How to Say ‘Then I worked in two tech companies.’ in German
Dann habe ich in zwei Tech-Firmen gearbeitet.
dahn HAH-buh ikh in tsvy tek FEER-men geh-ar-BY-tet
[dahn HAH-buh ikh in tsvy tek FEER-men geh-ar-BY-tet]
💬 Usage Tip: "arbeiten in" = to work in/at a company. A clean and natural sentence for a career summary.
🇩🇪 In Germany: German professional self-introductions often sound factual and chronological rather than overly dramatic.
Phrase Breakdown
Dann
[dahn]
then
Shows the next step in a sequence: then or after that.
Dann habe ich ein Praktikum gemacht.
Then I did an internship.
habe
[HAH-buh]
have
Auxiliary verb used to form the perfect tense.
Später habe ich in Köln gewohnt.
Later I lived in Cologne.
ich
[ikh]
I
First-person pronoun meaning I.
ich lerne schnell neue Programme.
I learn new programs quickly.
in
[in]
in
Preposition used here for working in companies.
Sie arbeitet in einer Bank.
She works in a bank.
zwei
[tsvy]
two
The number two.
Wir haben zwei Optionen.
We have two options.
Tech-Firmen
[tek FEER-men]
tech companies
Plural noun for companies in the technology sector.
Tech-Firmen suchen oft neue Entwickler.
Tech companies often look for new developers.
gearbeitet
[geh-ar-BY-tet]
worked
Past participle of arbeiten, meaning worked.
Nach dem Studium habe ich Vollzeit gearbeitet.
After my studies I worked full-time.
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