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How to Say ‘And when do you all take your lunch break?’ in German

Und wann macht ihr Mittagspause?

oont vahn mahkt eer MIT-tahks-pow-zeh

[oont vahn mahkt eer MIT-tahks-pow-zeh]

Phrase Breakdown

Und wann macht ihr

oont vahn mahkt eer

And when do you all take

'Und' ends with a 't' sound: 'unt'. Let it flow straight into 'wann': 'unt vann macht eer'.

Example

Und wann macht ihr Schluss?

And when do you all finish?

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

wann

[vahn]

when

Question word asking about time.

Example

Wann haben Sie Zeit?

When do you have time?

macht

[mahkt]

do, make

Form of 'machen' used with 'ihr'; 'Pause machen' = take a break.

Example

Wann macht ihr Feierabend?

When do you all finish work?

ihr

[eer]

you (plural)

The informal 'you' for talking to two or more people.

Example

Kommt ihr heute Abend?

Are you guys coming tonight?

Mittagspause?

MIT-tahks-pow-zeh

lunch break?

Stress 'MIT' and let your voice rise at the end because it's a question.

Example

Ich mache jetzt Mittagspause.

I'm taking my lunch break now.

Words in this phrase

Mittagspause

[MIT-tahks-pow-zeh]

lunch break

Feminine compound: Mittag (noon) + Pause (break).

Example

Die Mittagspause dauert eine Stunde.

The lunch break lasts an hour.

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