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

By Lingobi, Published on 05/12/2025

The Basics

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)

Other Common Variations

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

¿Cómo te va? – How’s it going?

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

Responses You Might Hear

Bien, gracias – Fine, thank you

Más o menos – So-so

Estoy cansado/cansada – I’m tired

Todo bien – All good

Context Matters

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.

Useful Vocabulary

Estar – to be (used for feelings and states)

Saludo – greeting

Formal – formal

Informal – informal

Amigo – friend

Practice real conversations with native speakers using our chat feature. Download the app and start speaking today: Lingobi