Learn how to talk about your family well-being
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| Hi everyone! I’m Alisha. |
| Welcome to Conversational Phrases! |
| We’ve found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one! And the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you’ll use in real conversations. |
| In this lesson, we’ll learn conversational phrases to answer the question “How's your mother?” After watching this video, you’ll be able to talk about well-being and ask how someone is doing. |
| Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases! |
| Listen to the dialogue. |
| Wie geht es deiner Mutter? |
| Es geht ihr gut. |
| Once more with the English translation. |
| Wie geht es deiner Mutter? |
| “How's your mother?” |
| Es geht ihr gut. |
| “She's fine.” |
| First of all you'll need to learn how to say “How's your mother?” |
| That's: Wie geht es deiner Mutter? |
| Listen to it again: Wie geht es deiner Mutter?, Wie geht es deiner Mutter? |
| This German sentence literally translates as “How goes it for your mother?” But it translates as “How's your mother?” in English. |
| Now, how do you answer this question? |
| The pattern is: |
| Es geht ihr {state of well-being}. |
| “She's [state of well-being].” |
| For example: |
| “She's fine.” |
| Es geht ihr gut., Es geht ihr gut. |
Comments
HideCan you tell us how your mother is in German?
Hi Victor,
Thank you for getting back to us. 👍
I am very glad to hear that you mum is doing well.
I would like to make one tiny little change to your sentence:
Es geht ihr gut. (Can you spot the difference? 😉)
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Hallo
Es geht´s ihr gut
Danke
Hi Anna,
Thank you for posting.
I think, what you wanted to say is:
Es geht's ihr gut! 😉
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Hallo!
Es geht's es gut!
Danke!