Die Kollegen

← Course overview· Scene 152 of 228· 7 phrases· About 15 min

Jakub does not know whether to say du or Sie. Practise der Kollege, die Kollegin, duzen, and siezen in a short, practical German dialogue.

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💬 Dialogue

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DeutschEnglishEspañolРусскийTürkçe
KOLLEGIN Hallo, ich bin Sabine, deine neue Kollegin.KOLLEGIN Hello, I am Sabine, your new colleague.KOLLEGIN Hola, soy Sabine, tu nueva compañera.KOLLEGIN Привет, я Сабине, твоя новая коллега.KOLLEGIN Merhaba, ben Sabine, yeni iş arkadaşın.
JAKUB Freut mich. Ich bin Jakub, dein neuer Kollege.JAKUB Nice to meet you. I am Jakub, your new colleague too.JAKUB Encantado. Soy Jakub, tu nuevo compañero.JAKUB Очень приятно. Я Якуб, твой новый коллега.JAKUB Memnun oldum. Ben Jakub, senin yeni iş arkadaşın.
KOLLEGIN Schön, dich kennenzulernen.KOLLEGIN Nice to meet you.KOLLEGIN Encantada de conocerte.KOLLEGIN Рада познакомиться.KOLLEGIN Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum.
KOLLEGIN Man gibt sich hier oft die Hand, aber es ist kein Muss.KOLLEGIN People often shake hands here, but it is not a must.KOLLEGIN Aquí la gente suele darse la mano, pero no es obligatorio.KOLLEGIN Здесь часто пожимают друг другу руки, но это не обязательно.KOLLEGIN Burada genellikle el sıkışılır ama zorunlu değildir.
JAKUB Duzen wir uns hier alle?JAKUB Do we all use the informal du here?JAKUB ¿Aquí todos nos tuteamos?JAKUB Мы здесь все на «ты»?JAKUB Burada herkes birbirine sen diye mi hitap ediyor?
KOLLEGIN Fast alle Kollegen und Kolleginnen duzen sich.KOLLEGIN Almost everyone here uses du with one another.KOLLEGIN Casi todos los compañeros y compañeras se tutean.KOLLEGIN Почти все коллеги обращаются друг к другу на «ты».KOLLEGIN Neredeyse bütün iş arkadaşları birbirine sen diye hitap eder.
JAKUB Und den Chef?JAKUB And with the boss?JAKUB ¿Y al jefe?JAKUB А к начальнику?JAKUB Peki patrona?
KOLLEGIN Den siezen wir. Der Umgang ist trotzdem locker.KOLLEGIN We use Sie with him. The atmosphere is still relaxed.KOLLEGIN A él lo tratamos de usted. Aun así, el trato es relajado.KOLLEGIN К нему мы обращаемся на «вы». Но общение всё равно непринуждённое.KOLLEGIN Ona siz diye hitap ediyoruz. Yine de ilişkiler rahat.

📖 Vocabulary

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DeutschEnglishEspañolРусскийTürkçe
der Kollegethe colleague (m)el colegaколлегаmeslektaş
die Kolleginthe colleague (f)la colegaколлега (ж)meslektaş (k)
duzento use du (informal)tutearобращаться на тыsen demek
siezento use Sie (formal)tratar de ustedобращаться на выsiz demek
die Handthe handla manoрукаel
der Umgangthe way of dealing, mannerel tratoобщениеilişki tarzı
kennenlernento get to knowconocerзнакомитьсяtanışmak

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