How to Say ‘Which appointment do you mean?’ in German
Welchen Termin meinen Sie?
VEL-khen ter-MEEN MY-nen zee
[VEL-khen ter-MEEN MY-nen zee]
💬 Usage Tip: A natural clarifying question. Literally: Which appointment do you mean?
🇩🇪 In Germany: German office calls are often direct and practical. This question is normal, not rude.
Phrase Breakdown
Welchen Termin
VEL-khen ter-MEEN
which appointment
'Welchen' is used in the accusative because 'Termin' is the object of the question.
Welchen Termin haben Sie?
Which appointment do you have?
Words in this phrase
Welchen
[VEL-khen]
which
Accusative masculine question word asking which specific one.
In Welchen Termin meinen Sie? fragt Welchen nach einem bestimmten Termin.
In Welchen Termin meinen Sie?, Welchen asks for a specific appointment.
Termin
[ter-MEEN]
appointment
A scheduled appointment or meeting time.
In Welchen Termin meinen Sie? ist Termin das Thema der Frage.
In Welchen Termin meinen Sie?, Termin is the topic of the question.
Meinen Sie
MY-nen zee
do you mean / are you referring to
Polite way to ask someone to clarify what they mean.
Meinen Sie morgen?
Do you mean tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
meinen
[MY-nen]
mean
Verb used to ask which one someone is referring to.
In Welchen Termin meinen Sie? verbindet meinen die Frage mit Sie.
In Welchen Termin meinen Sie?, meinen connects the question with Sie.
Sie
[zee]
you
Formal you, used in polite conversation.
In Welchen Termin meinen Sie? ist Sie höflich.
In Welchen Termin meinen Sie?, Sie is polite.
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