Better Ways to Answer “How are you?”

B2 – Upper Intermediate

“I’m fine. Thank you. And you?” is the standard, most used response to the question “How are you?”. It’s not incorrect, though native speakers do not or will never always answer with this. It’s high time this colloquial expression got a makeover.

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Discussion Questions:

  1. What are some ways to answer “How are you?” the native speaker way?
  2. In your language, how have your responses to this simple greeting question evolved or changed? Is it still essential to give a formal response?
  3. How important is it to speak like a native English speaker?
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4 replies on “Better Ways to Answer “How are you?””

1 Yeah
A- Yeah good, you
B- I´m great
C- I´m good
D- I´m pretty good
E- Doing well
F- Doing good
G- Can´t complain
H- I´m alrigt
1 Well
A- Well a bit tired
B- I´ve been better
C- I´ve seen better days
D- Not doing that great
E- Not doing so well

2
No, all my life i have answer the same way

3
It is very importanrt for me, because is essential for speak with the ship. Besides, i have always wanted to have a good level of englis because its important for the live .

Welcome to the Phoneenglish blog. Kindly continue practicing your writing to improve your skills.

Please see how you can write this sentence properly. Do not forget about the correct use of infinitives.

It is very importanrt for me, because is essential for speak with the ship. Besides, i have always wanted to have a good level of englis because its important for the live .

It is very important for me, because it is essential when speaking with the ship other people. In addition, I have always wanted to have a good English level of englis because it is a very important skill to have in life. for the live

Keep writing to get better and better at it.

What are some ways to answer “How are you?” the native speaker way?
I’m alright
I’m good
doing well
I’m pretty good
In your language, how have your responses to this simple greeting question evolved or changed? Is it still essential to give a formal response? in my native language the greeting question has changed a lot, old poeple still respond to how are you in a formal way but, new generations especially teenager respond like – good or 5/5.
How important is it to speak like a native English speaker? in my opinion , we can speak a correct english to be understood. it doesn’t matter if we don’t speak like a native speaker.

Thanks for sharing your opinion by answering the discussion questions.

Always remember that it is important to capitalize some words in your sentences such as the first word of a sentence and proper nouns like “English”.

in my opinion , we can speak a correct english to be understood. it doesn’t matter if we don’t speak like a native speaker.

In my opinion, we can speak a correct English to be understood. It doesn’t matter if we don’t speak like a native speaker.

Keep practicing your writing to continue improving. Nice job!

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