Abgeben, ausfüllen, einbeziehen, integrieren… the list of vocabulary used daily by office employees in Germany is endless. If you are starting your job in Germany or looking to relocate to this country, the knowledge of business German will be the key to growing your career. Even if your main working language is English, without knowing German you may miss out on specific opportunities or even things as trivial as office gossip!
That’s why today we would like to lend you a hand with this challenge. We prepared an ultimate list of extremely useful vocabulary to get you started with everyday work situations, and some ready to use phrases to get you started. Read on!
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Corporate German – essential vocabulary
Here’s the ultimate compilation of German words for work. You can cover the column with the English translation and test how many words you already know! We hope you can use them in your daily work!
| 🇬🇧 to hand in | 🇩🇪 abgeben |
| 🇬🇧 populate | 🇩🇪 ausfüllen |
| 🇬🇧 to take into account | 🇩🇪 berücksichtigen |
| 🇬🇧 up to date | 🇩🇪 auf dem neuesten Stand |
| 🇬🇧 break | 🇩🇪 Pause |
| 🇬🇧 to insist | 🇩🇪 bestehen |
| 🇬🇧 to detect | 🇩🇪 entdecken |
| 🇬🇧 to provide | 🇩🇪 zur Verfügung stellen |
| 🇬🇧 involved | 🇩🇪 beteiligt |
| 🇬🇧 to standardize | 🇩🇪 standardisieren |
| 🇬🇧 regular | 🇩🇪 regelmäßig |
| 🇬🇧 obvious | 🇩🇪 offensichtlich |
| 🇬🇧 to coordinate | 🇩🇪 koordinieren |
| 🇬🇧 to decrease | 🇩🇪 verringern |
| 🇬🇧 to include | 🇩🇪 einbeziehen |
| 🇬🇧 reminder | 🇩🇪 Erinnerung |
| 🇬🇧 efficient | 🇩🇪 effizient |
| 🇬🇧 team leader | 🇩🇪 Teamleiter |
| 🇬🇧 to depend on | 🇩🇪 abhängig sein von |
| 🇬🇧 summary | 🇩🇪 Zusammenfassung |
| 🇬🇧 operations | 🇩🇪 Operationen |
| 🇬🇧 common | 🇩🇪 gemeinsam |
| 🇬🇧 period | 🇩🇪 Zeitraum |
| 🇬🇧 workload | 🇩🇪 Arbeitsbelastung |
| 🇬🇧 as soon as possible | 🇩🇪 so bald wie möglich |
| 🇬🇧 to facilitate | 🇩🇪 ermöglichen |
| 🇬🇧 enhancement | 🇩🇪 Verbesserung |
| 🇬🇧 accountable | 🇩🇪 verantwortlich |
| 🇬🇧 assignment | 🇩🇪 Aufgabe |
| 🇬🇧 document | 🇩🇪 Dokument |
| 🇬🇧 continuous | 🇩🇪 fortlaufend |
| 🇬🇧 precise | 🇩🇪 präzis |
| 🇬🇧 to refine | 🇩🇪 verfeinern |
| 🇬🇧 equipment | 🇩🇪 Ausrüstung |
| 🇬🇧 documentation | 🇩🇪 Dokumentation |
| 🇬🇧 to commute | 🇩🇪 pendeln |
| 🇬🇧 concern | 🇩🇪 Anliegen |
| 🇬🇧 awareness | 🇩🇪 Bewusstsein |
| 🇬🇧 personal | 🇩🇪 persönlich |
| 🇬🇧 consequence | 🇩🇪 Folge |
| 🇬🇧 to imply | 🇩🇪 andeuten |
| 🇬🇧 suit | 🇩🇪 Anzug |
| 🇬🇧 to earn | 🇩🇪 verdienen |
| 🇬🇧 branch | 🇩🇪 Branche |
| 🇬🇧 to borrow | 🇩🇪 leihen |
| 🇬🇧 draft | 🇩🇪 Entwurf |
| 🇬🇧 to prefer | 🇩🇪 bevorzugen |
| 🇬🇧 compulsory | 🇩🇪 obligatorisch |
| 🇬🇧 to accumulate | 🇩🇪 ansammeln |
| 🇬🇧 unlimited | 🇩🇪 unbegrenzt |
| 🇬🇧 to integrate | 🇩🇪 integrieren |
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The table below contains useful sentences that will help you speak German at work. Try building similar sentences with the words from our list – it’s a great way to practice both vocabulary and grammar.
| 🇬🇧 I need to hand in the presentation before the end of the day. | 🇩🇪 Ich muss die Präsentation noch heute abgeben. |
| 🇬🇧 Could you populate the file with the most recent data? | 🇩🇪 Könntest du die Datei mit den neuesten Daten auffüllen? |
| 🇬🇧 We should take the summer break into account when setting the deadline. | 🇩🇪 Wir sollten bei der Festlegung des Abgabetermins die Sommerpause berücksichtigen. |
| 🇬🇧 He sent me the list last month, it’s probably not up to date anymore. | 🇩🇪 Er hat mir die Liste letzten Monat geschickt, sie ist wahrscheinlich nicht mehr aktuell. |
| 🇬🇧 We usually start working at 9am and take a lunch break at 12:30pm. | 🇩🇪 Wir beginnen normalerweise um 9 Uhr mit der Arbeit und machen um 12:30 Uhr Mittagspause. |
| 🇬🇧 I insist that we go through the plan again. We need to be well prepared. | 🇩🇪 Ich bestehe darauf, dass wir den Plan noch einmal durchgehen. Wir müssen gut vorbereitet sein. |
| 🇬🇧 The earlier we detect the issues, the easier it will be to solve them. | 🇩🇪 Je früher wir die Probleme erkennen, desto einfacher ist es, sie zu lösen. |
| 🇬🇧 Can you at least provide me a reason for this decision? | 🇩🇪 Kannst du mir wenigstens einen Grund für diese Entscheidung geben? |
| 🇬🇧 She always wants to be involved in everything. | 🇩🇪 Sie will immer in alles miteinbezogen werden. |
| 🇬🇧 I was asked to come up with some ideas on how to standardise this process. | 🇩🇪 Ich wurde gebeten, mir ein paar Ideen zu überlegen, wie wir diesen Prozess standardisieren können. |
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