How to Say ‘How is it going’ in German
Wie geht es
vee gayt ess
[vee gayt ess]
Phrase Breakdown
Wie
[vee]
how
Used to ask about someone's condition or state.
Wie geht es dir? ist eine höfliche Frage.
How are you? is a polite question.
geht
[gayt]
goes / is going
Used in the expression asking how things are going.
In Wie geht es dir? bedeutet geht etwa 'is going'.
In How are you?, geht means roughly 'is going'.
es
[ess]
it
Part of the fixed question 'Wie geht es dir?'
In Wie geht es dir? ist es Teil der Redewendung.
In How are you?, es is part of the fixed expression.
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