How to Say ‘How is it going’ in German
Wie geht es
vee gayt ess
[vee gayt ess]
💬 Usage Tip: With [wie geht es ...?], German uses [es] even though English doesn't: literally, 'how goes it to ...'. You can swap the last part: [Wie geht es dir?] [Wie geht es euch?] [Wie geht es Ihnen?]
Phrase Breakdown
Wie
[vee]
how
A question word used to ask about manner or condition.
Wie geht es deiner Familie?
How is your family doing?
geht
[gayt]
goes; is going
From 'gehen'; in 'Wie geht es...?' it means 'how is ... going' or 'how are ...?'
Wie geht es euch heute?
How are you all today?
es
[ess]
it
A pronoun meaning 'it'; in this phrase it is part of the fixed expression 'Wie geht es...?'
Wie geht es dir nach der Reise?
How are you after the trip?
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