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How to Say ‘And what about an accessible toilet?’ in German

Und wie sieht es mit einer barrierefreien Toilette aus?

oont vee zeet es mit EYE-ner bah-ree-EH-reh-fry-en ows

[oont vee zeet es mit EYE-ner bah-ree-EH-reh-fry-en ows]

💬 Usage Tip: Wie sieht es mit ... aus? is a reusable way to ask about anything. Try Wie sieht es mit Parkplätzen aus? "What about parking?"

Phrase Breakdown

Und wie sieht es

oont vee zeet es

And how does it look

This is the start of 'Wie sieht es mit ... aus?', meaning 'What about ...?'. 'Sieht' has a long 'ee' sound.

Example

Und wie sieht es morgen aus?

And what about tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

wie

[vee]

how

Question word meaning "how".

Example

Wie heißt du?

What is your name?

sieht

[zeet]

looks

Part of the phrase wie sieht ... aus?, meaning what something looks like.

Example

Und wie sieht der Stil aus im finalen Schnitt?

And what does the style look like in the final edit?

[es]

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

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

mit einer barrierefreien Toilette aus?

mit EYE-ner bah-ree-EH-reh-fry-en ows

regarding an accessible toilet?

After 'mit', the article becomes 'einer' and the adjective takes '-en'. The separable particle 'aus' comes at the very end.

Example

Wie sieht es mit einem Parkplatz aus?

What about a parking space?

Words in this phrase

mit

[mit]

with

Preposition used to show accompaniment or included elements.

Example

Mit echten Momenten wirkt der Film glaubwürdig.

With real moments, the film feels believable.

einer

[EYE-ner]

a; one

Form of the indefinite article 'eine' in certain grammatical cases.

Example

Für den emotionalen Ton passt einer in dem Satz Wie in einer Familie sehr gut.

For the emotional tone, 'a' in the sentence 'Like in a family' fits very well.

barrierefreien

[bah-ree-EH-reh-fry-en]

accessible, barrier-free

Usable without obstacles by disabled people.

Example

Das Hotel hat barrierefreie Zimmer.

The hotel has accessible rooms.

Toilette

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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