How to Say ‘We are looking forward’ in German
Wir freuen uns
veer FROY-en oons
[veer FROY-en oons]
💬 Usage Tip: [Sich freuen auf] means looking forward to something coming later: [Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch]. For something happening right now, German often uses [über] instead.
Phrase Breakdown
Wir
[veer]
we
First-person plural pronoun.
Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch am Samstag.
We are looking forward to your visit on Saturday.
freuen
[FROY-en]
look forward / are happy
Form of 'freuen'; together with 'uns' it often means 'to look forward'.
Wir freuen uns, Sie bald zu begrüßen.
We are looking forward to welcoming you soon.
uns
[oons]
ourselves
Reflexive pronoun used with 'freuen uns'.
Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Reservierung heute Abend.
We are looking forward to your reservation this evening.
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