höflich Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “polite” is höflich. Examples of "polite" in use There are 6 examples of the German word for "polite" being used: Recording English German Learn Tom is very polite. Tom ist sehr höflich. Learn Please be polite. Bitte seien Sie höflich. Learn Be polite to your parents. Sei höflich zu deinen Eltern. Learn He was exceptionally polite. Er war außergewöhnlich höflich. Learn Be polite to everyone. Seien Sie zu allen höflich. Learn Japanese people in general are polite. Japaner sind im Allgemeinen höflich. Learn Practice Lesson "polite" Practice (6) Lesson Learn Lesson words polite etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases Be polite to everyone., Be polite to your parents., He was exceptionally polite., Please be polite., Tom is very polite. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 36 Miscellaneous 37 Part of Speech Courses Adjectives 8 Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech