Career event networking: Following Up After the Event
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Key Phrases
Schön, dass wir uns gestern auf der Karrieremesse kennengelernt haben.
Nice that we met yesterday at the career fair.
Ich wollte mich noch einmal für das nette Gespräch bedanken.
I wanted to thank you again for the nice conversation.
Hättest du nächste Woche Zeit für einen kurzen Kaffee?
Would you have time next week for a quick coffee?
Skills You'll Learn
Politely following up after meeting someone at a professional event.
Sich nach einem Kennenlernen auf einer beruflichen Veranstaltung höflich melden.
Expressing thanks and saying that you enjoyed a conversation.
Sich bedanken und ausdrücken, dass man ein Gespräch interessant fand.
Suggesting a future meeting and arranging a time.
Ein weiteres Treffen vorschlagen und einen Termin vereinbaren.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are following up after meeting someone at a career fair in Germany, thanking them for the conversation and arranging a short coffee meeting for next week.
Hallo, schön, dass wir uns gestern auf der Karrieremesse kennengelernt haben.
Hello, it was nice meeting you yesterday at the career fair.
Ja, das hat mich auch sehr gefreut, Emily .
Yes, that made me very happy too, Emily.
Ich wollte mich noch einmal für das nette Gespräch bedanken.
I just wanted to thank you once again for the pleasant conversation.
Sehr gern, ich fand unseren Austausch wirklich interessant.
Gladly, I found our exchange really interesting.
Hättest du nächste Woche Zeit für einen kurzen Kaffee?
Would you have time for a quick coffee next week?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hallo
HAH-loh
Hello
Schön
shern
Nice / Beautiful
Dass wir uns kennengelernt haben
dahs veer oons KEN-en-guh-lairnt HAH-ben
That we got to know each other
💬 With [dass], the verb goes to the end: [dass wir uns kennengelernt haben]. You can reuse that pattern with other verbs too, like [dass wir uns morgen sehen].
See breakdown →Schön, dass wir uns kennengelernt haben
shern dahs veer oons KEN-en-guh-lairnt HAH-ben
Nice that we met
💬 After [dass], German pushes the verb to the end: [dass wir uns kennengelernt haben]. In this phrase, [haben] comes last even though English would put [have] earlier.
See breakdown →Gestern
GHEHS-tern
Yesterday
Auf der Karrieremesse
owf dair kah-REE-air-uh-MESS-uh
At the career fair
💬 [auf der Karrieremesse] uses [der] because [auf] here means being at a place, not moving to it. Same contrast: [auf die Messe] = to the fair, [auf der Messe] = at the fair.
See breakdown →Gestern auf der Karrieremesse
GHEHS-tern owf dair kah-REE-air-uh-MESS-uh
Yesterday at the career fair
💬 [auf der Karrieremesse] uses [der] because [auf] here means being at a place, not moving to it. Same contrast: [auf die Messe] = to the fair, [auf der Messe] = at the fair.
See breakdown →Das hat mich auch
dahs haht mikh owkh
That also
Sehr gefreut
zair guh-FROYT
Made me very happy / pleased me a lot
💬 [sich freuen] often shows up in the past as [hat mich gefreut] — literally more like "pleased me" than "made me happy." You can reuse it with people or events: [Das hat mich gefreut] or [Es hat mich sehr gefreut].
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