How do you say "Nice to see you." in German?

"Nice to see you." in German is "Schön, dich zu sehen.". This phrase is commonly used in Germany.

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How to Say ‘Nice to see you.’ in German

Q: What does "Schön, dich zu sehen." mean in English?

"Schön, dich zu sehen." means "Nice to see you." in English. Usage tip: A natural friendly phrase. Comma included, because German punctuation likes to mark these small phrase breaks.

Schön, dich zu sehen.

shern dikh tsoo ZAY-en

[shern dikh tsoo ZAY-en]

💬 Usage Tip: A natural friendly phrase. Comma included, because German punctuation likes to mark these small phrase breaks.

🇩🇪 In Germany: This sounds warm and personal. Germans may use it sincerely, but usually not as automatically as English speakers do.

Phrase Breakdown

Schön

[shern]

nice

Used here to say something is pleasant or nice.

Example

Es ist schön, dich zu sehen.

It is nice to see you.

Dich zu sehen

dikh tsoo ZAY-en

to see you

An infinitive phrase meaning ‘to see you’; after ‘schön’ it expresses pleasure at the meeting.

Example

Dich zu sehen freut mich.

Seeing you makes me happy.

Words in this phrase

dich

[dikh]

you

Object form of 'du,' meaning 'you' in this phrase.

Example

Schön, dich wieder zu sehen.

Nice to see you again.

[tsoo]

Used with an infinitive verb, similar to English 'to.'

Example

Schön, dich heute zu sehen.

Nice to see you today.

sehen

[ZAY-en]

see

Verb meaning 'to see.'

Example

Schön, dich hier zu sehen.

Nice to see you here.

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