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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know |
| Lesson 16 |
| How are you? In German |
| In each lesson of this 25-part series, you'll master a common question for German learners, |
| and then learn how to answer it like a native. |
| You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. |
| Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, |
| its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question, |
| How are you? In German this is, |
| Rilana: Wie geht es dir? |
| Jason: The first word in the question is, |
| Rilana: Wie? |
| Jason: Meaning, how, in English. |
| Rilana: Wie? |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Rilana: Wie? |
| Jason: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, |
| providing the translation, |
| breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed, |
| will be repeated throughout the series. |
| Try to speak aloud as often as possible. |
| The next word in the question is, |
| Geht, meaning, it goes. |
| Rilana: Geht. |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Geht. |
| Jason: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: Wie geht? |
| Jason: And next. |
| Rilana: Es. |
| Jason: Meaning, it. |
| Rilana: Es. |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Es. |
| Jason: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: Wie geht es? |
| Jason: And next. |
| Rilana: Dir. |
| Jason: Meaning, you. |
| Rilana: Dir. |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Dir. |
| Jason: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Rilana: Wie geht es dir? |
| Jason: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. |
| Master the following pattern in responses to the question. |
| How are you? |
| Rilana: Mir geht es gut. |
| Jason: I'm fine. |
| Again, slowly. |
| Repeat the phrase. |
| Rilana: Mir geht es gut. |
| Jason: Let's break it down from the beginning. |
| The first word is, |
| Rilana: Mir. |
| Jason: Meaning, me. |
| Rilana: Mir. |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Mir. |
| Jason: Next is, |
| Rilana: Geht. |
| Jason: Meaning, it goes. |
| Rilana: Geht. |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Geht. |
| Jason: And next. |
| Rilana: Es. |
| Jason: Meaning, it. |
| Rilana: Es. |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Es. |
| Jason: And next. |
| Rilana: Gut. |
| Jason: Meaning, good. |
| Rilana: Gut. |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Gut. |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, |
| I'm fine. |
| And then repeat. |
| Rilana: Mir geht es gut. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, |
| Replace fine with sick. |
| Rilana: Schlecht. |
| Sick. |
| Rilana: Schlecht. |
| Rilana: Schlecht. |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, |
| This time with sick. |
| Rilana: Mir geht es schlecht. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. |
| Simply replace fine with sick. |
| Say, I'm sick. |
| Rilana: Mir geht es schlecht. |
| Jason: To make another phrase, |
| Replace sick with not well. |
| Rilana: Nicht gut. |
| Jason: Not well. |
| Rilana: Nicht gut. |
| Rilana: Nicht gut. |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, |
| This time with not well. |
| Rilana: Mir geht es nicht gut. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. |
| Simply replace sick. |
| Say, I'm not well. |
| Rilana: Mir geht es nicht gut. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, |
| Replace not well with really sick. |
| Rilana: Wirklich schlecht. |
| Jason: Really sick. |
| Rilana: Wirklich schlecht. |
| Rilana: Wirklich schlecht. |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, |
| This time with really sick. |
| Rilana: Mir geht es wirklich schlecht. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. |
| Simply replace not well. |
| Say, I'm really sick. |
| Rilana: Mir geht es wirklich schlecht. |
| Jason: Now it's time for a quiz. |
| Imagine you are visiting Germany |
| and someone asks you how you are. |
| You are fine. |
| Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie geht es dir? |
| Rilana: Mir geht es gut. |
| Jason: Now imagine you are sick. |
| Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie geht es dir? |
| Rilana: Mir geht es schlecht. |
| Jason: Imagine you are not well. |
| Answer the speaker's question. |
| Rilana: Wie geht es dir? |
| Rilana: Mir geht es nicht gut. |
| Jason: Imagine you are really sick. |
| Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie geht es dir? |
| Rilana: Mir geht es wirklich schlecht. |
| Jason: You want to ask someone how they are doing. |
| Ask the question. |
| Ask the question. |
| Rilana: Wie geht es dir? |
| Jason: Now it's time to answer the question |
| with actual information about yourself. |
| Rilana: Wie geht es dir? |
| Jason: This is the end of lesson 16. |
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