How to Say ‘It feels almost like a family.’ in German
Es fühlt sich fast wie eine Familie an.
ess fuehlt zikh fahst vee EYE-nuh fah-MEE-lee-uh ahn
[ess fuehlt zikh fahst vee EYE-nuh fah-MEE-lee-uh ahn]
Phrase Breakdown
Es
[ess]
it
A neutral pronoun used for the general situation or atmosphere.
Es fühlt sich fast wie eine Familie an.
It almost feels like a family.
Fühlt sich
fuehlt zikh
feels
Part of the reflexive verb 'sich anfühlen' = 'to feel like'.
Das fühlt sich richtig an.
That feels right.
Words in this phrase
fühlt
[fuehlt]
feels
Describes the emotional impression of a situation.
Es fühlt sich fast wie eine Familie an.
It almost feels like a family.
sich
[zikh]
itself
Reflexive pronoun used with fühlen in this expression.
Es fühlt sich fast wie eine Familie an.
It almost feels like a family.
fast
[fahst]
almost
Shows that something is close to being true.
Es fühlt sich fast wie eine Familie an.
It almost feels like a family.
Wie eine Familie
vee EYE-nuh fah-MEE-lee-uh
like a family
Comparison expressing a family-like atmosphere.
Wir sind wie eine Familie.
We are like a family.
Words in this phrase
wie
[vee]
like
Introduces a comparison.
Es fühlt sich fast wie eine Familie an.
It almost feels like a family.
eine
[EYE-nuh]
a
Indefinite article for the feminine noun Familie.
Es fühlt sich fast wie eine Familie an.
It almost feels like a family.
Familie
[fah-MEE-lee-uh]
family
Used here to describe a close, supportive company culture.
Es fühlt sich fast wie eine Familie an.
It almost feels like a family.
an
[ahn]
on / at
Part of the separable verb phrase sich anfühlen, meaning 'to feel'.
Es fühlt sich fast wie eine Familie an.
It almost feels like a family.
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