, t) ) followed by "-n" or "-m" as is the case with "eröffnen" (to open something), rechnen (to calculate).

An "–e-" is inserted between the stem and the ending so that pronunciation is easier.

For example, let’s see the conjugation of the verb "arbeiten" in the present:

Dropping the "–s"

Verbs whose stems end in "–s", "-z", "-x" or "-ß" lose an "–s" in the second person.

For example, the verb "sitzen" (to sit) in the second person would have to be "sitzst" but this is impossible to pronounce. That is why it loses an s and ends ups simply as "sitzt".

Conjugating verbs ending in "-eln"

Verbs ending in –eln such as klingeln (to ring (the doorbell)) lose an e on occasion in the 1st person singular. You also have to keep in mind that the 1st person and the 3rd person plural are formed with –n and not -en

Conjugation of verbs ending in "-ern"

Verbs ending in "–ern" such as "ändern" (change), like the previous case of verbs ending in "–eln" , form the 1st person and the 3rd person plural with "–n" instead of "-en" .

The present in colloquial language (Umgangssprache)

It is very common in spoken language, and sometimes in written language, to remove the e ending of the 1st person singular:

A common error (among Germans) is to write this contraction with an apostrophe: "ich leb’" or "ich hab’".

Main article: Use of the apostrophe

• Irregular verbs

The verb sein (to be) is irregular in all of its conjugations:

The modal verbs and the verb wissen are irregular in the first three conjugations:

The other strong verbs are only irregular in the 2nd and 3rd person singular forms. For example, let’s look at the verb sehen :

Main article: Irregular verbs in German

Present Continuous. The particle "gerade"

In German the present continuous tense is formed with the particle "gerade". This particle makes the action sound like it is taking place at this very moment. "Gerade" is the equivalent of the gerund form in English.

Take a look at these 2 phrases:

I study German Ich lerne Deutsch

I am studying German Ich lerne gerade Deutsch

There is an important difference. The first phrase means that even though I am studying German, I am not necessarily doing it right now. The second phrase means that I am studying German now.

The passive

When the subject is not important and you want to emphasize the direct object, the sentence is constructed with the passive :

The present passive’s structure consists of [ werden conjugated in the present] + Partizip II.

If the sentence in the active voice is:

He reads a book Er liest ein Buch

The equivalent sentence in the passive voice would be:

The book is read by him Ein Buch wird von ihm gelesen

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German Tenses – Past, Present and Future

How many tenses does german have.

German has six tenses (Zeitformen) : Präsens , Perfekt , Präteritum , Plusquamperfekt , Futur I and Futur II .

If that sounds like a lot, don’t worry — you can actually express most things with just two of these!

Keep reading to learn this grammar hack, then practise in the exercises.

Want to compare all German tenses in one go? Check out our complete overview of German tenses and when to use them .

Heute findet ein Wettlauf statt .

Alle haben sich gut vorbereitet und warten nun auf den Startschuss.

Auch die Teams an den Verpflegungsstellen werden sicher schon ihre Position eingenommen haben .

Im letzten Jahr fand der Lauf zum ersten Mal statt . Da hatten sich nur etwa 100 Leute angemeldet.

Aber dieses Jahr sind viel mehr am Start.

Im nächsten Jahr werde ich vielleicht auch mitlaufen .

Grammar hack: say everything with just two tenses

The two most important tenses in German are Präsens (= ich lerne) and Perfekt (= ich habe gelernt) .

In everyday language, you can say almost everything you need with just these two tenses.

Use Präsens for:

• the present and actions that are happening now Example: Heute findet ein Wettlauf statt . There is a race today.
• the future Example: Morgen brauchen alle Teilnehmer einen Ruhetag. Tomorrow, all the participants will need a day off.
• duration up to now Example: Die Teilnehmer trainieren schon seit Monaten. The participants have been training for months.
• assumptions and predictions (always with a signal word like bestimmt, sicher, vielleicht, wahrscheinlich …) Examples: Die Teilnehmer stehen sicher schon am Start. The participants must be at the starting line. Im nächsten Jahr findet der Lauf bestimmt wieder statt . The run will definitely happen again next year.

Use Perfekt for:

• the past Example: Im letzten Jahr hat der Lauf zum ersten Mal stattgefunden . The run took place for the first time last year.
• completed future actions (always with a signal word like bis nächste Woche, in zwei Jahren … ) Example: In zehn Minuten hat das Rennen bereits angefangen . In ten minutes, the race will have already started .
• assumptions about something that has or will have already happened (always with a signal word like bestimmt, sicher, vielleicht, wahrscheinlich … ) Examples: Die Teams an den Verpflegungsstellen haben sicher schon ihre Position eingenommen . The teams at the refreshment stations will have already got into position. In zwei Stunden sind bestimmt noch nicht alle über die Ziellinie gelaufen . In two hours, not everyone will have crossed the finish line yet.

Practise using these tenses in the exercises on our Präsens and Perfekt pages, or see how these tenses compare with others in our complete overview of German tenses .

While this two-tense method is handy, it’s not quite the full picture.

Keep reading to learn the full range of German tenses that you need for written German and more formal contexts.

Written German: summary of German tenses

Present and past.

In written German, the two most important tenses are Präsens (= ich lerne) and Präteritum (= ich lernte) .

These tenses are known as the narrative tenses (Erzählzeitformen); we use them to express a series of events in chronological order.

Use Präsens for events in the present.

Use Präteritum for actions that started and finished in the past.

have/had done

In addition to Präsens and Präterium (i.e. basic present and past), we also use Perfekt (= ich habe gelernt) and Plusquamperfekt (= ich hatte gelernt) in written German.

We can think of these as somewhat similar (but not identical!) to the English forms have done and had done .

Use Perfekt for past actions that have a connection to the present (signal words: heute, dieses Jahr, diese Woche …).

Use Plusquamperfekt for an action that happened prior to a second action in the past (usually expressed in Präteritum ).

Practise using these tenses in the exercises on the Präsens , Präteritum , Perfekt and Plusquamperfekt pages, or check out our table of German tenses for a side-by-side comparison.

To talk about the future in German, we can use Präsens (= ich lerne) or Futur I (= Ich werde lernen) .

Use Präsens for scheduled future events.

Use Futur I for:

• future events that aren’t scheduled yet Example: Nächstes Jahr wird der Lauf wieder stattfinden . The race will happen again next year. the race will happen, but we don’t know when
• intentions and promises Example: Dann werde ich auch teilnehmen . Then I’ll participate too.

Assumptions

Use Futur I (= ich werde lernen) to make assumptions about the present and the future.

Use Future II (= ich werde gelernt haben) to make assumptions about something that has happened in the past or will have already happened by a certain time in the future.

Common signal words: wahrscheinlich, sicher, bestimmt …

When we use these signal words, we can express the same assumptions using Präsens or Perfekt instead (see above).

Practise using the German future tenses in the exercises on our Futur I and Futur II pages, or go to our table of all German tenses for even more practice.

Overview of German tenses

The table below shows the conjugation of regular and irregular verbs in all German tenses.

Our model regular verb is lernen and our model irregular verb is sprechen .

Look up the conjugation of any verb in our German verb conjugator .

More about German tenses

Check out our articles on the individual German tenses and practise using them in the exercises:

• Plusquamperfekt
• List of common irregular verbs
• Overview of all German tenses

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How To Introduce Yourself in German: 8 Useful Phrases

Hello Junkies,

The first thing any beginner German learner needs is an introduction.

Why? Well, who are you? Why are you learning German and why should anyone care? When will you finally start speaking German?

An introduction gives you something to say right now!

So, right now, you’re going to learn how to introduce yourself in German. Check out the phrases. Say them out loud. Play the audio to hear real German. Cool? Cool.

Let’s jump in.

1. Wie heißt du? What’s your name? (informal)

Of course, the first thing you need to know is… the actual question: “What’s your name” in German? Why? Because people will ask you this. So you need to know it.

• Literal translation: What do you call yourself? (informal)
• Meaning: What’s your name?
• Pronunciation: VEE HI-SST DOO?
• The German consonant “ß” is pronounced “ss.”
• The German vowel combination “EI” is pronounced like the “I” in “island.”

By the way,  you should also hear REAL German. So, here’s a free German audio lesson from GermanPod101 – a popular German learning program. Press play and learn how to introduce yourself.

• Lesson #1 – What’s Your Name in German
• Free Lesson by  GermanPod101.com  >> click here for more free audio lessons .

2. Wie heißen Sie? What’s your name? (formal)

This is a more formal way of asking “what’s your name” in German.

• Literal translation: What do you call yourself? (formal)
• Pronunciation: VEE HI-SSEN ZEE?
• “Sie” must have a capital “S,” since it means “YOU (formal).” When it has a lowercase “s” it can mean “she” or “they.”  

Now, that you know the questions… Let’s answer it. Here are some ways to introduce yourself in German.

3. Mein Name ist _____. My name is _____.

• Literal translation / Meaning: My name is…
• Pronunciation: MINE NAH-MAEH IST …

This is a formal way to introduce yourself. It literally means: “My name is…”

4. Ich heiße ____. I call myself ____.

• Literal translation: I call myself… / I am called …
• Meaning: My name is…
• Pronunciation: EEH (h as in huge) HI-SAEH …

5. Ich bin ____. I am ____.

You can also use this alternative to introduce yourself, which literally means: “I am…”

• Literal translation / Meaning: I am…
• Pronunciation: EEH (h as in huge) bin

6. Es freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen. Nice to meet you. (formal)

You will also need to know how to say “nice to meet you” in German, right? Well, go ahead and use this phrase.

• Pronunciation: ES FROH-EET MIH (h as in huge) ZEE KEHN-NEN-TSOO-LEHR-NEHN
• Shorter version: Freut mich!

Note, that it has a shorter version that you can use (Freut mich!)

7. Ich komme aus den (place). I am from (place).

• I am from (place) .
• I’m from America.
• I’m from Germany.
• I’m from France.

8. Ich bin (age #) alt. I am (age #) years old.

Here’s how you say how old you are in German.

• Ich bin (age #) alt.
• I am 18 years old.

9. Ich bin (occupation). I am (a/an occupation).

Remember this phrase? You learned it above as a way to introduce yourself in German. For example,  “Ich bin Bob = I am Bob.” But, you can also use it to talk about your work or occupation.

• Ich bin (occupation) .
• I am a teacher.
• I am a student.

Conclusion: Your Self-Introduction in German

So, here’s your German self introduction script you might want to use.

Hallo, Mein name ist (name). Schön, dich kennenzulernen. Ich komme aus den (place). Ich bin (age #) alt. Ich bin (occupation). 

You are learning to speak and understand German, right? And you want to be understood by Germans, right? Good. And just like you, most learners out there, above all, want to speak and be understood in German. So the easy way to start speaking is…

• It’s to talk about yourself. Get that introduction.
• It’s to have a set introduction you’ll repeat again and again. Why?
• Because who doesn’t start with introducing themselves? Everyone does.

Learn to introduce yourself in German and you’ve got 1/3rd of a German conversation squared away. The rest are topics of interest and closing greetings.

Now, leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

Better, yet, introduce yourself!

The Main Junkie

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