Spanish word

bien

Pronunciation

IPA/bjen/

Meaning

  • adverbfine

Example

Yo estoy bien.

I am fine.

Illustration for bien (fine)

More examples

¿Todo bien?

Everything okay?

Core concept

A person looking healthy and satisfied.

Common phrases

  • estar bien

    be fine

  • sentirse bien

    feel well

  • muy bien

    very well

  • todo bien

    everything okay

  • bien hecho

    well done

Similar words

mal: In poor physical or emotional condition, feeling unwell or upset.
regular: In an average condition, neither especially good nor bad.
mejor: Feeling or behaving better than before, improvement evident.
fatal: In a very bad state, suffering severely and deeply troubled.

Definition in Spanish

Indica que alguien está en buen estado o que una acción o resultado se da en un grado positivo o adecuado (por ejemplo, 'muy bien', 'bien hecho').

Word origin

From Latin bene 'well' through Old Spanish ben to modern Spanish bien, where it marks a good state or a positive degree of an action.

Usage tips

  • As a reply to '¿Cómo estás?', Bien is the common short answer and Muy bien intensifies it, while nouns take buen/bueno rather than bien.

Other meanings

  • welladverb

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