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How to Say ‘We'll get back to you next week.’ in German

Wir melden uns nächste Woche bei Ihnen.

veer MEL-den oons NEKH-steh VOKH-uh bye EE-nen

[veer MEL-den oons NEKH-steh VOKH-uh bye EE-nen]

💬 Usage Tip: sich melden "to get in touch" always carries its uns/mich partner: Ich melde mich morgen bei Ihnen "I'll get in touch with you tomorrow." The person you contact comes after bei, not as a direct object.

🇩🇪 In Germany: This is the standard closing line from German interviewers and is neutral, not a hint either way. If the week passes in silence, a short polite follow-up email is perfectly normal.

Phrase Breakdown

Wir melden uns

veer MEL-den oons

We will get in touch

'sich melden' means to contact someone. The present tense often expresses the future.

Example

Wir melden uns bald.

We'll be in touch soon.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

melden

[MEL-den]

get in touch (with 'sich')

Verb; 'sich melden' means to contact someone.

Example

Ich melde mich morgen.

I'll get in touch tomorrow.

uns

[oons]

ourselves

Reflexive pronoun used with 'freuen' in 'sich freuen'.

Example

Bei solchen Nachrichten freuen uns alle guten Entwicklungen.

With such news, all good developments make us happy.

nächste Woche

NEKH-steh VOKH-uh

next week

This time expression needs no preposition. The 'ä' sounds like the 'e' in 'bed'.

Example

Nächste Woche habe ich Urlaub.

Next week I'm on vacation.

Words in this phrase

[NEKH-steh]

Used for the following time period.

Example

Nächste Woche habe ich mehr Kapazität.

Next week I have more capacity.

Woche

[VOKH-uh]

week

A period of seven days; often used when arranging meetings.

Example

Diese Woche ist voll, aber nächste Woche passt besser.

This week is full, but next week works better.

bei Ihnen.

bye EE-nen

with you (formal)

This is the formal dative 'you'. The 'h' is silent, so say 'EE-nen'.

Example

Ich rufe bei Ihnen an.

I'll call you.

Words in this phrase

bei

[bye]

at / with

A preposition meaning 'at,' 'with,' or 'by,' depending on context; often used in set phrases.

Example

Bei diesem Blend schmeckt man Nussnoten.

With this blend, you can taste nutty notes.

Ihnen

[EE-nen]

you (formal, dative)

The formal 'you' in the dative case, used in polite professional situations.

Example

Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage zur Kultur im Unternehmen stellen?

May I ask you a question about the culture in the company?

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