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How to Say ‘Hopefully it'll get better at the weekend.’ in German

Hoffentlich wird es am Wochenende besser.

HOFF-ent-likh virt es ahm VOKH-en-en-deh BES-er

[HOFF-ent-likh virt es ahm VOKH-en-en-deh BES-er]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Ending a weather moan on a hopeful note about the weekend is the typical way to wrap up this kind of chat before heading to your desk.

Phrase Breakdown

Hoffentlich wird es

HOFF-ent-likh virt es

Hopefully it will get

'Hoffentlich' means 'hopefully' and is stressed on the first syllable: HOF-fent-lich. The final 'ch' is a soft hissing sound, like in 'ich'. When a sentence starts with 'hoffentlich', the verb 'wird' comes next.

Example

Hoffentlich wird es warm.

Hopefully it will get warm.

Words in this phrase

Hoffentlich

[HOFF-ent-likh]

hopefully

Says that you hope something is true or will happen.

Example

Hoffentlich regnet es morgen nicht.

Hopefully it won't rain tomorrow.

wird

[virt]

gets / becomes

Form of 'werden', meaning to become.

Example

Es wird dunkel.

It's getting dark.

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

am Wochenende besser.

ahm VOKH-en-en-deh BES-er

better at the weekend.

'Am' is short for 'an dem'. 'Wochenende' (weekend) is stressed on the first syllable: WO-chen-en-de. The 'ch' here is a throaty sound, as in 'Bach'.

Example

Am Wochenende habe ich frei.

I'm off at the weekend.

Words in this phrase

[ahm]

on the

Contracted preposition and article used before days.

Example

Am Montag passt es leider nicht.

On Monday it unfortunately does not work.

Wochenende

[VOKH-en-en-deh]

weekend

Saturday and Sunday; neuter noun.

Example

Am Wochenende schlafe ich lange.

On the weekend I sleep in.

besser

[BES-er]

better

Comparative of 'gut' (good).

Example

Morgen wird das Wetter besser.

Tomorrow the weather will be better.

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