How to Say ‘We are happy / We look forward’ in German
Wir freuen uns
veer FROY-en oons
[veer FROY-en oons]
💬 Usage Tip: freuen always needs a word pointing back at the speaker: ich freue mich, wir freuen uns. Leaving out uns sounds broken.
Phrase Breakdown
Wir
[veer]
we
Pronoun for a group including the speaker.
Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.
We like working together.
freuen
[FROY-en]
look forward (with 'sich auf')
'Sich freuen auf' means to look forward to.
Ich freue mich auf den Urlaub.
I'm looking forward to the holiday.
uns
[oons]
us; ourselves
A reflexive pronoun used when the action refers back to the people involved.
Es ist schön, dass wir uns kennengelernt haben.
It is nice that we got to know each other.
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