A1Basics
Wie geht es dir?
How are you? (informal)
In German
Wie geht es dir?
Vee geet es deer?
🇬🇧 English
How are you? (informal)
🇪🇸 Español
¿Cómo estás?
🇮🇹 Italiano
Come stai?
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wie | How | Interrogative adverb |
| geht | goes | Verb (gehen) in 3rd person singular |
| es | it | Impersonal pronoun |
| dir | you (dative, informal) | Personal pronoun (dative) |
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Grammar Point
Dative case (dir), informal address
Variations
Wie geht's?
How's it going? (informal, contracted)
Alles klar?
All good? (informal)
Related
You're welcome.
Gerne geschehen.
GER-neh geh-SHEY-en
My name is [Name].
Mein Name ist [Name].
Mine NAH-meh ist [NAH-meh]
Very well, thanks for asking.
Sehr gut, danke der Nachfrage.
Zair GOOT, DANK-eh dair NACH-frah-geh
I'm doing well, thank you.
Mir geht es gut, danke.
Meer geet es GOOT, DANK-eh
And you? (formal)
Und Ihnen?
Oont EE-nen?
And you? (informal)
Und dir?
Oont deer?