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How do you say "how have you been" in German?
Wie geht es dir?
In German, "how have you been" is Wie geht es dir?.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'vee gate es deer', with W as V, stress on 'gate'.
Grammar notes
"Wie geht es dir?" is a set phrase used as shown in the example below.
Example sentence
how have you been
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How to remember Wie geht es dir?
Geht relates to 'going', so this phrase literally asks 'how goes it to you', a common structure across many European languages.
Related words
- good morning Guten Morgen.
- good afternoon Guten Tag.
- good evening Guten Abend.
- good night Gute Nacht.
- how is it going Wie läuft's?
- whats up Was gibt's?
- its nice outside today Draußen ist es heute schön.
- the weather is nice Das Wetter ist schön.
- what are you doing this weekend Was machst du dieses Wochenende?
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Questions about Wie geht es dir?
How do you say "how have you been" in German?
In German, "how have you been" is Wie geht es dir?. It's a common phrase.
How is Wie geht es dir? used in a sentence?
Use Wie geht es dir? as you would use the equivalent phrase in English. For example: (how have you been).
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