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How to Say ‘We're currently looking for people’ in German

Wir suchen gerade Leute

veer ZOO-khen guh-RAH-duh LOY-tuh

[veer ZOO-khen guh-RAH-duh LOY-tuh]

💬 Usage Tip: German has no separate "are looking" form. Wir suchen covers both "we look" and "we're looking", and gerade adds the "right now" feel.

Phrase Breakdown

Wir suchen

veer ZOO-khen

We are looking for

'Wir' sounds like 'veer'. 'suchen' is said 'ZOO-khen'.

Example

Wir suchen einen Parkplatz.

We're looking for a parking space.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

suchen

[ZOO-khen]

are looking for

A polite verb form used to ask what someone is seeking.

Example

Mit „Suchen“ kann ich fragen: „Suchen Sie eine neue Stelle?“

With “looking for,” I can ask: “Are you looking for a new position?”

gerade Leute

guh-RAH-duh LOY-tuh

people right now

'gerade' means currently. Stress 'RAH': 'ge-RAH-de'. 'eu' in 'Leute' sounds like 'oy'.

Example

Ich esse gerade.

I'm eating right now.

Words in this phrase

gerade

[guh-RAH-duh]

currently; right now

Indicates that something is the case at the present moment.

Example

In Es gibt gerade ähnliche Stellen. bedeutet gerade „im Moment“.

In 'Es gibt gerade ähnliche Stellen.' 'gerade' means 'at the moment'.

Leute

[LOY-tuh]

people

Human beings making up a group or community.

Example

Viele schlaue Leute arbeiten hier.

Many smart people work here.

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