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How to Say ‘Excuse me, Ms. Becker, do you have a moment?’ in German

Entschuldigung, Frau Becker, haben Sie kurz Zeit?

ent-SHOOL-dee-goong frow BEK-er hah-ben zee koorts tsayt

[ent-SHOOL-dee-goong frow BEK-er hah-ben zee koorts tsayt]

Phrase Breakdown

Entschuldigung,

ent-SHOOL-dee-goong

Excuse me,

Use this to get someone's attention politely. Say 'ent-SHOOL-di-goong'.

Example

Entschuldigung, wo ist der Bahnhof?

Excuse me, where is the train station?

Words in this phrase

Entschuldigung

[ent-SHOOL-dee-goong]

excuse me / sorry

Used to get attention politely or to apologize for a small mistake.

Example

Entschuldigung, wo ist der Bahnhof?

Excuse me, where is the train station?

Frau Becker,

frow BEK-er

Ms. Becker,

A polite form of address. The '-er' at the end sounds like a soft 'uh': 'BEK-uh'.

Example

Frau Becker kommt gleich.

Ms. Becker is coming soon.

Words in this phrase

Frau

[frow]

Mrs.; Ms.

Polite title used before a woman's last name.

Example

Guten Tag, Frau Müller!

Good day, Mrs. Müller!

Becker

[BEK-er]

Becker (surname)

A common German family name; originally meaning 'baker'.

Example

Frau Becker ist Erzieherin.

Mrs. Becker is a nursery teacher.

haben Sie kurz Zeit?

hah-ben zee koorts tsayt

do you have a moment?

The formal request for a moment of someone's time. Let your voice rise at the end.

Example

Haben Sie heute kurz Zeit?

Do you have a moment today?

Words in this phrase

haben

[hah-ben]

have

To possess or hold something.

Example

Ich habe ein Buch.

I have a book.

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.

kurz

[koorts]

briefly, for a moment

Means short; as an adverb, for a short time.

Example

Kann ich kurz telefonieren?

Can I make a quick call?

Zeit

[tsayt]

time

Refers to the concept of time.

Example

Ich habe keine Zeit.

I have no time.

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