How do you say "That would be nice." in German?

"That would be nice." in German is "Das wäre nett.". This phrase is commonly used in Germany.

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How to Say ‘That would be nice.’ in German

Q: What does "Das wäre nett." mean in English?

"Das wäre nett." means "That would be nice." in English. Usage tip: [wäre] is the softer, less direct version of [ist] here: [Das ist nett.] is about what is nice now, but [Das wäre nett.] means "that would be nice." You can reuse the pattern with other adjectives: [Das wäre gut.]

Das wäre nett.

dahs VEH-ruh net

[dahs VEH-ruh net]

💬 Usage Tip: [wäre] is the softer, less direct version of [ist] here: [Das ist nett.] is about what is nice now, but [Das wäre nett.] means "that would be nice." You can reuse the pattern with other adjectives: [Das wäre gut.]

Phrase Breakdown

Das wäre

dahs VEH-ruh

that would be

Conditional form used to make a polite statement or request.

Example

Das wäre gut.

That would be good.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

that

A demonstrative pronoun or article meaning that. Here it refers to the whole idea or action.

Example

Das wäre nett, wenn Sie kurz warten.

That would be nice if you waited briefly.

wäre

[VEH-ruh]

would be

A polite subjunctive form of sein, used to make requests sound softer and more courteous.

Example

Das wäre nett, danke.

That would be nice, thanks.

nett

[net]

nice

Means kind, pleasant, or nice. In this phrase it helps make a request sound polite.

Example

Das wäre nett, wenn Sie Kartenzahlung akzeptieren.

That would be nice if you accepted card payment.

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