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How to Say ‘It looks really great’ in German

Sieht echt toll aus

zeet ekht tol ows

[zeet ekht tol ows]

💬 Usage Tip: aussehen "to look" splits apart, and the aus goes to the end: sieht ... aus. Swap in a different word for toll: sieht gut aus "looks good".

Phrase Breakdown

Sieht echt

zeet ekht

Looks really

'sieht' comes from 'aussehen' (to look). The 'h' is silent: 'zeet'. 'echt' means 'really'.

Example

Das sieht echt gut aus.

That looks really good.

Words in this phrase

Sieht

[zeet]

looks

"Sieht" is the third-person singular form of "sehen", to see or look.

Example

Er sieht müde aus.

He looks tired.

echt

[ekht]

really

Expresses surprise in questions.

Example

Echt? Das wusste ich nicht.

Really? I didn't know that.

toll aus

tol ows

great

'toll' means 'great'. 'aus' is the separable part of 'aussehen' and goes at the end.

Example

Es sieht toll aus.

It looks great.

Words in this phrase

toll

[tol]

great

An informal, common adjective meaning 'great' or 'wonderful.'

Example

Das Kleid ist toll, und Sie sehen toll aus.

The dress is great, and you look great.

aus

[ows]

(part of 'aussehen')

Separable prefix of aussehen, 'to look/appear', moved to the end.

Example

Sie sehen heute besser aus.

You look better today.

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