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How to Say ‘Wait, where do I find my email?’ in German

Moment, wo finde ich meine E-Mail?

Moh-ment voh FIND-uh ikh migh-neh ay-MAIL

[Moh-ment voh FIND-uh ikh migh-neh ay-MAIL]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Moment on its own is a quick, polite way to interrupt or ask someone to pause. It's fine with colleagues and at service counters alike.

Phrase Breakdown

Moment,

Moh-ment

Just a moment,

Used to pause or interrupt politely. Stress the second syllable: mo-MENT.

Example

Moment, ich komme gleich.

One moment, I'm coming.

Words in this phrase

Moment

[Moh-ment]

Moment

A very brief period of time.

Example

Könnten Sie bitte einen Moment warten?

Could you please wait for a moment?

wo finde ich

voh FIND-uh ikh

where do I find

'wo' is pronounced 'vo'. Link 'finde' and 'ich' smoothly.

Example

Wo finde ich das?

Where do I find that?

Words in this phrase

[voh]

where

question word asking for a location

Example

Wo beginnt die Frage Wo haben Sie Schmerzen?

Wo begins the question Where do you have pain?

finde

[FIND-uh]

find

To discover or perceive with a sense.

Example

Ich finde das Buch interessant.

I find the book interesting.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

meine E-Mail?

migh-neh ay-MAIL

my email?

Let your voice rise at the end for the question.

Example

Das ist meine E-Mail.

That's my email.

Words in this phrase

meine

[migh-neh]

Belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Example

Ich mache meine Runden jeden Morgen.

I do my rounds every morning.

E-Mail

[ay-MAIL]

A system for sending messages from one computer to another.

Example

Ich habe eine E-Mail von meinem Chef erhalten.

I received an email from my boss.

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