How to Say ‘Shall we sit over there?’ in German
Wollen wir uns dort hinten setzen?
VOL-len veer oons dort HIN-ten ZET-sen
[VOL-len veer oons dort HIN-ten ZET-sen]
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is a nicely collaborative suggestion because [wollen wir ...?] sounds like "shall we ...?" rather than telling someone what to do. In flirting, that usually feels smoother and less pushy than an imperative.
Phrase Breakdown
Wollen wir uns
VOL-len veer oons
Shall we / do we want to
A suggestion or invitation; commonly used before proposing an action together.
Wollen wir uns treffen?
Shall we meet up?
Words in this phrase
Wollen
[VOL-len]
want
Used in a question to make a soft suggestion together.
Wollen wir uns später noch einmal sehen?
Do we want to see each other again later?
wir
[veer]
we
Pronoun meaning we, used for joint suggestions.
Wollen wir uns an den Tisch setzen?
Shall we sit down at the table?
uns
[oons]
ourselves
Reflexive pronoun used with setzen.
Wollen wir uns etwas näher zusammensetzen?
Shall we sit a little closer together?
Dort hinten setzen
dort HIN-ten ZET-sen
Sit back there / sit over there in the back
Refers to moving to a place farther away, usually toward the back or farther side.
Wir setzen uns dort hinten an den Tisch.
We'll sit at the table back there.
Words in this phrase
dort
[dort]
there
Points to a specific place away from the speaker.
Dort ist die Musik nicht so laut.
The music is not so loud there.
hinten
[HIN-ten]
in the back
Describes a place farther back in the room.
Dort hinten können wir besser reden.
Back there we can talk better.
setzen
[ZET-sen]
sit down
Verb meaning to sit down or take a seat.
Wollen wir uns dort hinten setzen und weiterreden?
Shall we sit down back there and keep talking?
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