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How to Say ‘Love to Grandpa!’ in German

Liebe Grüße an Opa!

LEE-beh GRUE-seh ahn OH-pah

[LEE-beh GRUE-seh ahn OH-pah]

🇩🇪 In Germany: The standard way to send warm greetings to someone absent. Among family it's expected when leaving. It's also a very common sign-off in messages, often shortened to LG.

Phrase Breakdown

Liebe Grüße

LEE-beh GRUE-seh

Kind regards / Love

This is a warm greeting. 'Grüße' has a long rounded 'ü' and a sharp 's' (ß): 'LEE-beh GRÜ-seh'.

Example

Liebe Grüße aus Berlin!

Greetings from Berlin!

Words in this phrase

Liebe

[LEE-beh]

kind / dear (warm)

Adjective 'lieb' meaning dear or kind; 'liebe Grüße' is a common warm way to send regards.

Example

Liebe Grüße an deine Schwester!

Best wishes to your sister!

Grüße

[GRUE-seh]

greetings; regards

Plural of 'Gruß'.

Example

Viele Grüße aus Berlin.

Many greetings from Berlin.

an Opa!

ahn OH-pah

to Grandpa!

'Grüße an' means 'greetings to'. 'Opa' (grandpa) is stressed on 'O': 'OH-pah'.

Example

Schöne Grüße an Opa!

Best wishes to Grandpa!

Words in this phrase

[ahn]

Preposition marking the recipient of something sent.

Example

Ich schreibe an meine Kollegin.

I'm writing to my colleague.

Opa

[OH-pah]

grandpa

Informal, affectionate word for grandfather.

Example

Mein Opa liest die Zeitung.

My grandpa reads the newspaper.

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