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  1. What is an acceptable response to "wie geht's"?

    Oct 16, 2014 · Gut, danke. Or if you want to be nice and return the question, Gut, danke, und Dir/und selbst?. Note however that someone asking you Wie geht's? is almost certainly asking about you, …

  2. Wie geht's? in a formal situation? - German Language Stack Exchange

    Jul 8, 2023 · Isn't Wie geht's = Wie geht's (dir)?. But I do not still understand why the elder person answers back "Wie geht's?" with "Und wie geht's es Ihnen?", it sounds to me like the younger person …

  3. du vs dir in "How are you?" - German Language Stack Exchange

    Jul 6, 2014 · As far as I know, du is used to mention a direct object and dir is to mention an indirect object. If that is the case, why do they use "Wie geht's dir?" to ask "How are you?", when "you" is a …

  4. Alternatives to "Wie geht es dir?" - German Language Stack Exchange

    Oct 13, 2014 · 6 What are common alternatives to Wie geht es dir? that can be used to ask how the other person is doing? It would be nice to have some alternatives as a reference here, since "How …

  5. Is "Wie geht's (dir)?" actually supposed to be answered?

    Jan 23, 2014 · As far as I know, How are you? is not supposed to be answered [1]: In most of the cases it just means hi!. Question: Regarding the closest German equivalent to a literal translation, i.e. Wie g...

  6. Why does “Wie geht es dir?”, use a dative object? [closed]

    Oct 7, 2016 · Why does it have to be “Wie geht es dir”? Why can it not be “Wie geht es dich”? Also, is the you in “How are you” in English an indirect object or is it a direct object?

  7. What is the correct answer to "alles klar"?

    When someone asks me "alles klar?" what should I answer? I would like to say something more than "ja". Is there a way to ask if they are doing ok too?

  8. Is "es geht gut" a natural reply to "wie geht es dir?" or not?

    Nov 6, 2020 · The full expression is Wie geht es dir? or if you want to be more colloquial, Wie geht's dir? or simply Wie geht's?. So I think there was a typo in the text you got, though I guess with texts no …

  9. 请问,德语 wie geht es dir?怎么翻译?_百度知道

    Aug 1, 2013 · ”这句话如果是直接当面问候某人,就可以说“Wie geht's?"因为这时问候的是直接面对的人,dir当然也就可以省略了。 同理,这句话也可以说"Wie geht es deinem Bruder?" 注意,这里 …

  10. Is "Ich bin gut" a valid reply for "How are you"?

    Aug 18, 2013 · The answer "Ich bin gut." is not a correct German reply to a question like "Wie geht es dir?", because this answer refers to what kind of person one is, not to what kind of state the person is …