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.
Wir machen es zusammen.
We do it together.
Words in this phrase
Wir
[veer]
we
Subject pronoun for a group including the speaker.
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.
Wir machen es heute noch einmal.
We are doing it again today.
es
[ess]
it
Refers to the task or process being explained.
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.
Wir machen es langsam, damit ich es verstehe.
We are doing it slowly so that I understand it.
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