How to Say ‘I look. / I am looking.’ in German
Ich schaue.
ikh SHOW-uh
[ikh SHOW-uh]
Phrase Breakdown
Ich
[ikh]
I
Subject pronoun for referring to yourself.
Ich schaue, ob das Wasser wieder warm ist.
I am checking whether the water is warm again.
schaue
[SHOW-uh]
look; check
First-person singular of schauen; can mean to look or check.
Ich schaue, ob jemand den Heizkessel schon repariert hat.
I am checking whether someone has already repaired the boiler.
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