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How to Say ‘And what do you like about the position?’ in German

Und was gefällt Ihnen an der Stelle?

oont vas geh-FELT EE-nen ahn dair SHTEL-leh

[oont vas geh-FELT EE-nen ahn dair SHTEL-leh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: This is a check that you read the job ad. Point to specific tasks from the posting rather than general enthusiasm.

Phrase Breakdown

Und was gefällt Ihnen

oont vas geh-FELT EE-nen

And what do you like

'Und' ends with a 't' sound: 'unt'. 'Gefällt' is stressed on 'FELT'.

Example

Und was gefällt Ihnen hier?

And what do you like here?

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

was

[vas]

what

Question word asking about a thing.

Example

Was machst du?

What are you doing?

gefällt

[geh-FELT]

pleases (I like)

From 'gefallen'; 'X gefällt mir' means 'I like X'.

Example

Das Bild gefällt mir.

I like the picture.

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?

an der Stelle?

ahn dair SHTEL-leh

about the position?

'An' plus dative 'der Stelle' means 'about the job'. Say 'SHTEL-le'.

Example

Was ist wichtig an der Stelle?

What is important about the position?

Words in this phrase

[ahn]

about (what you like about)

Preposition used with 'gefallen' to point to the aspect someone likes.

Example

Mir gefällt an der Arbeit das Team.

What I like about the work is the team.

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.

Stelle

[SHTEL-leh]

position, job

A noun meaning a job or post at a company.

Example

Die Stelle ist noch frei.

The position is still open.

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