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How to Say ‘Now I'm a team lead at a company in Berlin.’ in German

Jetzt bin ich Teamleiter bei einer Firma in Berlin.

YETST bin ikh TEEM-lye-ter bie EYE-ner FEER-mah in bair-LEEN

[YETST bin ikh TEEM-lye-ter bie EYE-ner FEER-mah in bair-LEEN]

Phrase Breakdown

Jetzt bin ich Teamleiter

YETST bin ikh TEEM-lye-ter

Now I am a team leader

The verb comes second, after 'Jetzt'. Job titles are used without an article.

Example

Jetzt bin ich Chef.

Now I'm the boss.

Words in this phrase

Jetzt

[YETST]

now

Refers to the present time or a change starting at this moment.

Example

Ich esse jetzt mehr Gemüse.

I am eating more vegetables now.

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.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

Teamleiter

[TEEM-lye-ter]

team leader

Masculine noun; person who leads a team.

Example

Unser Teamleiter ist sehr freundlich.

Our team leader is very friendly.

bei einer Firma

bie EYE-ner FEER-mah

at a company

'bei' is used for the place where you are employed.

Example

Sie arbeitet bei einer Firma.

She works at a company.

Words in this phrase

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?

in Berlin.

in bair-LEEN

in Berlin

Stress the last syllable: ber-LIN.

Example

Wir wohnen in Berlin.

We live in Berlin.

Words in this phrase

[in]

Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Example

Das Haus steht in Trümmern.

The house is in ruins.

Berlin

[bair-LEEN]

Berlin

The capital city of Germany.

Example

Ich wohne in Berlin.

I live in Berlin.

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