How to Say ‘To give a speech’ in German
Eine Rede halten
EYE-nuh RAY-deh HAL-ten
[EYE-nuh RAY-deh HAL-ten]
💬 Usage Tip: German "holds" a speech: halten normally means "to hold". The same verb works for einen Vortrag halten "to give a talk".
Phrase Breakdown
Eine
[EYE-nuh]
a; an; one
Feminine form of the indefinite article, used before singular feminine nouns.
Eine offene Kultur ist mir bei einem Unternehmen wichtig.
An open culture is important to me in a company.
Rede
[RAY-deh]
speech
Feminine noun for a talk given to an audience.
Er hält eine Rede.
He gives a speech.
halten
[HAL-ten]
to give (a speech)
With 'Rede', 'halten' means to deliver it.
Er will beim Essen eine Rede halten.
He wants to give a speech at dinner.
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