How do you say in English: "How are you?" In addition to outdated versions of the wording of this question, there are more relevant and modern ones. Despite its sound, the main thing is that you pronounce it not with a sullen face, but with a so-called "Hollywood" smile.
Standard greeting
Before you ask the interlocutor: "How are you?", you need to say hello to him. This can be done with the phrases "Hello!" and "Hi!" The first option is considered universal and is translated as follows: "Hello!" The second in Russian sounds like "Hello!". And it is catching up with the greeting “Hello!” in popularity. And what about "Good afternoon!" in English? This greeting will sound like this: “Good afternoon!”
But it is worth noting that it is used in colloquial speech only after dinner. And before dinner they greet like this: “Good morning!””, which means “Good morning! » There is another kind of greeting used in the evening: «Good evening!”, which in Russian sounds like “Good evening!”
More"conversational" greeting constructions
Such phrases include:
- Hi there! Quite a slang version, in Russian it sounds like "Hey, hello to you there!";
- Hello there! Compared to the previous phrase, this one is more polite, and translates like this: “Hey you there!”
How do you say “How are you?” in English
In English etiquette, it is customary to add the question “How are you?” after the greeting. It is formulated in the following way: "How're you?"
You can ask in other words: "How're you doing?" Another option is "How're things?" Now it is logical to answer the question: "How do you say "Hello! How are you?" But in addition to the standard wording of the question, there are options for a closer environment (friends, good acquaintances).
Variants of the question "How are you?" in English
If you met a friend or a good acquaintance, you can ask him:
- What's up? In Russian: how are you / what's new (this option is unacceptable to use when meeting unfamiliar people).
- How's it going? i.e. how life / business (better used for fairly familiar people).
- Howdy friend? That is, friend, how are you (in fact, it acts as an American way of greeting, this is a kind of national slang).
- Hey Bro, what's up? - translates to: "Bratello, hello, how are you?" or with a similar meaning: "How's (how) old (old) socks (exact translation: socks)?" - butactually sounds like "Old man, how are you?"
You can also say: "Hey dude, what's up?" – which means “Hey dude, how are you?”
The last three phrases are useful when meeting with very good friends whom you have known for more than one month, with whom you probably spent your best childhood years. Or maybe it was a wonderful student years?
If you like more ornate expressions, then "How are you?" in English it will sound: Hello (hello), how (how) have (have) you (you / you) been (lived on)?
Or this option: Hi (hello) there (there), hey (hey) how (how) are you (you / you) doing (to do)? In general, in Russian, the sentence sounds: "Hey you, hello, what's up?"
How do you say "How are you?" In addition to a direct question, you can ask a question that will not sound so verbatim, but will imply it. For example:
- How're you getting along? The translation is: “How are you doing?”
- What's news? I.e. what news (whoever asks such a question may be interested in any news if it was not asked out of courtesy).
- How're you feeling? That is, how are you feeling (the question implies that the interlocutor may have some he alth problems, so you should not ask it with a smile on your face).
- How's life? That is, what is life like (having asked such a question, be prepared that the interlocutor can lay out to you everything that has happened to him lately).
- How's your family? I.e. like a family.
Possible answers to the question of the day
Now we know how to say "How are you?" But it is equally important to answer this question correctly and at the same time not accidentally offend a person. Among the short answers with limited time, we can highlight:
- Thank you, very good - i.e. Thank you (thank you), very (very) well (good).
- Not bad, thank you - i.e. Thank you (thank you), not (not) so (so) bad (bad).
- Thank you, so-so - i.e. Thank you, so-so.
- Good, thank you - i.e. Fine (good), thank (thank you) you (you).
Besides these phrases, you can use shorter answers. To some extent, they will mean that you either do not have time for a long conversation, or do not want to communicate with this person:
- So-so - i.e. So-so.
- I'm all right.
- Not too bad.
If, nevertheless, things are not quite consoling for you, and you want to notify your interlocutor about this, you can answer: "Nothing good", i.e. nothing good. But just be aware that by giving such an answer, you will have to spend some time setting out the details.
Farewell
After finishing the conversation, no matter how long it may be, you need to say goodbye to the acquaintance you met. You can do this with the following phrases:
- Goodbye - that is, goodbye.
- See (see) you (you / you) later (later) - that is, beforemeetings. Another wording: See (see) you (you / you) soon (soon) - that is, see you soon. It would also be correct to say: See (see) you (you / you) again (again) - that is, see you soon.
- Take (accept) care (care) of yourself (about yourself) - that is, happily.
- Let's (let's) keep (keep) in touch (in contact) - that is, do not disappear.
- All the best - that is, all the best.
- Good luck - that is, good luck.
- I (I) hope (hope) to see (see) you (you / you) soon (soon) - that is, I hope we will meet soon (similar option: I (I) hope (hope) we'll (we all) meet (meet) again (again) - that is, I hope we meet again.
The following answers are also possible:
- Till (until) we (we) meet (meeting) again (again) - that is, until we meet again.
- I've (I) enjoyed (nice) seeing (see) you (you / you) - that is, I was glad to see you.
There are three ways to say "bye": so long, or bye-bye, or cheerio.
You can also translate the sentence "I must go" as follows: I must (translated "I must") go now or be goin (go).
If you are sure that you will see your interlocutor tomorrow, then you can say goodbye: "See (see) you (you / you) tomorrow (tomorrow)" - that is, until tomorrow. Sometimes such a farewell does not mean at all that tomorrow's meeting will happen. In this case, it means that you are not at all opposed to another meeting.
If the meeting took place late in the evening, then say: "Good night!" (i.e. good night).
