How to Say ‘May I give you my contact details?’ in German
Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben?
darf ikh EE-nen MY-nuh kon-TAKT-dah-ten GAY-ben
[darf ikh EE-nen MY-nuh kon-TAKT-dah-ten GAY-ben]
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is polite and professional at a career event, especially before handing over a card or typing your details into someone's phone. It sounds a bit softer than just offering them directly.
Phrase Breakdown
Darf ich
darf ikh
may I
A polite way to ask for permission.
Darf ich fragen?
May I ask?
Words in this phrase
Darf
[darf]
may; am allowed to
Used to ask permission politely in a professional setting.
In Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben? macht Darf die Frage höflich.
In 'Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben?' 'Darf' makes the question polite.
ich
[ikh]
I
The speaker refers to themselves while asking permission.
In Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben? ist ich die sprechende Person.
In 'Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben?' 'ich' is the speaking person.
Ihnen
[EE-nen]
you (formal, dative)
Polite form used when addressing someone formally, such as a recruiter or employer.
In Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben? ist Ihnen die höfliche Anrede.
In 'Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben?' 'Ihnen' is the polite form of address.
meine
[MY-nuh]
my
Shows that the contact details belong to the speaker.
In Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben? zeigt meine Besitz an.
In 'Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben?' 'meine' shows possession.
Kontaktdaten
[kon-TAKT-dah-ten]
contact details
Personal professional information such as phone number or email address.
In Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben? meint Kontaktdaten E-Mail und Telefonnummer.
In 'Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben?' 'Kontaktdaten' means email and phone number.
geben
[GAY-ben]
give
Here it means to hand over or provide information.
In Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben? bedeutet geben „weitergeben“.
In 'Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben?' 'geben' means 'to pass on'.
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