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How to Say ‘Yes, in the summer we have a barbecue together.’ in German

Ja, im Sommer grillen wir zusammen.

yah im ZOM-er GRIL-len veer tsoo-ZAH-men

[yah im ZOM-er GRIL-len veer tsoo-ZAH-men]

Phrase Breakdown

Ja, im Sommer

yah im ZOM-er

Yes, in summer

'im Sommer' means in summer. The 'S' sounds like 'z': 'ZOM-mer'.

Example

Im Sommer fahre ich ans Meer.

In summer I go to the sea.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

yes

"Ja" means "yes" and is used for agreement or confirmation.

Example

Ja, das stimmt.

Yes, that’s right.

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Sommer

[ZOM-er]

summer

The season summer; often used when describing hot rooms and cooling needs.

Example

Im Sommer brauchen wir eine Klimaanlage.

In the summer we need an air conditioner.

grillen wir zusammen.

GRIL-len veer tsoo-ZAH-men

we have a barbecue together

The verb comes second, before 'wir'. 'zusammen' is said 'tsu-ZAM-men'.

Example

Am Wochenende grillen wir zusammen.

We're having a barbecue together on the weekend.

Words in this phrase

grillen

[GRIL-len]

to barbecue

Verb meaning to cook food on a grill.

Example

Am Wochenende grillen wir im Garten.

On the weekend we barbecue in the garden.

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

zusammen

[tsoo-ZAH-men]

together

Describes people doing something jointly or as a group.

Example

Beim Karriereevent sitzen wir zusammen und lernen das Team kennen.

At the career event, we sit together and get to know the team.

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