9/14/2020 Learn to speak a language in 10 minutes a day - Busuu

How's it going? - How's it going?

Vocabulary
Hi Ben, wie geht's? Hi Ben, how's it going?
Mir geht's gut. It's going well.
Mir geht's super! It's going great!
Mu er: Na, wie geht's? Tochter: Es geht Mother: Hey, how's it going? Daughter: I
so. t's going so-so.
Es geht so. It's going so-so.
Mir geht's schlecht. It's going badly.
Und dir? And you?
Mir geht's gut. Und dir? It's going well. And you?

Here's a tip
In this lesson you'll learn di erent ways to reply to "Wie geht's?" - and why it isn't always
wise to ask this question. 🙊

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 Bereit? (Ready?) Los! (Go!)
9/14/2020 Learn to speak a language in 10 minutes a day - Busuu

When you ask someone "Wie geht's?" in German-speaking countries, people will think you
are genuinely interested in their wellbeing and they will usually answer honestly.
So be prepared to hear a 10 minute rant about delayed trains when you ask! 😜

In German, we only say "Wie geht's?" to people we know well.

We usually don't ask strangers or people who are higher in status than us.
It would come across as intrusive! 😳

Here's what you learned today.

Next up: a listening practice! 👂

Mir geht's gut! (It's going well!)

Mir geht's super! (It's going great!)
Mir geht's schlecht! (It's going badly!)
Es geht so. (It's going so-so.)
Und dir? (And you?)

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