How to Say ‘How about it?’ in German
Wie sieht's aus?
vee zeets ows
[vee zeets ows]
💬 Usage Tip: aussehen splits into two parts here: sieht comes early and aus goes to the very end. Wie sieht's mit X aus? means "What about X?"
Phrase Breakdown
Wie
[vee]
How
In what manner or way.
Wie schmeckt der Kaffee?
How does the coffee taste?
sieht's
[zeets]
looks it / does it look
Contraction of 'sieht es', from 'aussehen' (to look); here used in the idiom 'how does it look', i.e. what about it, what's the situation.
Wie sieht's mit Hafermilch aus?
What about oat milk?
aus
[ows]
(part of 'aussehen')
Separable prefix of aussehen, 'to look/appear', moved to the end.
Sie sehen heute besser aus.
You look better today.
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