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Hallo
I am a little lost... What if I want to write these sentences beginning with You and They....

You are my sisters
Sie sind meine Schwestern

They are my sisters
Sie sind meine Schwestern

Is that how you say both sentences in German?

thank you in advance:)

I think I figure it out

You are my sister should be .....
Ihr sind meine Schwestern

since sie - you is for singular
and ihr - you is for plural

is that right?

I want to say...

You speak German.
Sie spreche Deutsch

They speak German.
Sie spreche Deutsch


is that right?

Hey Kitana,
You are my sisters would be, "Ihr seid meine Schwestern"

You speak German would be, "Ihr sprecht Deutsch"; They speak would be "Sie sprechen Deutsch". Realize those are both plural statements.

Here is a rough guide:

Singular
Ich spreche I speak
Du sprichst You speak(informal)
Sie sprechen You speak(formal)
er/sie/es spricht He,She,it speaks

Plural
Wir sprechen We speak
Ihr sprecht You speak
Sie/sie sprechen They speak

I hope that helps you out, -Cooper-

Cooper wrote:Hey Kitana,
You are my sisters would be, "Ihr seid meine Schwestern"

You speak German would be, "Ihr sprecht Deutsch"; They speak would be "Sie sprechen Deutsch". Realize those are both plural statements.

Here is a rough guide:

Singular
Ich spreche I speak
Du sprichst You speak(informal)
Sie sprechen You speak(formal)
er/sie/es spricht He,She,it speaks

Plural
Wir sprechen We speak
Ihr sprecht You speak
Sie/sie sprechen They speak

I hope that helps you out, -Cooper-

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Hi Cooper...
Oh yes...
Ihr seid...
thanks, totally forget the verb for ihr is seid!
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Ok I got the "Ihr sprecht Deutsch"... thanks
here ihr is the informal plural you.

I was thinking of formal you, Sie.
You (formal) speak German....
Sie sprechen Deutsch
and

They speak German...
Sie sprechen Deutsch
just wonderng how to tell the difference... thank you in advance

or did I miss something?

Kitana, I'm not sure if I understand in what context you are trying use, "Sie sprechen Deutsch". If you said" Sie sprechen Deutsch" directly to someone, you would be telling them they speak German. If you were speaking with a friend, about some people that speak German, then you could still say "Sie sprechen Deutsch". If you were talking about someone else singularly, you could say Er spricht Deutsch(he speaks German) or sie sprecht Deutsch(she speaks German).

If you are asking someone if they speak German, you would say "Sprechen Sie Deutsch?" (Do you speak German?-formally), or "Sprichst Du Deutsch?"(Do you speak German?-informally) or "Sprecht Ihr Deutsch?"(Do all of you speak German?)

"Sie/sie" in the plural form, means "they", and "Ihr" means "you all".
I hope you understand. If not, I'm sure Nathalie can clarify all of this. I'm just a fellow-learner trying to help.
Viel Glück! -Cooper

Cooper wrote:Kitana, I'm not sure if I understand in what context you are trying use, "Sie sprechen Deutsch". If you said" Sie sprechen Deutsch" directly to someone, you would be telling them they speak German. If you were speaking with a friend, about some people that speak German, then you could still say "Sie sprechen Deutsch". If you were talking about someone else singularly, you could say Er spricht Deutsch(he speaks German) or sie sprecht Deutsch(she speaks German).

If you are asking someone if they speak German, you would say "Sprechen Sie Deutsch?" (Do you speak German?-formally), or "Sprichst Du Deutsch?"(Do you speak German?-informally) or "Sprecht Ihr Deutsch?"(Do all of you speak German?)

"Sie/sie" in the plural form, means "they", and "Ihr" means "you all".
I hope you understand. If not, I'm sure Nathalie can clarify all of this. I'm just a fellow-learner trying to help.
Viel Glück! -Cooper

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Hey Cooper
I think I understand what you are trying to say...
It is a bit weird to tell some "You speak German." and its best to put it in a question rather than a statement.

Well no worries, I understand now

Thank you for taking your time trying to make things clear for me...
really really really appreciate it...

Have a great weekend!

dianna

Hey Kitana, Kein problem. I very much enjoy languages and I try to treat people the way I would like to be treated. Plus I know we're both trying like hell to learn how to speak this language. Also, I would do anything for a fellow asian, I'm half Vietnamese! -Cooper