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How to Say ‘Good day, this is Emily Smith speaking.’ in German

Guten Tag, hier spricht Emily Smith .

goo-ten tahg heer shprikht

[goo-ten tahg heer shprikht]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Germans give their full name right away when calling, even before saying why. Using only your first name sounds too casual to a receptionist.

Phrase Breakdown

Guten Tag,

goo-ten tahg

Hello,

A polite greeting, good for phone calls. Pause briefly after the comma.

Example

Guten Tag, wie kann ich helfen?

Hello, how can I help?

Words in this phrase

Guten

[goo-ten]

Good day

A greeting for most hours of the day.

Example

Wir betreten das Büro und sagen 'Guten Tag'.

We enter the office and say 'Good day'.

Tag

[tahg]

Good day

A greeting for most hours of the day.

Example

Wir betreten das Büro und sagen 'Guten Tag'.

We enter the office and say 'Good day'.

hier spricht

heer shprikht

this is ... speaking

Introduces your name on the phone. Pronounce 'spricht' as 'shpricht', with a soft 'ch' as in 'ich'.

Example

Hier spricht Frau Wolf.

This is Ms. Wolf speaking.

Words in this phrase

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

spricht

[shprikht]

speaks; is speaking

Form of 'sprechen' (to speak); used on the phone to say who is calling.

Example

Hier spricht Anna Müller.

This is Anna Müller speaking.

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