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How to Say ‘How is your project going?’ in German

Wie läuft Ihr Projekt?

vee loyft eer pro-YEKT

[vee loyft eer pro-YEKT]

💬 Usage Tip: laufen literally means "to run", but wie läuft ...? is the everyday way to ask how something is going. Swap in anything: Wie läuft die Arbeit? "How's work going?"

Phrase Breakdown

Wie läuft

vee loyft

How is ... going

'Wie' sounds like 'vee'. 'äu' sounds like 'oy', so 'läuft' is 'loyft'. Literally it means 'how runs'.

Example

Wie läuft die Arbeit?

How is work going?

Words in this phrase

Wie

[vee]

how

Question word asking about manner or state.

Example

Wie geht es dir?

How are you?

läuft

[loyft]

is going

From 'laufen' (to run); used to ask how something is progressing.

Example

Die Arbeit läuft gut.

The work is going well.

Ihr Projekt?

eer pro-YEKT

your project?

'Ihr' with a capital I is the formal 'your' and sounds like 'eer'. 'Projekt' is stressed on the last syllable: 'pro-YEKT'.

Example

Ihr Projekt ist super.

Your project is great.

Words in this phrase

Ihr

[eer]

your (formal)

Possessive for the formal 'Sie', written with a capital I.

Example

Ist das Ihr Auto?

Is that your car?

Projekt

[pro-YEKT]

project

A planned piece of work with a goal and a deadline.

Example

Das Projekt beginnt im Mai.

The project starts in May.

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