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How to Say ‘Becker Company, Anna Wolf, good afternoon.’ in German

Firma Becker, Anna Wolf, guten Tag.

FEER-mah BEK-er AH-nah volf GOO-ten tahk

[FEER-mah BEK-er AH-nah volf GOO-ten tahk]

🇩🇪 In Germany: German offices answer with the company name, then their own full name, then the greeting. When you call, give your full name back the same way. A bare Hallo sounds too casual.

Phrase Breakdown

Firma Becker,

FEER-mah BEK-er

Becker company,

A typical phone greeting starts with the company name. 'Firma' is stressed on 'FIR'.

Example

Firma Schmidt, hallo.

Schmidt company, hello.

Words in this phrase

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?

Becker

[BEK-er]

Becker (surname)

A common German family name; originally meaning 'baker'.

Example

Frau Becker ist Erzieherin.

Mrs. Becker is a nursery teacher.

Anna Wolf,

AH-nah volf

Anna Wolf (speaking),

Next comes your own name. 'Wolf' sounds like 'volf'.

Example

Anna Wolf, hallo.

Anna Wolf, hello.

Words in this phrase

Anna

[AH-nah]

Anna

A common female first name.

Example

Anna arbeitet in Berlin.

Anna works in Berlin.

Wolf

[volf]

Wolf (surname)

A common German surname; literally means 'wolf'.

Example

Frau Wolf ist heute im Büro.

Ms. Wolf is in the office today.

guten Tag.

GOO-ten tahk

good day / hello

The standard formal greeting. 'Tag' ends in a 'k' sound: 'tahk'.

Example

Guten Tag, Frau Meier.

Hello, Ms. Meier.

Words in this phrase

guten

[GOO-ten]

good

Form of 'gut' used before masculine nouns in greetings (accusative).

Example

Guten Abend, Herr Müller!

Good evening, Mr. Müller!

Tag

[tahk]

day

A noun meaning a day; used in the standard daytime greeting.

Example

Wir möchten einen Tisch für Freitag, den Tag nach Ostern.

We would like a table for Friday, the day after Easter.

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