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Wounded Bear

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12. I think the most common usage is to use "Sie" when meeting for the first time...

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #11)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 01:58 PM

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Kind of like calling someone "sir" in English when you first meet.

The informal "du" is for someone you already know fairly well.

(High school German student)

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