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How to Say ‘Shall we sit over there at the back?’ in German

Wollen wir uns da hinten hinsetzen?

VOL-len veer oons dah HIN-ten HIN-zet-sen

[VOL-len veer oons dah HIN-ten HIN-zet-sen]

🇩🇪 In Germany: This is a light, low-pressure way to suggest more time together. You stay in the same bar, and it's easy for the other person to say yes.

Phrase Breakdown

Wollen wir uns

VOL-len veer oons

Shall we (ourselves)

This is a polite, casual suggestion. 'uns' is reflexive here, going with 'hinsetzen'.

Example

Wollen wir uns beeilen?

Shall we hurry?

Words in this phrase

Wollen

[VOL-len]

shall / want to

Form of 'wollen'; 'Wollen wir...?' is a friendly way to suggest doing something together.

Example

Wollen wir tanzen?

Shall we dance?

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

uns

[oons]

ourselves

Reflexive pronoun used with 'freuen' in 'sich freuen'.

Example

Bei solchen Nachrichten freuen uns alle guten Entwicklungen.

With such news, all good developments make us happy.

da hinten

dah HIN-ten

back there

'da hinten' points to a place further back. Stress 'HIN-ten'.

Example

Das Klo ist da hinten.

The toilet is back there.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

there

In, at, or to that place or position.

Example

Da ist etwas.

There is something.

hinten

[HIN-ten]

at the back

Adverb meaning in the back or behind; 'da hinten' = over there at the back.

Example

Die Toiletten sind hinten.

The toilets are at the back.

hinsetzen?

HIN-zet-sen

sit down?

The infinitive goes to the end after 'wollen'. Raise your pitch for the question.

Example

Kann ich mich hinsetzen?

Can I sit down?

Words in this phrase

hinsetzen

[HIN-zet-sen]

to sit down

Separable verb: to take a seat somewhere; used with a reflexive pronoun.

Example

Ich möchte mich hinsetzen.

I'd like to sit down.

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