Ahí vamos ... help please with meaning of this phrase

Question

Hola!

Sometimes in response to me asking someone I know ¿cómo estás? he responds 'ahí vamos.' I have looked this up here, researched it on the net, and I cannot for the life of me figure out what this phrase means. The closest meaning I can gather is something like 'it's going ...'

The translator here on this site comes up with 'there are going,' 'there we are going,' or 'there we go' and none of these responses make sense when you are ask someone 'how are you?'

Any insight to the meaning of this phrase will be much appreciated. He lives in Central America, if that helps.

Thank you so much!

Answer 1

1. Ahí vamos
2. Ahí la llevamos
3. Ahí más o menos

Son formas de decir "so so" generalmente se usan cuando las personas no quieren dar más información o no les interesa entablar una charla.

Excellent! - francobollo, Dec 8, 2012

Answer 2

Think of Ahí vamos like a good answer for the English phrase "How is it going?". It's going OK. We are making it go. We are going with the flow.

I hope this helps!

Answer 3

Its like trying to make the conversation short. How are you? Im doing all right

Answer 4

How about "that's where we're going" with the philosphical meaning of "I'm on life's path".