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How to Say ‘I'll take a look.’ in German

Ich schaue mal nach.

ikh SHOW-uh mahl nahkh

[ikh SHOW-uh mahl nahkh]

💬 Usage Tip: nachschauen "to check" splits, sending nach to the end: ich schaue mal nach. The little mal just makes it sound casual.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich schaue

ikh SHOW-uh

I'll look

'schaue' sounds like 'SHOW-eh'. 'Ich' has a soft 'ch'.

Example

Ich schaue Fernsehen.

I watch TV.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

schaue

[SHOW-uh]

look; check

From schauen, meaning to look or check something.

Example

Ich schaue noch einmal auf das Display.

I am checking the display one more time.

mal nach.

mahl nahkh

(it) up / and check.

'nachschauen' means 'to check', and 'nach' goes to the end of the sentence. 'mal' makes it casual. 'nach' has a throaty 'ch'.

Example

Schau mal nach!

Go and check!

Words in this phrase

mal

[mahl]

just; for the moment; first

Short for 'einmal' in spoken German; makes the phrase sound natural and friendly.

Example

Erst mal komm rein und entspann dich.

First just come in and relax.

nach

[nahkh]

(check) up

Separable prefix of 'nachschauen' (to check, look it up).

Example

Ich schaue im Computer nach.

I'll check on the computer.

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