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How to Say ‘Please introduce yourself briefly.’ in German

Stellen Sie sich bitte kurz vor.

SHTELL-en zee zikh BIT-eh koorts for

[SHTELL-en zee zikh BIT-eh koorts for]

💬 Usage Tip: vorstellen splits in two, so vor jumps to the very end: Ich stelle mich vor "I introduce myself".

🇩🇪 In Germany: Take kurz seriously and keep it to about one or two minutes: name, background, current role. German interviewers value a concise, structured answer over a long story.

Phrase Breakdown

Stellen Sie sich

SHTELL-en zee zikh

introduce yourself (first half)

This is the start of the separable verb 'sich vorstellen' (to introduce oneself). 'St' at the start of a word sounds like 'sht': SHTEL-len.

Example

Stellen Sie sich bitte vor.

Please introduce yourself.

Words in this phrase

Stellen

[SHTELL-en]

to ask / to put

With 'Frage,' this verb means 'to ask a question.'

Example

Im Interview möchte ich eine Frage stellen.

In the interview I would like to ask a question.

Sie

[zee]

you

The formal 'you' used in polite professional conversations.

Example

Ich freue mich, Sie hier auf der Jobmesse zu sehen.

I am pleased to see you here at the job fair.

sich

[zikh]

yourself

Reflexive pronoun; with formal 'Sie' it means 'yourself'.

Example

Stellen Sie sich bitte kurz vor.

Please introduce yourself briefly.

bitte kurz vor.

BIT-eh koorts for

briefly, please (with the verb ending 'vor')

'Kurz' means briefly. 'Vor' completes the verb at the end of the sentence. The 'v' in 'vor' sounds like 'f'.

Example

Erklären Sie das bitte kurz.

Please explain that briefly.

Words in this phrase

bitte

[BIT-eh]

please

Polite word for requests.

Example

Einen Moment, bitte.

One moment, please.

kurz

[koorts]

briefly, for a moment

Means short; as an adverb, for a short time.

Example

Kann ich kurz telefonieren?

Can I make a quick call?

vor

[for]

(separable prefix of 'vorstellen')

Part of 'sich vorstellen', to imagine; moves to the end of the clause.

Example

Ich stelle mir das schön vor.

I imagine that to be nice.

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