Different Ways to Ask “How Are You?” in Spanish

The most common way to ask how someone is doing in Spanish is:

¿Cómo estás? – How are you? (informal)

¿Cómo está usted? – How are you? (formal)

¿Qué tal? – What’s up? / How’s it going?

¿Cómo te va? – How’s it going?

¿Cómo andas? – How are you doing? (very casual)

Bien, gracias – Fine, thank you

Más o menos – So-so

Estoy cansado/cansada – I’m tired

Todo bien – All good

Use ¿Cómo está usted? with people you don’t know well, or in professional settings. Use ¿Qué tal? or ¿Cómo estás? with friends and people your age.

Estar – to be (used for feelings and states)

Saludo – greeting

Formal – formal

Informal – informal

Amigo – friend

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