was wir tun sollen

what we should do

→ was
phrase Uncommon #19,322
what we should do Used in an indirect question or subordinate clause. The verb sollen expresses what is expected, advisable, or necessary for “us” to do; in a main clause, the word order would be “Was sollen wir tun?”
GE: Ich weiß nicht, was wir tun sollen.
EN: I don't know what we should do.

Wißt ihr zufällig, was wir tun sollen?

Do you happen to know what we're supposed to do?

Weißt du zufällig, was wir tun sollen?

Do you happen to know what we're supposed to do?

Jetzt wissen wir nicht, was wir tun sollen.

Now we don't know what to do.

Haben Sie irgendeine Ahnung, was wir tun sollen?

Do you have any idea what we're supposed to do?

Hast du irgendeine Ahnung, was wir tun sollen?

Do you have any idea what we’re supposed to do?

Denn der Herr hat uns schon gesagt, was wir tun sollen.

For the Lord has already told us what to do.

— Lars und die Frauen (2007)

Sagt uns, was wir tun sollen!

Tell us what to do!

— Red Cliff (2008)

Wir müssen in Erfahrung bringen, was wir tun sollen.

We need to find out what we're supposed to do.

Die Ärztin wird uns sagen, was wir tun sollen.

The doctor will tell us what to do.

— Lars und die Frauen (2007)

Sagen Sie mir, was wir tun sollen!

Tell me what we should do!