How to Say ‘To the 2026 World Cup?’ in German
Auf die WM 2026?
owf dee veh-em tsvye-tow-zent-zeks-unt-tsvahn-tsikh
[owf dee veh-em tsvye-tow-zent-zeks-unt-tsvahn-tsikh]
💬 Usage Tip: "WM" = "Weltmeisterschaft". It’s short, super common, and always feminine: "die WM."
🇩🇪 In Germany: In Germany, people almost always say "WM" instead of the full word in everyday speech.
Phrase Breakdown
Auf
[owf]
for / about
"auf" is a preposition; with "sich freuen auf" it means "to look forward to" something.
Ich freue mich auf die WM 2026.
I am looking forward to the 2026 World Cup.
die
[dee]
the
"die" is the feminine singular definite article here, used with "WM."
Auf die WM 2026 freue ich mich sehr.
I am really looking forward to the 2026 World Cup.
WM
[veh-em]
World Cup
"WM" is short for "Weltmeisterschaft," commonly meaning the World Cup in football.
Die WM 2026 wird spannend.
The 2026 World Cup will be exciting.
2026
[tsvye-tow-zent-zeks-unt-tsvahn-tsikh]
2026
This is the year of the tournament being discussed.
2026 findet die nächste große WM statt.
In 2026 the next big World Cup will take place.
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