Departments in a Company
Abbreviations and Business Terms
Translation Challenge (false friends)
Everyday Business Situations
Grammar for Industry
100

the English translation of Logistik

logistics

100

the abbreviation for Personalabteilung 

HR (human ressources)

100

What does "actual" mean in German? 

tatsächlich 

100

How do you introduce yourself in a formal way? 

Hello, my name is ... I'm from (company name). 

100

Which version is correct? 

She is not expecting any visitors now. 

She does not expects any visitors now. 

Present progressive 

200

the English translation of Maschinenbau

engineering 

200
the meaning of CEO

Chief Executive Officer

200

What does "chef" mean? 

Koch 

200

Your colleague is not in the office.
A caller wants to speak to her.
What can you say?

“She is not available at the moment.”
oder
“Can I take a message?”

200

What is special about the word statistics? 

e. g. The statistics show us ... 

plural noun 

300

the English translation of Buchhaltung 

accounts 


300

the English translation and abbreviation for Aktiengesellschaft 

public limited company (plc)

300

What is wrong in the following sentence: 

"I became the invoice yesterday." 

become = werden 

get = bekommen 

300

A delivery will arrive two days late.
Write one polite sentence to inform the customer.

“Unfortunately, the delivery will be delayed by two days.”

300

How does the -ing form of a verb (gerund) behave in a sentence? 

like a noun 

e. g. I enjoy working with people.
400

the English translation of Rechnungswesen 

financial controlling 

400

What does Ltd mean? 

private limited company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung GmbH)

400

What does "eventually" mean? 

schließlich (und nicht eventuell) 


400

You want to reschedule a meeting to a later date.
What could you say?

"Could we postpone the meeting, please?" 

400

What is the difference between Erdgeschoss (German), ground floor (BE) and 1st floor (AE)? 

Erdgeschoss = ground floor = 1st floor 

(in AE there is no ground floor) 

500
the English translation of Forschung(s-) und Entwicklungs(sabteilung) 

research and development (R&D) 


500

What is the difference between Pty Ltd and LLC?

Both translate to GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) but the first one is used in Australian English and the latter is used in American English. 

(Proprietory Limited company vs. Limited liability company) 

500

What is the difference between "protocol" and "minutes"? 

Protocol = Protokoll (technisch) 

Minutes = Gesprächsprotokoll

500

A customer is angry about a late invoice.
Respond professionally.

“We apologize for the delay and will check the invoice immediately.”

500
What is critical about using the answer "of course"? 
can be understood as "Stupid question!"


does not always translate to "Natürlich, sicher, selbstverständlich"