How to Say ‘Hi, you're Emily, right?’ in German
Hallo, du bist Emily , oder?
HAH-loh doo bist OH-der
[HAH-loh doo bist OH-der]
🇩🇪 In Germany: Among friends of your date, du is the normal choice from the start, even when you've just met. Using Sie here would feel stiff and distant.
Phrase Breakdown
Hallo, du bist
HAH-loh doo bist
Hello, you are
A friendly greeting followed by a guess.
Hallo, du bist neu?
Hello, you're new?
Words in this phrase
Hallo
[HAH-loh]
hello
A common informal or neutral greeting used when starting a conversation or message.
Hallo, vielen Dank für das nette Gespräch gestern.
Hello, thank you very much for the nice conversation yesterday.
du
[doo]
the informal 'you' (du form)
As a noun, 'das Du' means the informal way of addressing someone.
Wir sind jetzt per Du.
We now use first names / informal 'you'.
bist
[bist]
are (you are)
Form of 'sein' (to be) used with 'du'.
Du bist mein Freund.
You are my friend.
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