How to Say ‘Shall we’ in German
Wollen wir uns
VOL-len veer oons
[VOL-len veer oons]
💬 Usage Tip: [uns] here means "ourselves," because German says [sich setzen] for sitting down. You need it in the full phrase: [Wir setzen uns] = "We sit down."
Phrase Breakdown
Wollen
[VOL-len]
want
Form of wollen used to suggest doing something together.
Wollen wir später noch etwas trinken?
Do we want to have another drink later?
wir
[veer]
we
First-person plural pronoun meaning we.
Wollen wir uns einen ruhigeren Platz suchen?
Shall we look for a quieter place?
uns
[oons]
ourselves
Reflexive pronoun used here with setzen, meaning ourselves.
Wollen wir uns kurz dort drüben hinsetzen?
Shall we sit down over there for a moment?
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