How to Say ‘Glad you're here.’ in German
Schön, dass du da bist.
shern dahs doo dah bist
[shern dahs doo dah bist]
💬 Usage Tip: After [dass], the verb goes to the end: [dass du da bist]. The same pattern works in lots of sentences, like [schön, dass du kommst].
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is warm and friendly, and fits people you already know at least a little. With strangers or in more formal situations, it can sound too personal.
Phrase Breakdown
Schön
[shern]
nice / lovely
Expresses pleasure that someone is present.
Schön, dass du da bist, sagen wir zu einem Gast.
Nice that you're here, we say to a guest.
Dass du da bist
dahs doo dah bist
that you are here
A subordinate clause introduced by 'dass'; it states the reason or content of the feeling: the person is here.
Ich freue mich, dass du da bist.
I’m happy that you are here.
Words in this phrase
dass
[dahs]
that
Introduces the clause explaining what is nice.
In Schön, dass du da bist. verbindet dass die Aussage.
In Nice that you're here., dass connects the statement.
du
[doo]
you
The informal singular word for one person.
In Schön, dass du da bist. meint du eine Person.
In Nice that you're here., du refers to one person.
da
[dah]
here
Means present in this place in this sentence.
In Schön, dass du da bist. bedeutet da 'here'.
In Nice that you're here., da means 'here'.
bist
[bist]
are
A form of 'sein' used with 'du'.
In Schön, dass du da bist. bedeutet bist 'are'.
In Nice that you're here., bist means 'are'.
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