Introduce yourself in German | Vortellung
If you are willing to introduce yourself to somebody in German you need to have knowledge of few basic expressions (audio included - see "▶" symbol):
▶ darf ich mich vorstellen (?) = may I introduce myself? ▶ ich heiße Tobias = my name is Tobias ▶ mein Name ist Hans = mein name is Hans ▶ Freunde nennen mich Hanzi = my friends call me Hanzi ▶ ich bin der Dieter = I am Dieter ▶ ich bin die Anne = I am Anne ▶ nett dich kennen zu lernen = glad to meet you ▶ freut mich dich kennen zu lernen = pleasure to meet you ▶ wie heißt du? = what is your name? ▶ was ist dein Name? = what is your name? ▶ wie heißen Sie? = what is your name (polite pronoun "Sie" - this applies to older people) ▶ woher kommst du? = where are you from? ▶ ich komme aus Rumänien = I am from Romania ▶ wo arbeitest du? = where do you work? ▶ was bist du von Beruf? = what is your occupation? ▶ ich bin Krankenpfleger = I am a nurse (male) ▶ ich arbeite in einem Krankenhaus = I work in a hospital ▶ wie alt bist du? = how old are you? ▶ ich bin 26 Jahre alt = I am 26 years old ▶ seit wann bist du in Deutschland? = sice when are you in Germany? ▶ ich wohne in Deutschland seit 5 Jahren = I live in Germany since 5 years
Introduce yourself
_____________________________________ Dialogue 1
Deutsch | Translation |
▶ - Hallo | - Hallo |
▶ - Hallo | - Hallo |
▶ - Darf ich mich vorstellen? | - may I introduce myself? |
▶ - Ich heiße Tobias | - my name is Tobias |
▶ - Nett dich kennen zu lernen! | - glad to meet you |
▶ - Ich heiße Angela | - my name is Angela |
Dialogue 2
Deutsch | Traducere |
▶ - Guten Tag | - good day |
▶ - Hallo | - hi |
▶ - Mein Name ist Tobias | - my name is Tobias |
▶ - Ich bin Angela | - I am Angela |
▶ - Nett dich kennen zu lernen | - glad to meet you |
Dialogue 3
Deutsch | Translation |
▶ - Hallo | - Hallo |
▶ - Hallo | - Hallo |
▶ - Ich heiße Tobias | - my name is Tobias |
▶ - Wie heist du? | - what is your name? |
▶ - Ich heiße Angela | - my name is Angela |
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Dialogue 4
Deutsch | Traducere |
▶ - Guten Tag | - good day |
▶ - Guten Tag | - good day |
▶ - Darf ich mich vorstellen? | - may I introduce myself? |
▶ - Ich heiße Anne, bin 25 Jahre alt und komme aus Österreich | - my name is Anne, I am 25 years old and I come from Austria |