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How to Say ‘I'm fine.’ in German

Mir geht es gut.

meer gayt es goot

[meer gayt es goot]

💬 Usage Tip: Literally "to me it goes well", so it starts with mir, not ich. Same pattern: Mir geht es schlecht "I'm not well".

Phrase Breakdown

Mir geht

meer gayt

For me it goes

'Mir' sounds like 'meer' and means 'to me'. German says literally 'to me it goes' instead of 'I am'.

Example

Mir geht's prima.

I'm doing great.

Words in this phrase

Mir

[meer]

to me / for me

Dative form of 'ich'; used to say how things are going for you.

Example

Mir geht es gut.

I am doing well.

geht

[gayt]

goes; is going

Used in es geht to talk about someone's condition.

Example

Uns geht es gut, danke, nach dem langen Tag.

We are doing well, thank you, after the long day.

es gut.

es goot

it well / I'm fine

'Es gut' completes 'I'm doing well'. 'Gut' has a long 'oo' sound, like 'goot'.

Example

Uns geht es gut.

We're doing well.

Words in this phrase

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

gut

[goot]

well

Adverb used to say something works nicely or suitably.

Example

Mittwoch passt gut für mich.

Wednesday works well for me.

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