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How to Say ‘Oh, only good things, I hope!’ in German

Oh, hoffentlich nur Gutes!

oh HOFF-ent-likh noor GOO-tes

[oh HOFF-ent-likh noor GOO-tes]

🇩🇪 In Germany: The standard light-hearted reply to hearing you've been talked about. It signals you're relaxed and gets a smile.

Phrase Breakdown

Oh, hoffentlich

oh HOFF-ent-likh

Oh, hopefully

'Oh' shows surprise. Stress HOF- in 'hoffentlich'.

Example

Oh, hoffentlich klappt das!

Oh, hopefully that works!

Words in this phrase

[oh]

Exclamation of surprise.

Example

Oh, wie schön!

Oh, how nice!

hoffentlich

[HOFF-ent-likh]

hopefully

Says that you hope something is true or will happen.

Example

Hoffentlich regnet es morgen nicht.

Hopefully it won't rain tomorrow.

nur Gutes!

noor GOO-tes

only good things!

'nur' means 'only'. 'Gutes' is 'gut' used as a noun.

Example

Ich wünsche dir nur Gutes!

I wish you only good things!

Words in this phrase

nur

[noor]

only

No more than; exclusively.

Example

Nur du kannst das tun.

Only you can do that.

Gutes

[GOO-tes]

good things

A noun made from 'gut', meaning good things in general.

Example

Ich wünsche dir alles Gute.

I wish you all the best.

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