es geht (j-m) gut
Translation
to be doing well, to be fine, to be going well
Examples
Mir geht es gut, danke.
I'm doing well, thank you.
Ich hoffe, es geht dir gut.
I hope you are doing well.
Das Geschäft geht im Moment sehr gut.
The business is going very well at the moment.
Grammar Patterns
es geht ((sb.dat)) gut to be doing well (for sb.) Mir geht es gut.
Similar Words
sich wohlfühlen (to feel well); Antonym: schlecht gehen (to be doing poorly)
Etymology
From 'gut' (good) + 'gehen' (to go). Literally means 'it goes well'.
Memory Tips
Remember that the person is in the dative case: 'Mir geht es gut' (It goes well for me). The 'es' is the grammatical subject.