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How to Say ‘It's about the company party in May.’ in German

Es geht um das Firmenfest im Mai.

es gayt oom dahs FEER-men-fest im my

[es gayt oom dahs FEER-men-fest im my]

Phrase Breakdown

Es geht um

es gayt oom

It's about

A fixed expression used to introduce a topic.

Example

Es geht um das Projekt.

It's about the project.

Words in this phrase

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

geht

[gayt]

is about (with 'um')

In 'es geht um', it means 'it's about'.

Example

Es geht um das Projekt.

It's about the project.

[oom]

about

Used with 'es geht' to name the topic.

Example

Es geht um Geld.

It's about money.

das Firmenfest

dahs FEER-men-fest

the company party

A compound noun stressed on the first syllable: 'FIR-men-fest'.

Example

Kommst du zum Firmenfest?

Are you coming to the company party?

Words in this phrase

das

[dahs]

the

Definite article used with the noun 'Gespräch.'

Example

Das Gespräch hat mir neue Einblicke gegeben.

The conversation gave me new insights.

Firmenfest

[FEER-men-fest]

company party

A celebration organized by a company for its staff.

Example

Das Firmenfest ist im Sommer.

The company party is in summer.

im Mai.

im my

in May.

'im' is 'in dem', used with months. 'Mai' sounds like English 'my'.

Example

Ich habe im Mai Geburtstag.

My birthday is in May.

Words in this phrase

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Mai

[my]

May

The fifth month of the year.

Example

Im Mai ist es warm.

It's warm in May.

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