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Meetings: useful German phrases

Clarify a process and agree on next steps.

Start with the essentials

Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.

I have a question
ich habe eine Frage
I have a question
to explain
erklären
to explain
to send
schicken
to send
to understand
verstehen
to understand

Make the conversation more specific

Useful German expressions for meetings
What you want to say	German
I have a question	ich habe eine Frage I have a question
to explain	erklären to explain
to send	schicken to send
to understand	verstehen to understand
Could you walk me through ...?	Könntest du mir … Schritt für Schritt erklären? Show English translation Could you walk me through …?
Who's responsible for ...?	Wer ist für … zuständig? Show English translation Who's responsible for …?
What are the next steps?	Was sind die nächsten Schritte? Show English translation What are the next steps?
Could we come back to that?	Könnten wir später darauf zurückkommen? Show English translation Could we come back to that?
Could you send me the details?	Könntest du mir die Einzelheiten schicken? Show English translation Could you send me the details?

Read the other side of the exchange

Partner
Wir haben einen Plan für die Veranstaltung vereinbart.
We've agreed on a plan for the event.
You
Könntest du mir den Plan Schritt für Schritt erklären?
Could you walk me through the plan?
Partner
Zuerst reservieren wir den Raum, dann verschicken wir die Einladungen.
First we reserve the room, then send invitations.
You
Wer ist für die Buchung zuständig?
Who's responsible for the booking?

Meetings in other languages

A note on speaking German

Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.

The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.