Work & Career
Correspondence: German words for work and career
The “Correspondence” set from the “Work & Career” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “Correspondence” set
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bitten
[ˈbɪtən]
ask
verb
Thread
[tʁɛt]
thread
noun
Anhang
[ˈan.haŋ]
appendix
noun
so bald wie möglich
[zoː balt viː ˈməːklɪç]
as soon as possible
phrase
mit freundlichen Grüßen
[mɪt ˈfʁɔɪntlɪçən ˈgʁyːzən]
kind regards
phrase
das passt mir
[das past miːr]
that works for me
phrase
Entschuldigung für die Verzögerung
[ɛntˈʃʊldɪgʊŋ fyːɐ diː fɛrˈt͡søːgəʁʊŋ]
sorry for the delay
phrase
Ich melde mich dazu noch
[ɪç ˈmɛldə mɪç daˈtsuː nɔx]
I will follow up
phrase
Ich schaue nach und melde mich
[ɪç ˈʃaʊ̯ə naχ ʊnt ˈmɛldə mɪç]
I will check and reply
phrase
Ich melde mich bei dir
[ɪç ˈmɛldə mɪç baɪ dɪʁ]
I will get back to you
phrase
Ich habe beigefügt
[ɪç ˈhaːbə ˈbaɪ̯gəfyːʁt]
I have attached
phrase
könntest du genehmigen
[kœntəst du gəˈneːmɪgən]
could you approve
phrase
könntest du durchsehen
[kœntɛst du dʊʁçzeːən]
could you review
phrase
könntest du weitergeben
[ˈkœn̩tɛst du ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌgeːbən]
could you share
phrase
könntest du schicken
[ˈkœn.tɛst du ˈʃɪ.kən]
could you send
phrase
könntest du bestätigen
[kœntɛst du bɛstəˈtiːgən]
could you confirm
phrase
sag mir bitte Bescheid
[zaːk miːɐ̯ ˈbɪtə bɛˈʃaɪ̯t]
please let me know
phrase
sag mir Bescheid
[zaːk miːɐ̯ bəˈʃaɪ̯t]
let me know
phrase
danke im Voraus
[ˈdaŋkə ɪm fɔˈʁaʊs]
thanks in advance
phrase
danke für das Update
[ˈdaŋkə fyːɐ̯ das ˈʊpdeɪt]
thanks for the update
phrase
danke für Ihre Nachricht
[ˈdaŋ.kə fyːɐ̯ ˈiː.ʁə ˈnaʁ.xɪt]
thank you for your message
phrase
kurze Frage
[ˈkʊʁtsə ˈfʁaːgə]
quick question
phrase
Ich wollte nur kurz nachfragen
[ɪç ˈvɔltə nuːɐ kʊʁts ˈnaːxˌfʁaːgn]
just checking in
phrase
Ich wollte nachfragen
[ɪç ˈvɔltə ˈnaχfʁaːgən]
I wanted to check
phrase
Ich wollte fragen
[ɪç ˈvɔltə ˈfʁaːgn]
I wanted to ask
phrase
Ich schreibe Ihnen, um
[ɪç ˈʃraɪ̯bə ˈiːnən ʊm]
I am writing to
phrase
anbei erhalten Sie
[ʔanˈbaɪ ʔeʁˈhaltn̩ ziː]
please find attached
phrase
könntest du bitte
[kœn.təst du ˈbɪ.tə]
could you please
phrase
Link
[lɪŋk]
link
noun
Datei
[daˈtaɪ]
file
noun
Einzelheiten
[ˈaɪn͜tl̩ˌhaɪ̯tən]
details
noun
so schnell wie möglich
[zoː ʃnɛl viː ˈmøːɪk]
ASAP
phrase
zur Information
[tsuːɐ̯ ɪn.fɔʁ.ma.t͡sɪ̯oːn]
FYI
phrase
Bestätigung
[bɛˈʃtɛːdɪgʊŋ]
confirmation
noun
Grußformel
[ˈgʁuːsˌfɔʁml̩]
closing
noun
Begrüßung
[bəˈgʁyːsʊŋ]
greeting
noun
Entwurf
[ɛntˈvʊrf]
draft
noun
allen antworten
[ˈalən ˈʔantˌvʊʁtn̩]
reply all
phrase
angehängte Datei
[ˈaŋəˌhɛŋtə daˈtaɪ]
attached file
phrase
BCC
[beːˈt͡seːˈt͡seː]
BCC
noun
Kopie
[koˈpiːə]
CC
noun
Absender
[ˈapˌzɛndɐ]
sender
noun
Empfänger
[ʔɛmˈfeːŋɐ]
recipient
noun
Betreffzeile
[bəˈtrɛfˌtsaɪlə]
subject line
phrase
Posteingang
[ˈpɔsˌteɪnˌgaŋ]
inbox
noun
klingt gut
[klɪŋt guːt]
sounds good
phrase
Klarstellung
[ˈklaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]
clarification
noun
kurze Neuigkeit
[ˈkʊʁt͡sə ˈnɔʏ̯ç͡kaɪt]
quick update
phrase
könntest du erläutern
[ˈkœn.tɛst du eˈʁɔʏ.tɐn]
could you clarify
phrase
Folgetermin
[ˈfɔlgətɛʁmiːn]
follow-up
noun
Bildschirmfoto
[ˈbɪlt͡ʃɪʁmˌfoːto]
screenshot
noun
aktualisieren
[ˌaktualiˈziːʁən]
update
verb
Genehmigung
[geːnˈeːmɪgʊŋ]
approval
noun
Unterschrift
[ˈʊntɐˌʃʁɪft]
signature
noun
Chat
[tʃɛt]
chat
noun
wichtig
[ˈvɪçtɪç]
important
adjective
Thema
[ˈteːma]
subject
noun
Termin
[tɛʁˈmiːn]
appointment
noun
Stand
[ʃtant]
status
noun
Rückmeldung
[ˈʁʏkˌmɛldʊŋ]
feedback
noun
nach vorne
[naːx ˈfɔʁnə]
forward
adverb
Mitteilung
[ˈmɪtˌtaɪlʊŋ]
message
noun
Keine Sorge
[ˈkaɪnə ˈzɔʁgə]
no worries
phrase
Information
[ɪnfɔʁmaˈtsjoːn]
information
noun
Frist
[fʁɪst]
deadline
noun
Frage
[ˈfʁaːgə]
question
noun
Erinnerung
[ɛɐˈɪnəʁʊŋ]
reminder
noun
E-Mail
[ˈiːmɛɪl]
email
noun
Dringend
[ˈdʁɪŋənt]
urgent
adjective
Dokument
[dokuˈmɛnt]
document
noun
Bitte
[ˈbɪtə]
request
noun
Berechtigung
[bəˈʁɛçtɪgʊŋ]
permission
noun
Aufsatz
[ˈaʊfˌzats]
essay
noun
Antwort
[ˈant.vɔʁt]
reply
noun
Anlage
[ˈanˌlaːgə]
enclosure
noun
Thema
subject
noun
Antwort
reply
noun
Erinnerung
reminder
noun
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
kind regards
phrase
Zusammenhang
context
noun
plaudernd
Chatting
verb
kann ich bekommen
Can I have
phrase
Anhang
attachment
noun
um Klärung bitten
asking for clarification
phrase
fragen
ask
verb
Genehmigung
approval
noun
sich bewerben
apply
verb
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