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How to Say ‘Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you.’ in German

Ansonsten freuen wir uns auf Sie.

an-ZON-sten FROY-en veer owf zee

[an-ZON-sten FROY-en veer owf zee]

💬 Usage Tip: sich freuen auf means looking forward to something ahead, while sich freuen über is being happy about something that already happened.

Phrase Breakdown

Ansonsten

[an-ZON-sten]

otherwise

Means 'apart from that' or 'other than that'.

Example

Ansonsten ist alles in Ordnung.

Otherwise everything is fine.

freuen wir uns auf Sie.

FROY-en veer owf zee

we look forward to seeing you

'Sich freuen auf' means 'to look forward to'. 'Eu' sounds like 'oy'.

Example

Wir freuen uns auf den Urlaub.

We're looking forward to the vacation.

Words in this phrase

freuen

[FROY-en]

to be happy / glad

Used reflexively to express joy; with 'auf' it means look forward to, with 'über' be pleased about.

Example

Meine Schwiegermutter freut sich über den Besuch.

My mother-in-law is happy about the visit.

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

uns

auf

[owf]

to / for

With 'sich freuen', it means looking forward to.

Example

Ich freue mich auf das Essen.

I'm looking forward to the meal.

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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