How to Say ‘How lovely.’ in German
Wie schön.
vee shern
[vee shern]
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is a warm, natural response when someone mentions a birthday or anniversary. It is friendly but still fits a polite service interaction.
Phrase Breakdown
Wie
[vee]
how
Used in exclamations to mean how, as in how nice.
Wie schön. Das passt perfekt zum Anlass.
How nice. That fits the occasion perfectly.
schön
[shern]
nice
An adjective meaning nice, lovely, or beautiful; here it expresses warm approval.
Wie schön. Dann reservieren wir einen guten Platz.
How nice. Then we’ll reserve a good spot.
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