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How to Say ‘Please come in.’ in German

Kommen Sie bitte rein.

kawm-men zee BIT-tuh rine

[kawm-men zee BIT-tuh rine]

💬 Usage Tip: rein is the everyday short form of herein "in here". reinkommen splits, so rein lands at the end, like Kommen Sie bitte mit "Please come along".

Phrase Breakdown

Kommen Sie

kawm-men zee

Come (formal)

Formal imperative: the verb comes first, followed by 'Sie'. Say the short 'o' in 'Kommen' crisply.

Example

Kommen Sie morgen wieder.

Come back tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Kommen

[kawm-men]

come

To move towards or arrive at a place.

Example

Wollen Sie um 20 Uhr kommen?

Do you want to come at 8 PM?

Sie

[zee]

You (formal)

Formal second-person pronoun.

Example

Denken Sie, dass Netzwerken wichtig ist?

Do you think networking is important?

bitte rein.

BIT-tuh rine

in, please

'bitte' softens the request. 'rein' is a short form of 'herein' (in) and rhymes with English 'line'.

Example

Komm bitte rein.

Please come in.

Words in this phrase

bitte

[BIT-tuh]

please

A polite word meaning 'please' or sometimes 'you're welcome.'

Example

Bitte helfen Sie mir.

Please help me.

rein

[rine]

in; inside

Used with 'kommen' to mean entering a house or room.

Example

Komm rein und setz dich.

Come in and sit down.

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