Please give your answer to the question below!

Hi Katie,

Thank you for your comment.

You are right: "schlecht" means bad in English.

Example: Der Film ist schlecht. - The movie is bad.

The question "Wie geht es dir?" is a standing expression and

in this case schlecht can take on the meaning of "sick", but not only that.

Above, the most common meaning has been used, but "Mir geht es schlecht" can also mean:

I lost my job. My house burned down. etc.

As for using this in a formal situation: I personally wouldn't even use

this sentence with a good friend just like that, because I might make

my friend feel bad too, but I would certainly never say this to a person

I only know on a professional or formal level. 😉

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us again.

Kind regards,

Reinhard

Team GermanPod101.com

I thought schlecht meant bad, not sick. I’ve heard people say “nicht schlecht” meaning not bad. Also shouldn’t this be in the formal form too? I don’t know a soul in Germany and don’t know when I would use the familiar form.

Hello Diogo,

Thank you for taking part in our blog here.

Both questions are correct and it only depends

on who you talk to.

"Wie geht es Ihnen?" is the formal version. "Wie geht es Dir?"

is casual and used with people you usually address with "Du"

(friends and family).

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

Kind regards,

Reinhard

Team GermanPod101.com

Hallo! Wie geht es ihnen? Or should I say Wie geht es dir? I´m confused.

Hallo JT,

Vielen Dank für deinen Kommentar. Das freut mich ?!

Viele Grüße

Anne

Team GermanPod101.com

Hello Khuram,

Thank you for posting ?.

Sincerely,

Anne

Team GermanPod101.com

Hello Anirudh,

Thank you very much for posting.

Let me correct one little mistake:

"Vielen Dank! Und Sie? Wie geht es Ihnen ?" should be "Vielen Dank! Und Ihnen? Wie geht es Ihnen?"

In both sentences you need the dative form "Ihnen".

Don't hesitate to ask, if you have questions.

Sincerely,

Anne

Team GermanPod101.com

mir geht's gut

Thanks to learn the German language

Guten Tag ,

Vielen Dank ! Und Sie ? Wie geht es Ihnen ?

Hallo Anirudh,

Thank you very much for posting!

We are glad that you enjoy our lessons.

Wir wünschen dir viel Erfolg beim Deutsch lernen!

Please let me correct one little mistake that I found. "Ich bin ausgezeichnet" should be "Ich fühle mich ausgezeichnet".

I hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Albert

Team GermanPod101.com

Hallo,

Ich bin ausgezeichnet, weil ich deutsch mit Germanpod101.com lerne !

Es ist toll !

Auf Wiedersehen !

Hello Ya,

Thank you very much for posting!

Please take a good rest! Please let me correct some small mistakes that I found.

"weil heute studiere Ich viel." should be "weil ich heute viel gelernt habe".

I hope this helps!

Sincerely,

Albert

Team GermanPod101.com

Mir geht es gut. Aber ich bin ein bisschen müd, weil heute studiere Ich viel.

Danke Jennifer.

Hi Gloria,

You mean: Ich bin wirklich müde, weil ich so viel zu tun habe.:smile:

Keep up the good work!

Jennifer

Team Germanpod101.com

Heute ich bin wirklich müde. Ich habe so viel zu tun.

(Today I am really tired. I have so much to do.)

@Dee: "Ich bin krank." or "Mir geht es nicht gut." or "Ich fühle mich krank."

Best

Jennifer

Team Germanpod

Which is correct:

Ich bin krank.

Mir geht es krank.

Hallo Oktunc,

Danke für deinen Kommentar!

Yes, you are right that there are a lot of people that shorten it to "Wie geht's?" and simply reply "gut". It depends on the situation you are in. Amongst friends that would be fine, if you were talking in a more formal situation I would say "wie geht es Ihnen?" and "Mir geht es gut, danke!"

I hope this helps!

Vielen Dank!

Clara

Team GermanPod101.com