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How are you? in 36 languages
In English it is mostly a greeting, but in many languages it is a real question that expects an answer.
| Language | In its own writing | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| SpanishLatin | ¿Cómo estás? | |
| FrenchLatin | Comment ça va ? | |
| ItalianLatin | Come stai? | |
| PortugueseLatin | Como você está? | |
| RomanianLatin | Ce mai faci? | |
| GermanLatin | Wie geht es dir? | |
| DutchLatin | Hoe gaat het? | |
| SwedishLatin | Hur mår du? | |
| Norwegian (Bokmål)Latin | Hvordan har du det? | |
| DanishLatin | Hvordan har du det? | |
| WelshLatin | Sut wyt ti? | |
| PolishLatin | Jak się masz? | |
| CzechLatin | Jak se máš? | |
| HungarianLatin | Hogy vagy? | |
| FinnishLatin | Mitä kuuluu? | |
| GreekGreek | Τι κάνετε; | Ti kanete? |
| TurkishLatin | Nasılsın? | |
| RussianCyrillic | Как дела? | Kak dela? |
| UkrainianCyrillic | Як справи? | Yak spravy? |
| Arabic (Modern Standard)Arabic script | كيف حالك؟ | kayfa halak? |
| HebrewHebrew | מה שלומך? | ma shlomcha? |
| Persian (Farsi)Arabic script | حال شما چطور است؟ | hal-e shoma chetor ast? |
| HindiDevanagari | आप कैसे हैं? | aap kaise hain? |
| BengaliBengali | আপনি কেমন আছেন? | apni kemon achhen? |
| UrduArabic script | آپ کیسے ہیں؟ | aap kaise hain? |
| TamilTamil | எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? | eppadi irukkireergal? |
| Mandarin Chinese (Simplified)Chinese characters (Simplified) | 你好吗？ | nǐ hǎo ma? |
| JapaneseJapanese (kanji and kana) | お元気ですか？ | o genki desu ka? |
| KoreanHangul | 어떻게 지내세요? | eotteoke jinaeseyo? |
| ThaiThai | คุณสบายดีไหม | khun sabai di mai |
| VietnameseLatin | Bạn khỏe không? | |
| IndonesianLatin | Apa kabar? | |
| Tagalog (Filipino)Latin | Kumusta ka? | |
| SwahiliLatin | Habari yako? | |
| ZuluLatin | Unjani? | |
| AfrikaansLatin | Hoe gaan dit? |
Romanisation is a guide to the sounds. The speaker button appears only when your device has a voice for that language; computer voices may not sound like a native speaker. Phrases are cross-checked against independent sources but still await a native-speaker review.
About "How are you?"
Spanish cómo estás, French comment ça va and German wie geht es dir all ask how things go. In Arabic and Swahili the exchange of greetings can last several lines, each asking after health and family.
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How do you say "How are you?" in different languages?
There are 36 languages on this page. For example: ¿Cómo estás? (Spanish), Comment ça va ? (French), Come stai? (Italian), Como você está? (Portuguese), Ce mai faci? (Romanian).
Are these translations checked?
Each phrase is written by us and published only when at least two independent sources agree. Native-speaker review is still to come; phrases that could not be confirmed twice are left out.