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How to Say ‘Let's do it that way’ in German

So machen wir's

zoh mahk-hen veer s

[zoh mahk-hen veer s]

💬 Usage Tip: wir's is short for wir es, and in speech the es often shrinks to just an s sound. You'll hear the same thing in Ich nehm's "I'll take it".

Phrase Breakdown

[zoh]

like that / that way

This adds the sense of 'it's fine as it is' or 'just like that.'

Example

Ja, so ist es gut, stimmt so.

Yes, that’s good as it is, keep the change.

machen

[mahk-hen]

Perform an action.

Example

Ich will es machen.

I want to do it.

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

[s]

Short spoken form of 'es'.

Example

Wir nehmen's.

We'll take it.

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