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How to Say ‘Who is sending you the pictures?’ in German

Wer schickt Ihnen die Bilder?

vair shikt EE-nen dee BIL-der

[vair shikt EE-nen dee BIL-der]

💬 Usage Tip: "To you" is Ihnen, not Sie, after verbs like schicken and geben. Ich gebe Ihnen die Datei "I'll give you the file".

Phrase Breakdown

Wer schickt Ihnen

vair shikt EE-nen

Who is sending you

'Wer' means 'who' and sounds like 'vair'. 'Ihnen' is the formal 'to you' and sounds like 'EE-nen'.

Example

Wer schickt Ihnen die Rechnung?

Who is sending you the invoice?

Words in this phrase

Wer

[vair]

who

Used to introduce a question about someone.

Example

Wer hätte gedacht, dass es regnet?

Who would have thought that it rains?

schickt

[shikt]

sends

From 'schicken', to send something to someone.

Example

Er schickt eine E-Mail.

He sends an email.

Ihnen

[EE-nen]

you (formal, dative)

The formal 'you' in the dative case, used in polite professional situations.

Example

Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage zur Kultur im Unternehmen stellen?

May I ask you a question about the culture in the company?

die Bilder?

dee BIL-der

the pictures?

The plural article 'die' with 'Bilder'. Let your voice rise at the end, because this is a question.

Example

Wo sind die Bilder?

Where are the pictures?

Words in this phrase

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Bilder

[BIL-der]

pictures, images

Plural of 'das Bild'; photos or graphics.

Example

Ich brauche die Bilder bis Montag.

I need the pictures by Monday.

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