Are there other ways to say "How are you?" in German?

Wie geht es Ihnen? (vee gayt es EE-nen) — How are you? (formal): With people you address as Sie; Wie geht's dir? (vee gayts deer) — How are you? (informal): Friends and family; Gut, danke. Und dir? (goot, DAHN-keh. oont deer) — Fine, thanks. And you?: Typical reply.

How to Say "How are you?" in German — Wie geht's? (vee gayts)

Q: How do you say "How are you?" in German?

Wie geht's? (vee gayts). Literally: "how goes it?". Germans tend to treat this as a real question and may answer honestly, so it is less of a throwaway greeting than in English. With strangers or superiors use "Wie geht es Ihnen?".

Wie geht's?

vee gayts

Literally: how goes it?informal

Germans tend to treat this as a real question and may answer honestly, so it is less of a throwaway greeting than in English. With strangers or superiors use "Wie geht es Ihnen?".

Other ways to say it

German	Pronunciation	Meaning	When to use it
Wie geht es Ihnen?	vee gayt es EE-nen	How are you? (formal)	With people you address as Sie
Wie geht's dir?	vee gayts deer	How are you? (informal)	Friends and family
Gut, danke. Und dir?	goot, DAHN-keh. oont deer	Fine, thanks. And you?	Typical reply

In a sentence

Hallo Tom, wie geht's?
HAH-loh tom, vee gayts
Hi Tom, how's it going?

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“How are you?” in other languages

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