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How to Say ‘At a company’ in German

Bei einer Firma

bie EYE-ner FEER-mah

[bie EYE-ner FEER-mah]

Phrase Breakdown

Bei

[bie]

"Bei" is a preposition used to indicate position or state.

Example

Ich bin bei der Arbeit.

I am at work.

einer

[EYE-ner]

a; one

Form of the indefinite article 'eine' in certain grammatical cases.

Example

Für den emotionalen Ton passt einer in dem Satz Wie in einer Familie sehr gut.

For the emotional tone, 'a' in the sentence 'Like in a family' fits very well.

Firma

[FEER-mah]

company

A noun meaning company or firm, useful in professional conversations.

Example

Was ist typisch für Ihre Firma?

What is typical of your company?

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