Meeting the in laws again (Advanced): Family updates and events

🇩🇪 [euch] is only for people you say [du] to as a group, like siblings, close friends, or family your own age. With in-laws, this depends on the family — some stay with [Sie], some switch to [du] quickly.

💬 German often keeps [zu] attached in the [to + verb] form: [wiederzusehen] = [wieder] + [zu] + [sehen]. You'll see the same pattern in [anzufangen] and [mitzubringen].

💬 [wiedersehen] is a separable verb, so in the [to + verb] form the [zu] goes in the middle: [wiederzusehen]. The same thing happens with [anzurufen] from [anrufen].

💬 With [wie geht es ...?], German uses [es] even though English doesn't: literally, 'how goes it to ...'. You can swap the last part: [Wie geht es dir?] [Wie geht es euch?] [Wie geht es Ihnen?]

💬 [euch] shows this is the informal plural version. For one person use [dir], and for the polite form use [Ihnen]: [Wie geht es dir?] / [Wie geht es Ihnen?]

🇩🇪 This is a normal warm opener with family or friends you're on [du] terms with. In a new in-law family, listen first: not every family uses [du] automatically across generations.

💬 [uns] can mean both [us] and [to us], depending on the sentence. Compare [Er besucht uns] and [Er sagt uns Bescheid].

🇩🇪 [danke] on its own works naturally after answering a wellbeing question, as here. But when something is offered, [danke] alone often sounds like refusing it; say [ja, bitte] if you want it.