How to Say ‘I am very well.’ in Simplified Chinese
我很好。
wǒ hěn hǎo
[wǒ hun haow]
💬 Usage Tip: There's no word for "am" here: an adjective like 好 works on its own, and 很 just smooths the sentence. Swap in another adjective the same way: 我很忙 "I'm busy".
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
Refers to oneself.
我是老师。
I am a teacher.
很
hěn
[hun]
very
An adverb that often comes before adjectives, such as 'good.'
邻居说很很好听起来不自然，但很好很常用。
It sounds unnatural if a neighbor says 'hen hen hao,' but 'hen hao' is very common.
好
hǎo
[haow]
good; well
A very common word meaning good or well; in greetings it helps form polite expressions.
见到邻居时说好很礼貌。
Saying 'hao' when seeing a neighbor is polite.
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