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How to Say ‘Now I also do’ in German

Ich mache jetzt auch

ikh MAH-kheh yetst owkh

[ikh MAH-kheh yetst owkh]

💬 Usage Tip: machen covers "handle" or "take care of" tasks, not just "make". Ich mache die Buchhaltung means "I do the bookkeeping".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich mache

ikh MAH-kheh

I do / I handle

'machen' means to do or make. 'ch' is the soft throat sound after 'a'.

Example

Ich mache das morgen.

I'll do it tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

mache

[MAH-kheh]

do / am doing

First person form of 'machen'; used for activities like therapy or sport.

Example

Ich mache einen Kurs.

I'm doing a course.

jetzt auch

yetst owkh

now also

'jetzt auch' signals a new responsibility. 'auch' rhymes with English 'ouch' plus a soft 'ch'.

Example

Er kommt jetzt auch.

He's coming now too.

Words in this phrase

jetzt

[yetst]

now

At the present time.

Example

Ich gehe jetzt.

I'm going now.

auch

[owkh]

also / too

Used to say also or too when returning a wish or adding something.

Example

Auch nach dem Karriereevent sollten wir in Kontakt bleiben.

We should stay in touch after the career event too.

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