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How to Say ‘Feel free to send me your CV.’ in German

Schicken Sie mir gern Ihren Lebenslauf.

SHIK-en Zee meer gairn EE-ren LAY-bens-lowf

[SHIK-en Zee meer gairn EE-ren LAY-bens-lowf]

Phrase Breakdown

Schicken Sie mir gern

SHIK-en Zee meer gairn

Feel free to send me

A polite, friendly request. 'gern' softens the command.

Example

Schicken Sie mir gern die Unterlagen.

Feel free to send me the documents.

Words in this phrase

Schicken

[SHIK-en]

send

Imperative or base form of schicken, meaning to send. Often used in polite requests.

Example

Schicken Sie bitte die Rechnung per Nachricht.

Please send the invoice by message.

Sie

[Zee]

You (formal)

Used when addressing someone politely.

Example

Akzeptieren Sie Kreditkarten?

Do you accept credit cards?

mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.

Example

Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.

Open communication is especially important to me.

gern

[gairn]

gladly / with pleasure

A polite word used to show willingness or friendliness.

Example

Auf Fragen zur Kultur antworte ich gern.

I gladly answer questions about the culture.

Ihren Lebenslauf.

EE-ren LAY-bens-lowf

your CV.

'Lebenslauf' means CV or résumé. Stress the first syllable: LE-bens-lauf. 'au' sounds like 'ow'.

Example

Ich schreibe meinen Lebenslauf.

I am writing my CV.

Words in this phrase

Ihren

[EE-ren]

your

Formal masculine accusative form of 'your,' used politely with strangers.

Example

Ich finde Ihren Stil sehr elegant.

I find your style very elegant.

Lebenslauf

[LAY-bens-lowf]

résumé; CV

Lebenslauf is the document or story of your education and work history.

Example

Mein Lebenslauf ist schon fertig.

My CV is already finished.

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