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How to Say ‘I plan my work well and stay calm.’ in German

Ich plane meine Arbeit gut und bleibe ruhig.

ikh PLAH-neh migh-neh AR-bite goot oont BLY-beh ROO-ikh

[ikh PLAH-neh migh-neh AR-bite goot oont BLY-beh ROO-ikh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich plane

ikh PLAH-neh

I plan

Two syllables with a long 'a': 'PLA-ne'.

Example

Ich plane den Tag.

I plan the day.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

plane

[PLAH-neh]

plan

First-person form of 'planen', to plan.

Example

Ich plane meinen Tag.

I plan my day.

meine Arbeit gut

migh-neh AR-bite goot

my work well

Stress 'AR' in 'Arbeit'. Pause briefly after 'gut'.

Example

Er erklärt seine Arbeit gut.

He explains his work well.

Words in this phrase

meine

[migh-neh]

Belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Example

Ich mache meine Runden jeden Morgen.

I do my rounds every morning.

Arbeit

[AR-bite]

work

Refers to work, job activity, or the workplace context.

Example

Nach der Arbeit gehen viele Kolleginnen noch etwas trinken.

After work, many colleagues go for a drink.

gut

[goot]

well

Adverb used to say something works nicely or suitably.

Example

Mittwoch passt gut für mich.

Wednesday works well for me.

und bleibe ruhig.

oont BLY-beh ROO-ikh

and stay calm

'ei' sounds like 'eye'. In 'ruhig' the 'h' is silent, and the final '-ig' sounds like 'ich': 'RU-ich'.

Example

Bitte bleiben Sie ruhig.

Please stay calm.

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.

bleibe

[BLY-beh]

stay, remain

First person singular of 'bleiben', meaning to stay or remain.

Example

Ich bleibe heute zu Hause.

I'm staying at home today.

ruhig

[ROO-ikh]

quiet, calm

Describes something peaceful, without much activity.

Example

Die Straße ist sehr ruhig.

The street is very quiet.

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