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How to Say ‘I'm Lena, by the way.’ in German

Ich bin übrigens Lena.

ikh bin UE-bri-gens LAY-nah

[ikh bin UE-bri-gens LAY-nah]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Giving just a first name at a bar signals she's fine with du. Answer the same way with your first name.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich bin übrigens

ikh bin UE-bri-gens

I am, by the way,

'Übrigens' means 'by the way'. For 'ü', round your lips as if saying 'oo' while saying 'ee'. Stress it: 'Ü-bri-gens'.

Example

Ich bin übrigens Student.

I'm a student, by the way.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bin

[bin]

First-person singular form of 'sein' meaning 'to be.'

Example

Beim Kennenlernen sage ich: Ich bin neu hier.

When meeting people I say: I am new here.

übrigens

[UE-bri-gens]

by the way

Adds extra information casually.

Example

Ich habe übrigens Zeit.

By the way, I have time.

Lena.

LAY-nah

Lena.

This is a common German first name, pronounced 'LAY-na'.

Example

Das ist Lena.

This is Lena.

Words in this phrase

Lena

[LAY-nah]

Lena

A common German female first name.

Example

Lena kommt aus Berlin.

Lena is from Berlin.

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