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You phone about a job advert: what to say in German
You phone about a job advertisement.
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How it's done. When phoning a company first say who you are and why: Ich rufe wegen der Stellenanzeige an; the answer Moment, ich verbinde Sie means you are being put through.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Firma Schneider, guten Tag!FEER-muh SHNIGH-duh, GOO-tayn tahk!
Schneider company, good day!
They might also say:
Guten Tag, Schneider GmbH, was kann ich für Sie tun?
GOO-tayn tahk, SHNIGH-duh geh-em-beh-guh, vahs kahn eekh fyoor zee toon?
Good day, Schneider GmbH, how can I help you?
YOU REPLY
Guten Tag, ich rufe wegen der Stellenanzeige an.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh ROO-feh VEH-gayn dehr SHTEH-leh-nahn-tsigh-geh ahn.
Good day, I'm calling about the job advertisement.
THEY SAY
Ja, einen Moment, ich verbinde Sie mit der Personalabteilung.Yah, IGH-nayn moh-MAYNT, eekh fehr-BEEN-deh zee meet dehr pehr-zoh-NAH-luhp-tigh-loong.
Yes, one moment, I'll put you through to the HR department.
They might also say:
Einen Augenblick, ich verbinde Sie mit Frau Weber.
IGH-nayn OW-gayn-bleek, eekh fehr-BEEN-deh zee meet frow VEH-buh.
One moment, I'll put you through to Mrs Weber.
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YOU FINISH
Vielen Dank.
FEE-layn dahnk.
Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
Gern. Bleiben Sie bitte dran.Gehrn. BLIGH-bayn zee BEE-teh drahn.
You're welcome. Please hold the line.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Firma
FEER-muh
noun
company
guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
rufe
ROO-feh
verb
I call
Stellenanzeige
SHTEH-leh-nahn-tsigh-geh
noun
job advert
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
17 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Ich spreche noch nicht gut Deutsch.
Eekh SHPREH-kheh nokh neekht goot doych.
I don't speak German well yet.
Similar situations
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→The interview starts with a greeting and a question about youVorstellungsgespräch · A2 in the app
→They ask about your experience and why you want this jobVorstellungsgespräch · A2 in the app
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