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How to Say ‘Come sit with us.’ in German

Setz dich zu uns.

zets dikh tsoo oons

[zets dikh tsoo oons]

🇩🇪 In Germany: A common, friendly invitation at a shared table. Once you're sitting together, people usually switch to du quickly.

Phrase Breakdown

Setz dich

zets dikh

Sit down

An informal command to one person. Say it 'zets dikh', with a soft 'ch'.

Example

Setz dich bitte!

Please sit down!

Words in this phrase

Setz

[zets]

sit down

Informal command form of 'sich setzen' (to sit down), used with 'du'.

Example

Setz dich doch zu uns!

Come sit with us!

dich

[dikh]

you

The pronoun 'dich' in accusative form.

Example

Ich habe ein Geschenk für dich.

I have a gift for you.

zu uns.

tsoo oons

with us.

'zu' sounds like 'tsoo'. Here it means 'join us'.

Example

Komm zu uns!

Come join us!

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

Used to indicate direction or purpose.

Example

Ich habe es zu tun.

I have to do it.

uns

[oons]

us; ourselves

A reflexive pronoun used when the action refers back to the people involved.

Example

Es ist schön, dass wir uns kennengelernt haben.

It is nice that we got to know each other.

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