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How to Say ‘And what are you doing at the moment?’ in German

Und was machen Sie im Moment?

oont vahs mahk-hen ZEE im moh-MENT

[oont vahs mahk-hen ZEE im moh-MENT]

Phrase Breakdown

Und was machen Sie

oont vahs mahk-hen ZEE

And what do you do (formal)

'Und' connects the question to what was said before. Say 'Und' as 'unt'.

Example

Und was machen Sie heute?

And what are you doing today?

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.

was

[vahs]

what

Question word used to ask about things or information.

Example

Was ist denn drin, in dem kleinen Paket?

What is in it, in the small package?

machen

[mahk-hen]

Perform an action.

Example

Ich will es machen.

I want to do it.

Sie

[ZEE]

You (formal)

Formal way to address someone.

Example

Sind Sie bereit zu bestellen?

Are you ready to order?

im Moment?

im moh-MENT

at the moment

'im' is short for 'in dem'. Stress the second syllable: mo-MENT.

Example

Ich bin im Moment müde.

I'm tired at the moment.

Words in this phrase

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Moment

[moh-MENT]

moment

A short period of time; used when asking someone to wait briefly.

Example

Am Telefon höre ich Einen Moment bitte.

On the phone I hear one moment please.

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