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How to Say ‘Yes, I'd like to live and work here long-term.’ in German

Ja, ich möchte hier langfristig leben und arbeiten.

yah ikh MURKHT-uh heer LANG-fris-tikh LAY-buhn oont AR-bye-ten

[yah ikh MURKHT-uh heer LANG-fris-tikh LAY-buhn oont AR-bye-ten]

💬 Usage Tip: After möchte, two verbs can share the end of the sentence, joined by und: leben und arbeiten.

Phrase Breakdown

Ja, ich möchte

yah ikh MURKHT-uh

Yes, I would like

'Ja' sounds like 'yah'. Pause briefly after the comma, then say 'ich möchte' with soft 'ch' sounds.

Example

Ja, ich möchte mitkommen.

Yes, I would like to come along.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

yes

The basic German word for agreeing or answering positively.

Example

Ja, das klingt nach guten Nachrichten.

Yes, that sounds like good news.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

möchte

[MURKHT-uh]

would like

Polite way to express a wish or intention; from the verb 'mögen'.

Example

Ich möchte mehr über Ihr Unternehmen erfahren.

I would like to learn more about your company.

hier langfristig leben

heer LANG-fris-tikh LAY-buhn

to live here long-term

'langfristig' means 'long-term' and is stressed on the first syllable: LANG-fris-tig. The final '-ig' sounds like '-ich'.

Example

Sie plant, langfristig hier zu leben.

She plans to live here long-term.

Words in this phrase

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

langfristig

[LANG-fris-tikh]

long-term

Adverb/adjective meaning over a long period of time.

Example

Wir planen langfristig.

We plan long-term.

leben

[LAY-buhn]

live

Have an existence or subsist.

Example

Ich will in der Stadt leben.

I want to live in the city.

und arbeiten.

oont AR-bye-ten

and work.

The 'd' in 'und' sounds like a 't'. 'arbeiten' is stressed on the first syllable: AR-bei-ten, with 'ei' like 'eye'.

Example

Ich will lernen und arbeiten.

I want to learn and work.

Words in this phrase

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

arbeiten

[AR-bye-ten]

to work

Verb meaning to perform job tasks or labor.

Example

Allein arbeiten kann sehr konzentriert sein.

Working alone can be very focused.

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