How do you say "boss" in German at work?

You say Chef, with the ch sounding like sh, a short e, and a hard f at the end.

What does Handy mean in German?

It means cell phone, a phone you carry in your pocket without a cable.

Restaurant starts with an st that isn't sh here, ends nasally, and the t stays silent.

On your first day of work in Cologne, you spend the whole day saying words that look English but sound completely different in German.

Mein Chef zeigt mir heute das ganze Büro.

My boss is showing me around the whole office today.

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Chef/ʃɛf/
bossnoun
The person in a company who decides what gets done.
Chemie/çeˈmiː/
chemistrynoun
The science of substances and how they change.
Ingenieur/ɪnʒeˈnjøːɐ̯/
engineernoun
Someone who designs machines, devices, or buildings and oversees their construction.
Büro/byˈʁoː/
officenoun
A room where you work at a desk.
Physik/fyˈziːk/
physicsnoun
The science of forces, light, heat, and motion.
Handy/ˈhɛndi/
cell phonenoun
A phone you carry in your pocket without a cable.
Job/dʒɔp/
jobnoun
A paid position with an employer.
Computer/kɔmˈpjuːtɐ/
computernoun
A device you use to calculate, write, and go online.
Kaffee/ˈkafe/
coffeenoun
A dark hot drink made from ground beans.
Restaurant/ʁɛstoˈʁãː/
restaurantnoun
A place where you order food at a table and pay for it.

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Mein Chef zeigt mir heute das ganze Büro.
My boss is showing me around the whole office today.
Ich habe früher Chemie und Physik studiert.
I used to study chemistry and physics.
Der Ingenieur neben mir arbeitet am neuen Computer.
The engineer next to me is working on the new computer.
Können Sie mir bitte das Büro im ersten Stock zeigen?
Could you please show me the office on the first floor?
In der Physik hatte ich immer gute Noten.
I always had good grades in physics.
Schreiben Sie mir bitte kurz aufs Handy.
Please text me on my cell phone.
Der neue Job gefällt mir bisher sehr gut.
I really like the new job so far.
Können Sie mir zeigen, wie der Computer hier funktioniert?
Could you show me how the computer works here?
Trinken Sie den Kaffee lieber mit oder ohne Milch?
Do you prefer your coffee with or without milk?
Gehen wir mittags zusammen ins Restaurant nebenan?
Shall we go to the restaurant next door for lunch?

Chef/ʃɛf/
The ch at the start sounds like sh, the e is short, and the f at the end is hard.
Chemie/çeˈmiː/
The ch at the start is the soft ich-sound; the stress falls on the last syllable, with a long i.
Ingenieur/ɪnʒeˈnjøːɐ̯/
The g sounds soft, like in 'Journal'; the stress falls at the end, on the long ö.
Büro/byˈʁoː/
The stress falls on the second syllable, and the o in it is long.
Physik/fyˈziːk/
Ph sounds like f, the s like a buzzing s, and the stress is on the second syllable with a long i.
Handy/ˈhɛndi/
The a sounds like a short e, and the stress falls on the first syllable.
Job/dʒɔp/
The b at the end sounds like a p.
Computer/kɔmˈpjuːtɐ/
The stress falls on the middle syllable with a long u; the r at the end sounds like a short a.
Kaffee/ˈkafe/
The stress falls on the first syllable, and the a in it is short.
Restaurant/ʁɛstoˈʁãː/
The st at the start doesn't begin with sh here, and the end is spoken nasally, with the t staying silent.

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How do you say "boss" in German at work?: You say Chef, with the ch sounding like sh, a short e, and a hard f at the end.
What does Handy mean in German?: It means cell phone, a phone you carry in your pocket without a cable.
How do you pronounce restaurant in German?: Restaurant starts with an st that isn't sh here, ends nasally, and the t stays silent.

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