Je suis vs Je vais

Question

I think I’m confused about this. The lesson says that Je suis is used for “I am” but I got the question on the quiz wrong oui, merci Je _____  mieux aujourd'hui. And the translation was “yes, thank you, I’m better today.” I put “Je suis” because “I’m” is the contraction for “I am,” but the correct answer was Je vais, which is used for “I feel.” Was I just taking the translation too literally?

Céline Pickard · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Ashley,
In this context, to express how you are generally feeling (feeling/being fine, bad, better), you will use "aller bien, mal, mieux". However, if you wish to express how you feel/are a bit more precisely, you use "être + [adjectif]":

Je suis malade = I am ill
Je suis fatigué = I am tired

I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !