ways to say how are you in different languages
Ways to Say "How Are You" in Different Languages
One of the most commonly asked questions, "how are you" is most often, used as a greeting. In this Buzzle article, we give you the ways to say it in different languages.
More than a Question
How are you? is considered more of a greeting than a question. It is a polite way of acknowledging someone's presence.
It is a courtesy to ask people about their well-being. "How are you doing?" and "How are you" are some of the most common ways of doing that. This greeting is also used quite often, as a way to begin a conversation with someone. Depending on your relation with him/her, the same question is asked in an informal or a formal way. For example, we may use "What's up?" as an informal version of "How are you?".
When traveling to different countries or meeting people from different cultures, you may need to use their language of communication. In such cases, knowing the most commonly used phrases or greetings is of help.
This Buzzle article tells you how to say "How are you?" is different languages. You could use these greetings on meeting people from other countries. Or you could use these with friends, just as a different way to greet them.
Saying How are you in Different Languages
Note: fm = formal, in = informal, m = male, f = female
| Language | How are you? |
| Afrikaans | Hoe gaan dit met jou? (in) Hoe gaan dit met u? (fm) |
| Albanian | Si jeni? (fm) Si je? (in) |
| Arabic | Kifak? (m) Kifek? (f) |
| Armenian | Vonts es? (in) Inchpes ek? (fm) |
| Basque | Zer moduz? |
| Belarusian | Jak spravy? (in) Jak mayeciesia? (fm) |
| Bengali | Tumi kêmon acho? (in) Apni kêmon achen? (fm) |
| Bishlama | Olsem wanem? |
| Bhojpuri | Tuu thiik hauuva na? |
| Bosnian | Ja sam dobro, hvala. A vi? |
| Breton | Mat an traoù ganit? (in) Mat an traoù ganeoc'h? (fm) |
| Bulgarian | Kak si? (in) Kak ste? (fm) |
| Cantonese | Néih hóu ma dím a? |
| Catalan | Com estàs? (in) Com està? (fm) |
| Cebuano | Kumusta ka? (in) Unsa inyong kahimtang? (fm) |
| Cherokee | Dohitsu? |
| Corsican | Cumu sì? (in) Cumu site? (fm) |
| Croatian | Kako si? (in) Kako ste? (fm) |
| Czech | Jak se máte? (fm) Jak se máš? (in) |
| Danish | Hvordan har du det? (in) Hvordan har De det? (fm) |
| Dutch | Hoe gaat het met jou? (in) Hoe gaat het met u? (fm) |
| English | How are you? |
| Esperanto | Kiel vi sanas? Kiel vi fartas? |
| Estonian | Kuidas läheb? |
| Ewé | Efoa? |
| Faroese | Hvussu gongur? Hvussu gongur tað? |
| Fijian | Vacava tiko? |
| Finnish | Kuinka voit? (in) Kuinka voitte? (fm) |
| French | Comment allez-vous? (fm) Comment ça va? (in) |
| Frisian | Hoe giet it mei jo? Hoe is it dermei? |
| Friulan | Cemût stastu? (in) Cemût stajal? (fm) |
| Georgian | Rogora khar? |
| German | Wie gehts? (in) Wie geht es dir? (in) Wie geht es Ihnen? (fm) |
| Greek | Pos íste (fm) Pos íse? (in) |
| Guarani | Mba'éichapa reiko? |
| Gujarathi | Kem cho? |
| Haitian | Sak pase? Koman ou ye? Ki jan ou ye? |
| Hawaiian | Peheaoe? Pehea olua? Peheaoukou? |
| Hebrew | Ma shlomxa? (m) Ma shlomex? (f) |
| Hindi | Aap kaise hai? (fm) Tum kaise ho? (in) |
| Hungarian | Hogy vagy? (in) Hogy van? (fm) |
| Icelandic | Hvað segir þú? Hvernig hefur þú það? |
| Indonesian | Apa kabar? |
| Irish | Conas atá tú? Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? Conas atá cúrsaí leat? An bhfuil aon scéal agat? |
| Italian | Come va? Come stai? (in) Come sta? (fm) |
| Japanese | O genki desu ka? |
| Kannada | Hegiddera? |
| Khmer | Niak sohk sabaay te? |
| Kikongo | Wena matimpi? |
| Konkani | Tu kaši assa? |
| Korean | Eotteohke jinaeseyo? |
| Kurdish | Çawa yî? Çawa nin? |
| Lao | Sába̖ai-di̖i baw? |
| Latin | Quid agis? |
| Latvian | Kā jums klājas? (fm) Kā tev iet? (in) |
| Lithuanian | Kaip sekasi? Kaip tau sekasi? |
| Language | How are you? |
| Luxembourgeois | Wéi geet et dir? (in) Wéi geet et Iech? (fm) |
| Macedonian | Kako si? (in) Kako ste? (fm) |
| Malagasy | Fahasalamana? (in) |
| Malayalam | Engnganuṇṭu ninakku? (fm) Engnganuṇṭu kāryangngaḷ? (in) |
| Maltese | Kif int? (in) Kif intom? (fm) |
| Mandinka | I be nyaadi? |
| Maori | Kei te pēhea koe? |
| Marathi | Thū kasā āhes? (m) Thū kashī āhes? (f) Apan kashe āhāth (fm) |
| Mongolian | Sonin sainan yu baina ve? Yu baina ve? |
| Nepali | Tapaaii/timi lai kasto cha? |
| Norwegian | Hvordan har du det? Hvordan går det med Deg? |
| Occitan | Va plan? Cossí va? Cossí vas? Cossí anatz? Qué de nòu? |
| Ojibwe | Aaniish naa ezhiyaayin? |
| Ossetian | Kuyd dæ stut? |
| Papiamento | Con ta bai? (fm) Con cos ta? (in) |
| Pashto | Ta sanga yee? |
| Persian/Farsi | Hale shoma chetor ast? |
| Polish | Jak się Pan miewa? (fm) Jak się masz (in) |
| Portuguese | Como está? (fm) Tudo bem? (in) |
| Punjabi | Tuhāḍā kī hāl he? |
| Quechua | Imaynallam kaskanki? (in) Imaynallataq kasanki? (fm) |
| Romanian | Ce mai faci? (in) Ce mai faceţi? (fm) |
| Russian | Kak delá? (in) Kak váši delá? (fm) |
| Samoan | O a mai oe? |
| Scottish Gaelic | Ciamar a tha thu/sibh? Dè mar a tha thu/sibh? |
| Serbian | Kako si? (in) Kako ste vi? (fm) |
| Sesotho | O kae? O phela joang? |
| Shona | Wakadini zvako? Makadini zvenyu? |
| Sinhala | Kohomadha? Saepa sanīpa kohomadha? |
| Slovakian | Ako sa máte? (fm) Ako sa máš? (in) |
| Somali | Is ka warran? Bal ka waran? Sideed tahay? Nabad miyaa? |
| Spanish | Cómo está usted? (fm) Cómo estás? (in) |
| Sundanese | Kumaha kabarna? Kumaha damang? |
| Swahili | Habari? Hujambo? |
| Swedish | Hur står det Till? (fm) Hur är det? (in) |
| Tagalog | Kumusta? (fm) Musta? (in) |
| Tahitian | Maita'i oe? |
| Tamil | Eppadi irukeenga? |
| Tatar | Niçíksíz? |
| Telugu | Meeru aelaa unnaaru? |
| Thai | Bpen yàang rai bâang? Sà-baai dee rĕu? |
| Tibetan | Kayrang kusu debo yimbay? |
| Tigrinya | Kemey 'aleka? |
| Tok Pisin | Yu stap gut? |
| Turkish | Nasılsınız? (fm) Nasılsın? (in) |
| Ukrainian | Jak ty požyvajesh? (in) Jak vy požyvajete? (fm) |
| Urdu | Aap kaisi hain? (f) Aap kaise hain? (m) Kya hal hai? |
| Uzbek | Ishlaringiz yaxshimi? Ahvolingiz qalay? |
| Vietnamese | Anh khỏe không? (m) Chị khỏe không? (f) |
| Welsh | Sut ydych chi? (fm) Sut mae? (in) |
| Wolof | Jaam nga am? Na nga def? |
| Xhosa | Unjani? Ninjani? |
| Yiddish | Vi geyt es? Vos makhstu? |
| Yoruba | Se daadaa ni o wa? |
| Zulu | Unjani? Ninjani? |