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How to Say ‘I've just made coffee’ in German

Ich hab gerade Kaffee gemacht

ikh hop guh-RAH-duh ka-FAY ge-mahkt

[ikh hop guh-RAH-duh ka-FAY ge-mahkt]

💬 Usage Tip: hab is the everyday spoken short form of habe. You'll hear it constantly but rarely see it in formal writing.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich hab gerade

ikh hop guh-RAH-duh

I have just

'Hab' is a casual form of 'habe'. 'Gerade' means 'just now': ge-RAH-de.

Example

Ich hab gerade gegessen.

I have just eaten.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

hab

[hop]

have

To own, hold, or possess.

Example

Ich hab' einen Luftballon aus dem Fest.

I have a balloon from the festival.

gerade

[guh-RAH-duh]

currently; just now

Used to mean 'currently,' 'right now,' or sometimes 'just.' Useful when talking about present opportunities.

Example

Gerade suche ich auf dem Karriereevent nach neuen Kontakten.

Right now I am looking for new contacts at the career event.

Kaffee gemacht

ka-FAY ge-mahkt

made coffee

'Gemacht' is the past participle of 'machen' and goes at the end. Stress ge-MACHT, with a throaty 'ch'.

Example

Wer hat Kaffee gemacht?

Who made coffee?

Words in this phrase

Kaffee

[ka-FAY]

coffee

Often used as shorthand for an informal coffee meeting.

Example

Lass uns auf einen Kaffee treffen.

Let's meet for a coffee.

gemacht

[ge-mahkt]

made

Constructed or formed from something.

Example

Sie hat es gemacht.

She made it.

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