The Vocabulary of the Floor

das Wort haben — to have the floor. Duden: to be the one whose turn it is to speak in a meeting.

sich zu Wort melden — to signal in a meeting that one wants to say something.

jemandem das Wort erteilen — to give someone the floor, said of the person who chairs.

jemandem das Wort entziehen — to take the floor away from someone.

jemandem ins Wort fallen — to interrupt someone, literally to fall into their word.

Lassen Sie mich ausreden! — Let me finish!

eins nach dem anderen — one thing after the other.

TOP — short for Tagesordnungspunkt, agenda item, as in TOP 3.

understand-culture
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.