Wiedersehen macht Freude
German, phrase
Wiedersehen macht Freude is a German phrase meaning “seeing (each other), meeting up again brings pleasure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Wiedersehen macht Freude mean in English?
phrase
- 1
seeing (each other), meeting up again brings pleasure
- 2
Said to hint at the fact that the speaker would like a borrowed item back.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce Wiedersehen macht Freude?
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.