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How to Say ‘And what do you mean by "kick-off"?’ in German

Und was meinen Sie mit „Kick-off"?

oont vas MY-nen zee mit KIK-off

[oont vas MY-nen zee mit KIK-off]

💬 Usage Tip: To ask what a word means, use mit where English uses "by": Was meinen Sie mit Deadline?

🇩🇪 In Germany: German offices use plenty of English buzzwords like Kick-off, and asking what one means is not embarrassing. Usage varies between companies.

Phrase Breakdown

Und was meinen Sie

oont vas MY-nen zee

And what do you mean

'Und' sounds like 'oont'. This is a polite, formal way to ask for clarification.

Example

Und was meinen Sie genau?

And what exactly do you mean?

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

was

[vas]

what

Question word asking about a thing.

Example

Was machst du?

What are you doing?

meinen

[MY-nen]

mean

Verb 'meinen': to mean or intend something; also to think.

Example

Was meinst du damit?

What do you mean by that?

Sie

[zee]

you

The formal 'you' used in polite professional conversations.

Example

Ich freue mich, Sie hier auf der Jobmesse zu sehen.

I am pleased to see you here at the job fair.

mit „Kick-off"?

mit KIK-off

by 'kick-off'?

'meinen mit' means 'to mean by'. The English loanword 'Kick-off' is pronounced as in English.

Example

Was meinst du mit „später"?

What do you mean by 'later'?

Words in this phrase

mit

[mit]

with; by

Preposition indicating the means or instrument used; takes the dative.

Example

Ich fahre mit dem Bus.

I go by bus.

Kick-off

[KIK-off]

kick-off

English loanword for the opening meeting of a project.

Example

Das Kick-off ist am Montag.

The kick-off is on Monday.

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