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"How do you feel?" in German: Wie fühlst du dich?

Wie fühlst du dich?

Say it: vee FUELST doo dikhphrase/viː ˈfyːlst duː dɪç/

Note: formal: Wie fühlen Sie sich?

How do you feel in German is Wie fühlst du dich? Formal note: Wie fühlen Sie sich?. Soft: Wie geht's dir? is related mood talk.

After surgery

EhrlichWie fühlst du dich?
Honestly — how do you feel?
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How to pronounce Wie fühlst du dich?

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vee FUELST doo dikh

/viː ˈfyːlst duː dɪç/

vee FUELST doo dikh. Fühlst with long ü; soft ch in dich.

"How do you feel?" in German: quick reference

GermanEnglish
Wie fühlst du dich?how do you feel?

Informal core.

Wie fühlen Sie sich?how do you feel?

Formal note.

Wie geht's dir?how are you?

Related mood.

Alles fit?all fit / okay?

Casual.

How to use Wie fühlst du dich? in real life

  1. 1After surgery

    EhrlichWie fühlst du dich?

    Honestly — how do you feel?

    Health.

  2. 2Morning after

    Kopfschmerzen? Wie fühlst du dich?

    Headache? How do you feel?

    Hangover.

  3. 3Therapy check-in

    Heute: Wie fühlst du dich emotional?

    Today: how do you feel emotionally?

    Mood.

Mistakes English speakers make with Wie fühlst du dich?

Incorrect: Wie fühlst du?

Correct: Wie fühlst du dich?

Reflexive: dich is required.

Incorrect: Wie fühlst sich du?

Correct: Wie fühlst du dich?

Order: fühlst du dich.

Good to know

Wie fühlst du dich? digs deeper than Wie geht's?. Use it after illness or big news; for tiny hellos, Wie geht's? is enough.

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Friend recovering from flu

  1. ChatPal

    Fieber weg?

    Fever gone?

  2. You

    Fast. Wie fühlst du dich jetzt?

    Almost. How do you feel now?

  3. ChatPal

    Müde, aber besser.

    Tired, but better.

  4. You

    Gut. Morgen nochmal: Wie fühlst du dich?

    Good. Tomorrow again: how do you feel?

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How do you say how do you feel?

Wie fühlst du dich?

Formal?

Wie fühlen Sie sich? — note form.

Why dich?

Fühlen is reflexive here.

Vs Wie geht's?

Wie geht's is lighter everyday; fühlst digs into body/mood.

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