How to Say ‘I'm okay.’ in German
Es geht.
ess gayt
[ess gayt]
💬 Usage Tip: A classic German middle-ground answer: not great, not terrible. Very useful!
🇩🇪 In Germany: German speakers often understate how they feel. "Es geht" may still mean the patient has complaints worth exploring.
Phrase Breakdown
Es
[ess]
it
pronoun in a common reply meaning 'it's okay' or 'I’m managing'
Mit Es geht. antwortet der Patient knapp auf die Frage nach dem Befinden.
With Es geht., the patient answers briefly to the question about how they are doing.
geht
[gayt]
goes / works
from 'gehen'; in 'Es geht' it means 'it’s going okay'
In Es geht. bedeutet geht ungefähr 'it’s going'.
In Es geht., geht means roughly 'it's going'.
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