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How to Say ‘We're having a party.’ in German

Wir machen ein Fest.

veer MAH-khen ine fest

[veer MAH-khen ine fest]

💬 Usage Tip: machen "to make/do" is the everyday verb for throwing a party. Same pattern: Wir machen eine Feier.

Phrase Breakdown

Wir machen

veer MAH-khen

We are having / we make

'machen' means to make or do. The 'ch' is a throaty sound, as in Scottish 'loch'. 'Wir' starts with a 'v' sound.

Example

Wir machen Urlaub.

We are going on holiday.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

machen

[MAH-khen]

do / make

Verb 'machen' means 'to do' or 'to make'.

Example

Was machen wir zuerst beim Aufbau?

What do we do first during setup?

ein Fest.

ine fest

a party / a celebration.

'Fest' is a neuter noun meaning party or celebration, so it takes 'ein'. 'ein' sounds like English 'eye-n'.

Example

Das war ein schönes Fest.

That was a lovely party.

Words in this phrase

ein

[ine]

The indefinite article 'ein'.

Example

Ich brauche ein Auto.

I need a car.

Fest

[fest]

party / celebration

Neuter noun: das Fest, a festive event like a birthday party.

Example

Das Fest war sehr schön.

The party was very nice.

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