nice
A colloquial word borrowed from English that is used as a generally positive evaluation meaning 'good', 'beautiful', 'pleasant', or 'cool'.
EXAMPLE
Wow, das ist ein echt nices Fahrrad!
Wow, that's a really nice bike!
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Meanings
Usage tips
Colloquial style
The word 'nice' is a very informal Anglicism used especially in youth slang. It should be avoided in formal or professional contexts.
EXAMPLE
Wir hatten gestern einen echt nicen Abend im Kino.
We had a really nice evening at the cinema yesterday.
Special declension
As an English loanword, 'nice' is often not declined, even when it comes before a noun. The form 'ein nice Pullover' is just as common in colloquial speech as the declined form 'ein nicer Pullover' (a nice sweater).
EXAMPLE
Sie hat sich ein richtig nice T-Shirt gekauft.
She bought herself a really nice T-shirt.
Typical intensifiers
To strengthen the positive meaning, 'nice' is often combined with colloquial adverbs such as 'echt' (really), 'voll' (totally), or 'richtig' (really).
EXAMPLE
Deine neue Frisur ist voll nice!
Your new hairstyle is totally nice!
Compare with
nice vs gut
good
Gut and nice can both express a generally positive judgment. Gut is register-neutral in German and also fits factual statements, whereas nice sounds colloquial and influenced by English. In a casual conversation, nice can therefore deliberately sound more laid-back.
nice
Der neue Film ist nice und wirklich sehenswert.
The new film is nice and really worth seeing.
gut
Der neue Film ist gut und wirklich sehenswert.
The new film is good and really worth seeing.
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