How to Say ‘It's pretty loud here, isn't it?’ in German
Hier ist es ganz schön laut, oder?
heer ist ess gahnts shern lowt OH-der
[heer ist ess gahnts shern lowt OH-der]
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is a natural, low-pressure way to suggest moving without sounding too direct. In a bar, blaming the noise is a common and socially easy reason to shift somewhere more private.
Phrase Breakdown
Hier ist es
heer ist ess
It is here
Used to say that this place has a certain quality or condition.
Hier ist es kalt.
It is cold here.
Words in this phrase
Hier
[heer]
here
A location word meaning in this place.
Hier ist es zu voll zum Reden.
It is too crowded here to talk.
ist
[ist]
is
Form of sein used in simple descriptions.
Hier ist es angenehmer als vorn.
It is more pleasant here than at the front.
es
[ess]
it
Neutral pronoun used in general comments about the environment.
Hier ist es für mich zu laut.
It is too loud for me here.
Ganz schön laut
gahnts shern lowt
Quite loud / pretty loud
A colloquial way to intensify an adjective; here it means it is noticeably noisy.
In der Bar ist es ganz schön laut.
It is quite loud in the bar.
Words in this phrase
ganz
[gahnts]
quite
An informal intensifier meaning quite or fairly.
Hier ist es ganz angenehm, aber drinnen nicht.
It is quite pleasant here, but not inside.
schön
[shern]
pretty
Used here as an intensifier before an adjective, meaning pretty or rather.
Es ist schön voll, aber auch laut.
It is pretty full, but also loud.
laut
[lowt]
loud
Describes a noisy environment.
Der Raum ist laut, deshalb schlage ich einen anderen Platz vor.
The room is loud, so I suggest another spot.
Oder?
OH-der
Right? / isn't it?
A tag question used to ask for agreement or confirmation.
Du kommst morgen, oder?
You're coming tomorrow, right?
Words in this phrase
oder
[OH-der]
right?
A tag question asking for agreement in a friendly way.
Hier ist es ganz schön laut, oder?
It is pretty loud here, right?
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