English–German
“personal” in German
Pronunciation
IPA/pʁiˈvaːt/
Example
Das ist ein privates Gespräch.
This is a personal conversation.
How to say “personal” in German
“Personal” in German is privat.
A door closed to the public protects a person's own time, affairs, or conversation without necessarily implying secrecy.
Example sentences with privat
Er schickte eine private E-Mail an seine Kollegin.
He sent a personal email to his colleague.
Tips for using privat
- For information explicitly treated as confidential, vertraulich is more precise than privat; privat can simply mean nonpublic or unrelated to work.
Other German words for “personal”
Ich habe ein persönliches Problem.
I have a personal problem.