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How to Say ‘We'll do it slowly.’ in German

Wir machen es langsam.

veer MAKH-en ess LAHNG-zahm

[veer MAKH-en ess LAHNG-zahm]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Using [wir] here sounds supportive: not "you're slow," but "we'll do this together." That can make workplace help feel less awkward.

Phrase Breakdown

Wir machen es

veer MAKH-en ess

we do it / we make it

General phrase meaning the task is being carried out by us.

Example

Wir machen es zusammen.

We do it together.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

we

Subject pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir machen es langsam und klar.

We are doing it slowly and clearly.

machen

[MAKH-en]

do / make

From 'machen'; used for carrying out an action.

Example

Wir machen es heute noch einmal.

We are doing it again today.

es

[ess]

it

Refers to the task or process being explained.

Example

Wir machen es zusammen am Computer.

We are doing it together on the computer.

langsam

[LAHNG-zahm]

slowly

At a slow pace; here it describes how the action is done.

Example

Wir machen es langsam, damit ich es verstehe.

We are doing it slowly so that I understand it.

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