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How to Say ‘Right, here we are.’ in German

So, da wären wir.

zoh dah VAIR-en veer

[zoh dah VAIR-en veer]

Phrase Breakdown

So, da

zoh dah

So, here / there

'So' is a filler word that opens or closes a moment, like 'Right' or 'Okay'. 'Da' means 'there' or 'here'. Make a tiny pause after 'So'.

Example

So, da ist der Bahnhof.

Right, there's the train station.

Words in this phrase

[zoh]

well; right

Filler word to mark a transition or conclusion.

Example

So, jetzt gehen wir.

Right, now we're going.

[dah]

there

A common adverb meaning “there” or “over there,” often pointing to a place.

Example

Da ist es viel ruhiger an der Ecke.

It is much quieter over there in the corner.

wären wir.

VAIR-en veer

we would be

'Wären' is the subjunctive of 'sein' (to be). With 'da' it forms the fixed phrase 'Here we are'. The 'ä' sounds like the 'e' in 'bed', but longer.

Example

Endlich wären wir zu Hause.

Finally we'd be home.

Words in this phrase

wären

[VAIR-en]

would be

Subjunctive of 'sein'; here a polite way to say 'we are (here)'.

Example

Das wären dann zehn Euro.

That would be ten euros then.

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

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