How to Say ‘I am’ in German
Mir geht es
meer gayt ess
[meer gayt ess]
💬 Usage Tip: German often says how someone is with [mir geht es ...] rather than [ich bin ...]. You can reuse it with many endings: [Mir geht es gut], [Mir geht es schlecht], [Mir geht es besser].
Phrase Breakdown
Mir
[meer]
to me / for me
Dative form of 'ich'; used to say how things are going for you.
Mir geht es gut.
I am doing well.
geht
[gayt]
goes / is going
Used in the expression 'Mir geht es ...' to describe how you are doing.
Mir geht es heute besser.
I am doing better today.
es
[ess]
it
Part of the fixed expression 'Mir geht es ...'.
Mir geht es wieder gut.
I am doing well again.
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