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How to Say ‘We look forward to seeing you!’ in German

Wir freuen uns auf Sie!

veer FROY-en owf zee

[veer FROY-en owf zee]

🇩🇪 In Germany: A standard friendly sign-off when a restaurant confirms your booking by phone or email. No reply is expected.

Phrase Breakdown

Wir freuen uns

veer FROY-en

We look forward

Reflexive verb 'sich freuen'. Pronounce 'eu' like 'oy': 'FROY-en'.

Example

Wir freuen uns auf das Wochenende.

We're looking forward to the weekend.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

freuen

[FROY-en]

look forward (with 'sich auf')

'Sich freuen auf' means to look forward to.

Example

Ich freue mich auf den Urlaub.

I'm looking forward to the holiday.

uns

auf Sie!

owf zee

to (seeing) you!

'Sich freuen auf' means looking forward to something in the future. 'Sie' with a capital S is the formal 'you'. The 'S' sounds like an English 'z'.

Example

Ich freue mich auf Sie!

I look forward to seeing you!

Words in this phrase

auf

[owf]

to (in 'look forward to')

Preposition required by 'sich freuen auf'.

Example

Wir warten auf dich.

We are waiting for you.

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal pronoun Sie used to address one person politely.

Example

Kommen Sie bitte herein.

Please come in.

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