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How to Say ‘I'll get them right away, before we sit down.’ in German

Ich hol sie gleich, bevor wir uns hinsetzen.

ikh hohl zee glykh beh-FOR veer oons HIN-zet-sen

[ikh hohl zee glykh beh-FOR veer oons HIN-zet-sen]

💬 Usage Tip: After bevor, the verb goes to the very end and rejoins its piece: bevor wir uns hinsetzen, not setzen uns hin.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich hol sie gleich,

ikh hohl zee glykh

I'll get them right away,

A casual 'Ich hole sie gleich'. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Ich hol sie gleich, keine Sorge.

I'll get them right away, don't worry.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

hol

[hohl]

fetch, get

Short for 'hole', from 'holen'.

Example

Ich hol das Brot.

I'll get the bread.

sie

[zee]

They

Third person plural pronoun.

Example

Sie lernen schnell und kommen gut zurecht.

They learn quickly and are doing well.

gleich

[glykh]

right away / in a moment

"Gleich" means very soon, in a moment, or right away.

Example

Ich rufe den Vermieter an und melde mich gleich.

I’ll call the landlord and get back to you in a moment.

bevor wir uns hinsetzen.

beh-FOR veer oons HIN-zet-sen

before we sit down.

'Bevor' sends the verb to the end, so the separable verb rejoins as 'hinsetzen'. Stress be-FOR and HIN-zet-sen.

Example

Bevor wir essen, waschen wir die Hände.

Before we eat, we wash our hands.

Words in this phrase

bevor

[beh-FOR]

before

Conjunction: earlier than an action happens.

Example

Ruf mich an, bevor du kommst.

Call me before you come.

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

uns

[oons]

ourselves

Reflexive pronoun required with 'sich freuen'.

Example

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch.

We are looking forward to your visit.

hinsetzen

[HIN-zet-sen]

to sit down

Separable verb: to take a seat somewhere; used with a reflexive pronoun.

Example

Ich möchte mich hinsetzen.

I'd like to sit down.

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