Speech, talk - Rede (The 759th Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Speech, talk is Rede. This word often comes up when talking about communication. It can be used as noun. It is the 759th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common German words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: speech, talk

German: rede

Examples


I like to talk about the good old days.	Ich rede gerne über die gute alte Zeit.
Don't talk in the classroom.	Rede nicht im Klassenzimmer.
I'm talking about your actions.	Ich rede von deinen Taten.
Nobody was listening to the speech.	Niemand hörte der Rede zu.
I remember that speech.	Ich erinnere mich an jene Rede.
He delivered a speech.	Er hat eine Rede gehalten.
I doubt that he can make a speech in public.	Ich bezweifle, dass er eine öffentliche Rede halten kann.
He did not have much time to work on his speech.	Er hatte nicht viel Zeit, um seine Rede vorzubereiten.

He made a speech on behalf of our company.	Er hielt eine Rede im Namen unseres Unternehmens.
His speech was too short.	Seine Rede war zu kurz.
Our principal made a long speech.	Unser Chef hielt eine lange Rede.
I regret missing the speech.	Ich bedaure, die Rede verpasst zu haben.
He made a speech in English at the meeting.	Er hielt bei dem Treffen eine Rede auf Englisch.
I don't talk to him anymore.	Ich rede nicht mehr mit ihm.
There's no point talking to you, because you won't do as I say anyway.	Es hat keinen Sinn, dass ich mit dir rede, da du ohnehin nicht das tun wirst, was ich dir sage.
If you want to talk, talk.	Wenn du reden willst, dann rede
We called upon him for a speech.	Wir haben ihn gebeten, eine Rede zu halten.
Go ahead and talk.	Dann los — rede
François gave a speech.	François hielt eine Rede.
The party ended with a speech by the host.	Die Feier endete mit einer Rede des Veranstalters.
Tom's speech was excellent.	Toms Rede war ausgezeichnet.