How to Say ‘Berger speaking.’ in German
Berger am Apparat.
BEHR-ger ahm ah-pah-RAHT
[BEHR-ger ahm ah-pah-RAHT]
🇩🇪 In Germany: Germans often answer the phone with just their surname, sometimes with nothing else. Hearing a bare Berger is normal, not rude.
Phrase Breakdown
Berger
[BEHR-ger]
Berger (surname)
A common German family name; Germans often answer the phone with their surname.
Hier spricht Herr Berger.
This is Mr Berger speaking.
am
[ahm]
on the
Contracted preposition and article used before days.
Am Montag passt es leider nicht.
On Monday it unfortunately does not work.
Apparat
[ah-pah-RAHT]
phone (telephone device)
Literally 'apparatus'; 'am Apparat' means 'speaking' on the phone.
Wer ist am Apparat?
Who is speaking?
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