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How to Say ‘I'll get back to you later today.’ in German

Ich melde mich heute noch bei Ihnen.

ikh MEL-deh mikh hoin-te nokh bye EE-nen

[ikh MEL-deh mikh hoin-te nokh bye EE-nen]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Saying heute noch commits to a specific timeframe, and Germans tend to take it literally. If you hear nothing by evening, a polite follow-up call is entirely normal.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich melde mich

ikh MEL-deh mikh

I'll get in touch

A polite promise to contact someone. Stress 'MEL-de'.

Example

Ich melde mich später.

I'll get in touch later.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

melde

[MEL-deh]

get in touch (with 'mich')

From reflexive 'sich melden': to contact someone or get back to them.

Example

Ich melde mich morgen bei Ihnen.

I will get in touch with you tomorrow.

mich

[mikh]

myself

A reflexive pronoun used with certain verbs like 'sich bedanken.'

Example

Ich wollte mich für Ihre Zeit bedanken.

I wanted to thank you for your time.

heute noch

hoin-te nokh

still today / later today

'Heute noch' means before the day ends. 'Noch' has a throaty 'ch'.

Example

Ich mache das heute noch.

I'll do that later today.

Words in this phrase

heute

[hoin-te]

today

On this present day.

Example

Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.

Today I am moving for the last time.

noch

[nokh]

still (later today)

With 'heute', it means before the day is over.

Example

Ich mache das heute noch.

I'll do that later today.

bei Ihnen.

bye EE-nen

with you

This is the formal form. Say 'Ihnen' as 'ee-nen'.

Example

Er meldet sich bei Ihnen.

He'll get in touch with you.

Words in this phrase

bei

[bye]

at / with

A preposition often used to mean being at a place, institution, or with a person.

Example

Ich bin bei meiner Freundin.

I am at my girlfriend's place / with my girlfriend.

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?

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