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How to respond to “Deine Jacke sieht toll aus.” in German
A compliment about appearance often needs only a brief thanks. You can add a genuine comment if it fits.
What you might hear
Deine Jacke sieht toll aus.
Your jacket looks great.
Choose a reply that fits
Danke!
Thank you!
Accept the compliment directly.
Das ist nett von dir.
That's kind of you.
Acknowledge the kindness behind the comment.
Deine Jacke gefällt mir auch.
I like your jacket, too.
Return a specific compliment only if you mean it.
Sie ist neu. Schön, dass sie dir gefällt.
It's new. I'm glad you like it.
Add a small detail about the item.
Two short exchanges
A compliment about a jacket
Deine Jacke sieht toll aus.
Your jacket looks great.
Danke!
Thank you!
A compliment about a color
Die Farbe steht dir.
That color suits you.
Das ist nett von dir.
That's kind of you.
Your turn
Return a genuine compliment about the other person's jacket.
Reveal a sample reply
Deine Jacke gefällt mir auch.
I like your jacket, too.
This response guide in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
