okay
Translation
okay, all right, fine
Examples
Okay, das machen wir so.
Okay, we'll do it like that.
Ist alles okay bei dir?
Is everything okay with you?
Der Film war nur okay.
The movie was just okay.
Grammar Patterns
as a response okay, all right Okay, I'll come with you.
as a predicate adjective to be okay, to be all right Everything is okay with me.
Similar Words
Synonyms: in Ordnung (in order), einverstanden (agreed), gut (good), alles klar (all clear/right)
Etymology
Borrowed from American English 'okay'. The origin is famously debated, but a popular theory is that it comes from 'oll korrect', a humorous misspelling of 'all correct' from the 1830s.
Memory Tips
This is a freebie! It works just like 'okay' in English, both as a confirmation ('Okay, I'll do it') and as an adjective ('The food was okay').