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How to Say ‘Hello, this is Emily Smith from the police.’ in German

Guten Tag, hier ist Emily Smith von der Polizei.

goo-ten tahg heer ist fohn dair poh-lee-TSYE

[goo-ten tahg heer ist fohn dair poh-lee-TSYE]

Phrase Breakdown

Guten Tag,

goo-ten tahg

Good day / Hello

A standard polite greeting. 'Tag' ends with a crisp 'k' sound.

Example

Guten Tag, Frau Schmidt.

Hello, Mrs. Schmidt.

Words in this phrase

Guten

[goo-ten]

Good day

A greeting for most hours of the day.

Example

Wir betreten das Büro und sagen 'Guten Tag'.

We enter the office and say 'Good day'.

Tag

[tahg]

Good day

A greeting for most hours of the day.

Example

Wir betreten das Büro und sagen 'Guten Tag'.

We enter the office and say 'Good day'.

von der Polizei.

fohn dair poh-lee-TSYE

from the police.

Says where you are calling from. Stress the last syllable: po-li-TSAI.

Example

Ich bin von der Polizei.

I am from the police.

Words in this phrase

von

[fohn]

from

Used to indicate the source, origin, or starting point of something.

Example

Er kommt von Berlin.

He comes from Berlin.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Polizei

[poh-lee-TSYE]

police

The police force; used in emergencies or when reporting a problem.

Example

Die Polizei kommt gleich.

The police are coming shortly.

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