German for Professional Introductions: Say Who You Are and Exchange Contacts at Work
Learn to introduce yourself professionally in German, state your company, and exchange work contact details using formal and neutral register.
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In a work setting, a German introduction is usually shorter and more factual than a social one. You state your name, your role or company, and then move quickly to contact details. This lesson gives you the core phrases for that sequence, with notes on formal versus neutral register so you can sound appropriate without being stiff.
By the end, you can…
- introduce myself by name and company in a professional setting
- ask for and give an email address or phone number
- use formal and neutral register appropriately at work
- close a short professional introduction politely
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Guten Tag, ich bin Alex von der Firma X.
Good day, I'm Alex from Company X.
GOO-ten tahk, ikh bin AH-leks fon dair FIR-mah IKS
Standard professional opening. Use Guten Tag in most business situations; Hallo is acceptable in casual internal settings.
Ich arbeite bei X.
I work at X.
ikh AR-bai-teh bai IKS
Neutral and common. Use bei with a company name; use für if you mean you work for a client.
Wie ist Ihre E-Mail-Adresse?
What is your email address?
vee ist EE-reh EE-mayl-ah-DRES-seh
Formal. Use Ihre with a stranger or senior colleague; use deine with a close colleague.
Meine E-Mail-Adresse ist alex@firma-x.de.
My email address is alex@firma-x.de.
MAI-neh EE-mayl-ah-DRES-seh ist AH-leks et FIR-mah-IKS punkt deh-eh
Say the @ symbol as et and the dot as punkt. Spell the domain if needed.
Können wir Kontaktdaten austauschen?
Can we exchange contact details?
KUR-nen veer kon-TAKT-dah-ten OUS-tou-shen
A polite, neutral way to move from introduction to contact exchange.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Slow playback keeps the original pitch.
Make it make sense
Useful pattern
The core pattern is: greeting + ich bin + name + von + company. For example: Guten Tag, ich bin Alex von der Firma X. You can also say Ich arbeite bei X. If you want to give your role, add als: Ich arbeite als Projektmanager bei X. Keep the sentence simple; German business introductions often avoid long self-descriptions.
When to use it
Use Guten Tag and Ihre/deine carefully. Guten Tag works in meetings, at trade fairs, and with new clients. Hallo is fine with colleagues you already know or in informal startups. Use Ihre E-Mail-Adresse with someone you address as Herr or Frau; use deine E-Mail-Adresse only after the other person offers du. If unsure, stay with Sie and Ihre.
Listen to each line, then take one part and reply out loud.
Guten Tag, ich bin Alex von der Firma X.
Good day, I'm Alex from Company X.GOO-ten tahk, ikh bin AH-leks fon dair FIR-mah IKSGuten Tag, freut mich. Ich bin Frau Weber.
Good day, nice to meet you. I'm Ms. Weber.GOO-ten tahk, froyt mikh. ikh bin frou VEH-berFreut mich auch. Können wir Kontaktdaten austauschen?
Nice to meet you too. Can we exchange contact details?froyt mikh oukh. KUR-nen veer kon-TAKT-dah-ten OUS-tou-shenGern. Wie ist Ihre E-Mail-Adresse?
Gladly. What is your email address?gairn. vee ist EE-reh EE-mayl-ah-DRES-sehA little context goes a long way
In many German-speaking workplaces, first names and du are common among colleagues, but with new external contacts, Sie and Herr/Frau plus last name remain safe. In Austria and parts of Switzerland, Guten Tag is standard; Grüß Gott is common in southern Germany and Austria, while Grüezi is used in German-speaking Switzerland.
One thing to watch for
Using social phrasing like Ich heiße Alex und ich bin 30 Jahre alt in a professional introduction.
Try this instead: Keep work introductions focused on name and company: Guten Tag, ich bin Alex von der Firma X. Age and personal details are usually not part of a first professional exchange.
Your turn
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1How do you say 'I work at Company X' in German?
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Ich arbeite bei X.
This uses the verb arbeiten with bei plus company name. Ich arbeite für X is also possible but often suggests you work for a client rather than as an employee.
2You are speaking to a new client. Which form is more appropriate: Wie ist deine E-Mail-Adresse? or Wie ist Ihre E-Mail-Adresse?
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Wie ist Ihre E-Mail-Adresse?
With a new client, formal Sie and Ihre are safer. Deine is correct only if you have already agreed to use du.
3How do you say the @ symbol in a German email address?
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et
In German, @ is commonly said as et, and the dot is punkt. For example, alex@firma-x.de is said with et and punkt.
For a professional German introduction, say Guten Tag, ich bin [Name] von [Firma], then ask Wie ist Ihre E-Mail-Adresse? Keep it short, use Sie unless invited to use du, and say et for @.
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