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How to Say ‘We're offering 45,000 euros gross’ in German

Wir bieten 45.000 Euro brutto

veer BEE-ten FUNF-oont-feer-tsig-TOW-zent OY-roh BROO-toh

[veer BEE-ten FUNF-oont-feer-tsig-TOW-zent OY-roh BROO-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: German uses a dot where English uses a comma in big numbers: 45.000 is forty-five thousand. Decimals take a comma instead, as in 4,5.

Phrase Breakdown

Wir bieten

veer BEE-ten

We offer

'bieten' means to offer. 'ie' is a long 'ee' sound.

Example

Wir bieten flexible Arbeitszeiten.

We offer flexible working hours.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

bieten

[BEE-ten]

offer

Formal 'you' form of 'anbieten' (to offer); the prefix 'an' goes to the end of the sentence.

Example

Bieten Sie auch vegetarische Gerichte an?

Do you also offer vegetarian dishes?

45.000 Euro brutto

FUNF-oont-feer-tsig-TOW-zent OY-roh BROO-toh

45,000 euros gross

Say it 'fünfundvierzigtausend Euro'. German puts the ones before the tens. 'brutto' means before taxes.

Example

Das Gehalt ist 45.000 Euro brutto.

The salary is 45,000 euros gross.

Words in this phrase

45.000

[FUNF-oont-feer-tsig-TOW-zent]

45,000

The number forty-five thousand; Germans use a dot as thousands separator.

Example

Das Auto kostet 45.000 Euro.

The car costs 45,000 euros.

Euro

[OY-roh]

euro(s)

The currency used in Germany; the plural is usually also 'Euro' with prices.

Example

Der Kaffee kostet zwei Euro.

The coffee costs two euros.

brutto

[BROO-toh]

gross (before tax)

Describes an amount before taxes and deductions are taken off.

Example

Das Gehalt ist 3.000 Euro brutto.

The salary is 3,000 euros gross.

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