How to Say ‘Can you tell me about the company culture?’ in German
Können Sie mir etwas über die Unternehmenskultur erzählen?
💬 Usage Tip: A thoughtful question during interviews.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Indicates a deeper understanding of workplace environment.
Phrase Breakdown
Können Sie
Can you
Formal request or question.
Können Sie das machen?
Can you do that?
mir etwas
tell me something
Request for information or details.
Er erzählt mir etwas.
He tells me something.
über
about
Relating to a topic or concern.
Er spricht über das Buch.
He talks about the book.
die Unternehmenskultur
the corporate culture
Referring to a company's environment and behavior.
Unsere Unternehmenskultur fördert Kreativität.
Our corporate culture fosters creativity.
erzählen
inform
To provide information or narrate.
Sie erzählt eine Geschichte.
She tells a story.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Können
[KUH-nen]
can
To have the ability to.
Können wir beginnen?
Can we start?
Sie
[ZEE]
you
Used to refer to the person or people one is addressing surmising formality.
Können Sie das bitte halten?
Can you hold this, please?
mir
[MEER]
me
Refers to the speaker as the object of a verb.
Gib mir das Buch.
Give me the book.
etwas
[ET-vahs]
something
An unspecified thing or quantity.
Ich habe etwas Wasser.
I have some water.
über
[UEH-buh]
about
Pertaining to or related to.
Was kannst du über die Geschichte sagen?
What can you say about the story?
die
[dee]
the
A definite article specifying something particular.
Die Katzen schlafen.
The cats are sleeping.
Unternehmenskultur
[UN-ter-nay-menks-kool-TOOR]
corporate culture
The collective practices and behaviors of an organization.
Die Unternehmenskultur ist wichtig für das Unternehmen.
The corporate culture is important for the company.
erzählen
[er-TSAY-len]
tell
To communicate information to someone.
Kannst du mir was erzählen?
Can you tell me something?
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