What is the meaning of Wie geht es dir?

Report Ad. “Wie geht's” is actually the short form of “Wie geht es” (How's it going) or “Wie geht es Dir/Ihnen” (How are you doing). It is used in formal (Ihnen) and informal (Dir) situations, you can use it to start a conversation with whoever you meet.
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What does Wie geht es dir mean in German?

To ask “how are you?” in German you can say wie geht's dir?, or in a more formal situation, wie geht es Ihnen? In this episode of Coffee Break German To Go, Julia asks this question to passers-by in the streets of Berlin.
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What does Hallo Wie geht es dir?

English translation of hallo wie geht es dir in context

(Hello! How are you?
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What is meaning of Wie in English?

The word 'wie' can be translated into English in many ways depending on the context. The most obvious translation is to 'how', e.g. Wie geht's? = How are you? (literally 'how goes it?
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How do you respond to Wie geht es dir?

“Wie geht's?” OR “Wie geht es dir?” Now, the classical small talk answer would be something like “fine”, “good” or “I am fine.”, “I am good.” etc. Of course one can answer the same things in German: “Gut” OR “Mir geht es gut.” / “Es geht mir gut.”
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Wie geht's dir? - Talking about how you're feeling in German - Coffee Break German To Go Episode 1



Was geht meaning in English?

Literally, "what is going [on]".
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What is your name in German?

If you want to say “What is your name?” in German, you would either say, “Wie heißen sie?” (formal) or “Wie heißt du?” (informal).
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What does DIR mean German?

Deutsche Terminbörse (DTB)
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How do you use Wie?

This example uses the word “what.” But in German, you would use the word wie, which means “how.” For example: Wie ist dein name? (literally: how is your name?). You can also ask: Wie heißt du? (literally: how are you called?).
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Is Wie a word?

WIE is not a valid scrabble word.
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What does Alta mean German?

“Alter” or “Alta” is the way. “Alter, was geht ab?” (“Dude, what's up?”) is often heard among German teens. As you can tell, this kind of slang is very colloquial, so it's generally only used by younger people.
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Why is Wie geht es dir dative?

Exactly as sfpugh points out, Wie geht es dir/Ihnen? (careful of the capital "I" there) doesn't actually translate literally to "How are you?" Instead, it translates to "How goes it with you?" Because we have the meaning "with you" instead of just "you," we use the dative forms (dir/Ihnen) instead of the accusative ( ...
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How was your day in Germa?

English Sentence: How was your day? German Translation: Wie war dein Tag?
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What does Guten Tag?

Definition of guten Tag

: good day : good afternoon : hello.
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What is the difference between Wie and wer?

"Wer bist du?" means: "Who are you?" "Wer bist du?" "Ich bin Anja." We have one more way to ask for the name in German: We learnd "Wie heißt du?", "Wer bist du?" and the last one is "Wie ist dein Name?". "Wie" means 'how', "ist" 'is' is "dein" is 'your' and "Name" is 'name'.
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How do you ask in German?

Basic question words
  1. Was? What?
  2. Wo? Where?
  3. Wann? When?
  4. Warum? Why?
  5. Wer? Who?
  6. Wie? How?
  7. Wie viel? How much?
  8. Wie viele? How many?
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What does DTB mean in Spanish?

Dios Te Bendiga (Spanish: God bless you) DTB.
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How do u say good morning in German?

If you want to say good morning in German, you would simply say, “guten Morgen.” As the day wears on, you can go for “guten Abend” (good evening), or “gute Nacht” (good night).
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What means Freut Mich?

Translation of "Freut mich" in English

Glad... Pleased: glad that you liked it, thank you...
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How do you address a woman in German?

In formal situations, one should address another person with their title and last name, “Herr” (Mr.) for men and “Frau” (Mrs.) for women. It is polite to continue to use formal titles until the person invites you to move on to a first-name basis.
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What does Dega mean in German?

Digga is simply word you use when addressing a friend, like “mate”, “dude” or “bro”. It's older variation, Dicker, technically means “fat guy” but the most common use if the term has nothing to do with weight.
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Was geht language?

“Was geht ab?” is the German equivalent of “What's up?” or “What's happening?”. It is used as a greeting and to inquire after the other person's wellbeing in a very informal way.
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Was geht ab meaning in English?

“Was geht ab?” was heard in the youth culture in the 1990s a lot in Germany and ist still used. Perhaps it will gain currency, though it is considered to be non-standard. It roughly translates as “What's up.” or “How's it hangin'” … probably most common in male to male communication.
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