How to Say ‘Good afternoon, this is Emily Smith.’ in German
Guten Tag, hier spricht Emily Smith .
GOO-ten tahk heer shprikht
[GOO-ten tahk heer shprikht]
🇩🇪 In Germany: Germans expect callers to say who they are straight away, using first and last name. Launching into your request first can come across as abrupt.
Phrase Breakdown
Guten Tag,
GOO-ten tahk
Hello,
A formal greeting. Say 'GOO-ten tahk'.
Guten Tag, Herr Becker.
Hello, Mr. Becker.
Words in this phrase
Guten
[GOO-ten]
good
Form of 'gut' used before masculine nouns in greetings (accusative).
Guten Abend, Herr Müller!
Good evening, Mr. Müller!
Tag
[tahk]
day
A noun meaning a day; used in the standard daytime greeting.
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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