How to Say ‘We're having tea.’ in German
Wir trinken Tee.
veer TRINK-en tay
[veer TRINK-en tay]
🇩🇪 In Germany: In German, [Wir trinken Tee.] can naturally mean "We're having tea," not just literally "we drink tea." Hosts often say this to suggest what's happening now, not to discuss a general habit.
Phrase Breakdown
Wir trinken
veer TRINK-en
we drink
The pronoun 'wir' means 'we', and 'trinken' means 'to drink'; together they form the subject and verb.
Wir trinken Wasser.
We drink water.
Words in this phrase
Wir
[veer]
we
Subject pronoun referring to more than one person including the speaker.
Wir trinken Tee am Abend.
We drink tea in the evening.
trinken
[TRINK-en]
drink
Verb used for consuming a beverage.
Wir trinken Tee zusammen.
We drink tea together.
Tee
[tay]
tea
Hot drink made from tea leaves or herbs.
Wir trinken Tee nach der Begrüßung.
We drink tea after the greeting.
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