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How to Say ‘It looks pretty full’ in German

Es sieht ziemlich voll aus

es zeet TSEEM-likh fol ows

[es zeet TSEEM-likh fol ows]

💬 Usage Tip: aussehen "to look (like)" splits apart: sieht sits in the middle and aus goes to the end. Swap in other words: Es sieht gut aus "It looks good".

Phrase Breakdown

Es sieht ziemlich

es zeet TSEEM-likh

It looks quite

'sieht' comes from 'aussehen' (to look like), and the 'h' is silent: 'zeet'. 'ziemlich' (quite) starts with a 'ts' sound.

Example

Es sieht ziemlich gut aus.

It looks quite good.

Words in this phrase

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

sieht

[zeet]

looks

Third person of 'see' or 'appear'.

Example

Das sieht gut aus.

That looks good.

ziemlich

[TSEEM-likh]

quite; rather

Adverb softening or intensifying an adjective, like 'pretty'.

Example

Es ist ziemlich kalt.

It's quite cold.

voll aus

fol ows

full

The 'v' in 'voll' sounds like 'f'. 'aus' is the separated prefix of 'aussehen' and goes at the end.

Example

Der Bus sieht voll aus.

The bus looks full.

Words in this phrase

voll

[fol]

full; crowded

Describes something filled up; for a place, it means crowded with people.

Example

Der Bus ist heute sehr voll.

The bus is very full today.

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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