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How to Say ‘I'll do the dishes today.’ in German

Ich mache heute den Abwasch.

ikh MA-khuh hoin-te DEHN AP-vash

[ikh MA-khuh hoin-te DEHN AP-vash]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich mache heute

ikh MA-khuh hoin-te

Today I'll do

'machen' means to do or make. 'heute' sounds like 'HOY-teh'.

Example

Ich mache heute Sport.

I'm doing sport today.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

mache

[MA-khuh]

do / make

From 'machen'; used for doing, making, or carrying out something.

Example

Ich mache jeden Abend einen Spaziergang.

I take a walk every evening.

heute

[hoin-te]

today

On this present day.

Example

Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.

Today I am moving for the last time.

den Abwasch.

DEHN AP-vash

the dishes.

'der Abwasch' means the washing-up. Stress the first syllable: AB-wasch.

Example

Wer macht den Abwasch?

Who's doing the dishes?

Words in this phrase

den

[DEHN]

The (accusative form)

Defines a specific object in the accusative case.

Example

Ich nehme den Cappuccino.

I'll take the cappuccino.

Abwasch

[AP-vash]

the dishes / washing-up

Masculine noun; 'den Abwasch machen' means to do the dishes.

Example

Der Abwasch ist fertig.

The dishes are done.

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