How do you respond to Wie geht?

How do you respond to Wie geht?

The following are acceptable answers to the question Wie geht es Ihnen? (How are you?): Danke, gut. (dân-ke, gooht.) (Thanks, I’m fine.) or Gut, danke.

What is the meaning of Wie geht s?

: how goes it? : how is it going? — used as a greeting.

Is Wie geht es Ihnen formal or informal?

The question “Wie geht es Ihnen?” is mostly used in a formal context. If you address more than one person formally, you use the formal form “Ihnen”.

Which language is this Wie geht es dir?

E.g. between friends, you may say “Wie bist du drauf”, or in some Swiss dialects they say (transliterated into German) “Wie bist du zuwege?” But in standard German, “Wie geht es dir?” is the proper expression and I can think of no “direct” one in the sense of your question.

What does Wie geht es mean in German?

1. Impersonal Expressions in German In the expression wie geht es (or wie geht’s), the verb gehen is used in an impersonal way. This means is does not agree with the alleged “subject” (ich, du). Indeed, there is no subject at all, there is just an empty es occupying the position of the subject.

How do you say “how are You” in German?

Wie geht’s dir? , a variation of Wie geht’s? is used to say “How are you?” in German. You will direct it to one person that you are familiar with. It is an informal way of asking someone how they are, which you can note with the use of dir.

How are you in German at a glance?

How Are You in German at a Glance German English Wie geht’s? How’s it going? Wie geht’s dir? How are you? Wie geht’s Ihnen? How are you (formal) Wie geht’s Euch? How are you?

What is the difference between Wie geht und und dir?

Find a short way to answer. If the other person wants to know more details, he or she will ask. In Frankfurt, Central Germany, Wie geht’s is just an empty phrase to greet people, and they don’t expect more than an empty answer. Und dir? is quite common as an “answer”. Gut. Und dir? is a bit more (often meaningless) information.