How are you? in many languages

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In most languages, this phrase is used more as a greeting or part of a greeting rather than as a enquiry about your health. The reply is often along the lines of "I'm well/fine, thank you, and you?"

Abbreviations

frm = formal, inf = informal, v-inf = very informal, sg = singular (to one person), dl = dual (to two people), pl = plural (to two or more people), >m = said to men, >f = said to women

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Language How are you? Reply to 'How are you?'
Abkhaz Ушҧаҟоу?
(Ušṗaꝁou?) - m
Бышҧаҟоу?
(Byšṗaꝁou?) - f
Шәышҧаҟақоу?
(Šəyšṗaꝁaⱪou?) - pl
Иҟеи?(Iꝁei)
- What's new?
Хар сымам (Xar symam)
- I'm fine
Бзиароуп (Bziaroup)
- Everything's OK
Сыҟоуп ус ашьшьыҳәа
(Syꝁoup us aš’š’yx̢əa)
- I'm OK
Adyghe Сыдэу ущыта? (sg/frm)
Сыдэу шъущыта? (pl/frm)
Сыд уфэд? (inf)
Тэу ущыт? (inf)
Сыдэгъу, опсэу. О сыдэу ущыт? (frm)
СышІу, опсэу. О тэу ущыт? (inf)
Afrikaans Hoe gaan dit met jou? (inf)
Hoe gaan dit met u? (frm)
Goed, dankie, en met jou/u?
Baie goed dankie, en self?
Albanian (Gheg) Si jeni? (frm/pl)
Si je? (inf)
Mir, faliminerit, pro ju? (frm)
Mir, faliminerit, pro tê? (inf)
Albanian (Tosk) Si jeni? (frm)
Si je? (inf)
Mirë, falemenderit, po ju? (frm)
Mirë, falemenderit, po ti? (inf)
Aleut Alqutaxt?
Alqutaltxin?
Alqutaadaltxin?
Maqagilakuq, qagaasal ama txin?
Aklan Kamusta ka? Mayad man, saeamat, ag ikaw?
Alsatian Geht's?
Wia geht's?
Wie géht's?
Güet
'S géht güet, ùn dü?
Altay Јӱрӱм кандый (Ĵÿrÿm kandıj)
Кандый туруҥ (Kandıj turuñ)
Кандый јӱрер (Kandıj ĵÿrer)
Кем-јок, быйан (Kem-ĵok, bıjan)
Amharic እንደምን አለህ፧
(əndämən alläh?) >m
እንደምን አለሽ፧
(əndämən alläš?) >f
እንደምን አላችሁ፧
(əndämən allaččhu?) - pl
ደህና ነኝ። (dähna näň)
Arabic
(Egyptian)
m - (izayyak) إزّيّك؟
f - (izayyik) إزّيّك؟
pl - (izayyuku) إزّيّك؟
m - ('aamil ey?) عامل إيه؟
f - ('amla ey?) عامل إيه؟
pl - ('amleen ey?) عامل إيه؟
كويّس، الحمد لله. وأنت؟
m - (kwayyis, al hamdulillah. wa inta)
كويّس، الحمد لله. وأنت؟
f - (kwayyisa, al hamdulillah. wa inti)
Arabic
(Lebanese)
Kifak (>m)
Kifek (>f)
Mni7 (m)
Mni7a (f)
Arabic
(Modern Standard)
m - (kayfa ḥālak) كيف حالك؟
f - (kayfa ḥālik) كيف حالك؟
أنا بخير شكرا و أنت؟
m - (Ana bekhair, shukran! Wa ant?)
أنا بخير شكرا و أنت؟
f - (Ana bekhair, shukran! Wa anti?)
Arabic
(Moroccan)
(kīf halek?) كيف حالك؟
(labas 'lik?) لاباس عليك؟
>f (kidayra?) لاباس عليك؟
>m (kidayr?) لاباس عليك؟
لاباءس بارك الله فيك
(labas, barak llāhū fīk)
انا بخير شكرا ونتة؟
(ana bekhīr shukran, wenta?)
Aragonese Qué tal plantas? (inf)
Qué tal plantas? (frm)
Bien gracias, y tú?
Arapaho Kooníini'ííni? (How are things?)
Koonééni'ííni?
Nii'ííni (Things are good)
Armenian
(Eastern)
Ո՞նց ես (Vonts es?) inf
Ինչպե՞ս եք (Inchpes ek?) frm
Ո՞նց ես (Vonts es?) inf
Ինչպե՞ս եք (Inchpes ek?) frm
Armenian
(Western)
Ինչպէ՞ս ես: (Eenchbes es?) inf
Ինչպէ՞ս էք: (Eenchbes ek?) frm
Ինչպէ՞ս ես: (Eenchbes es?) inf
Ինչպէ՞ս էք: (Eenchbes ek?) frm
Assamese আপুনি কেনে আছে?
(apuni kene asse?) - frm
তুমি কেনে আছা?
(tumi kene assa?) - inf
ভালে আছোঁ, আৰু আপুনি
(bhale assû, aru apuni?) - frm
ভালে আছোঁ, আৰু তুমি
(bhale assû, aru tumi?) - inf
Asturian ¿Cómo tas? (sg)
¿Cómo táis? (pl)
Bien, gracies
Atikamekw Ki miro matisin ia?
Tan e totaman?
Tan e ici matisiin?
Ni miro matisin
Aymara Kamisaraki?
Kunjamastasa?
Camisatassa?
Waliki, jumasti?
Walikiskthwa, jumasti?
Waliquitua, jumasti?
Hualiquithua, jumasti?
Azerbaijani Necəsiz?
Sən necəsən?
Nə var?
Nə yox? (inf)
Siz necəsiniz? (frm)
Sağ olun, yaxşıyam
Balinese Kenken kabare? (inf)
Punapi gatra? ᬧᬸᬦᬧᬶᬕᬢ᭄ᬭ (frm)
Punapi gatrane? (frm)
Rage sing engken (inf)
Tiang becik kemanten (frm)
Bambara I ka kεnε wa? (sg)
Aw ka kεnε? (pl)
Aw ka kεnε wa? (pl)
Kεnε
Tɔɔrɔ te
Ko tε
Tana tε
Bashkir эштәр нисек?
(eştär nisyek?)
яҡшы рәхмәт
(yaqşı räxmät)
Basque Zer moduz? Ondo, eskerrik asko
Bassa À wɔ̃́ ɖé m̀ gboe? Ɖé pɛɛ̀ nío
Bavarian Via ged's eana? (frm)
Via ged's? (inf)
Guad und dia?
Belarusian Як справы? (Jak spravy?) - inf
Як маесься (Jak majeśsia?) - inf
Як маецеся (Jak majeciesia?) - frm
Добра, дзякуй (Dobra, dziakuj)
Belizian Creole (Kriol) Wassup wid yu? I staight mein
Bemba Ulishani? (inf)
Mulishani? (frm)
Ifintu filishani? (How are things?)
Mwashibukashaani? (How did you sleep?)
Mwabombashaani? (How has work been?)
Ndi bwino, ngaiwe?
Bwino, ngaiwe?
Bengali (তুই) কেমন আছিস?
((Tui) kemôn achhish?) - v-inf sg
(তোরা) কেমন আছিস?
((Tora) kemôn achhish?) - v-inf pl
(তুমি) কেমন আছো?
((Tumi) kemôn achho?) - inf sg
(তোমরা) কেমন আছো?
((Tomra)) kemôn achho?) - inf pl
(আপনি) কেমন আছেন?
((Apni) kemôn achhen?) - frm sg
(আপনারা) কেমন আছেন?
((Apnara) kemôn achhen?) - frm pl
আমি ভালো আছি।
(Ami bhalo achhi) - sg
আমরা ভালো আছি।
(Amra bhalo achhi) - pl
Bhojpuri का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?) सब बढ़िया बा (sab badhiya ba)
Biatah Ani agah mu? (inf)
Ani agah mai? (frm)
Ani agah ngan? (pl)
Bikol Nom? (inf)
Nem? (inf)
Kumusta ka? (frm)
Tara? (frm)
Marhay man. Salamat
Bislama Olsem wanem? I gud, by yu?
I stret, by yu?
I oraet, by yu?
Blaan Kamusta gè nan? Fye sà, man i gè?
Bosnian Kako si? (inf)
Kako ste? (frm)
Hvala, dobro. A ti? (inf)
Hvala, dobro. A vi? (frm)
Breton Mat an traoù?
Mat an traoù ganit? (inf)
Mat an traoù ganeoc'h? (frm/pl)
Ya, mat-tre. Ha ganit?
Ya, mat-tre. Ha ganeoc'h?
Bulgarian Как си? (Kak si?) inf
Как сте? (Kak ste?) frm
Аз съм добре, благодаря. А Вие?
(Az sãm dobre, blagodarja. A Vie?) frm
Добре съм, благодаря. А Вие?
(Dobre sãm, blagodarja, A Vie kak ste?) frm
Добре съм, благодаря. А Вие как сте?
(Dobre sãm, blagodarja, A Vie kak ste?) frm
Добре съм, благодаря. А ти?
(Dobre sãm, blagodarja, A ti?) inf
Добре съм, благодаря. А ти как си?
(Dobre sãm, blagodarja, A ti kak si?) inf
Burmese ခင္ဗ်ားေနေကာင္းလား
(k'amyà ne-kaùn-là?)
၇ွင္ေနေကာင္းလား။
(shin ne-kaùn-yéh-là?)
ေနေကာင်းပါတယ်။ ဘယ်လိုလဲ?
(ne-kaùn-ba-deh, bhaallolell?)
Cape Verdean Creole Modi bu sta? Muitu ben
Capiznon Kamusta? (frm)
Musta? (inf)
Mayad man, salamat
Catalan Com estàs? (inf)
Com està? (frm)
Bé, gràcies, i tu? (inf)
Bé, gràcies, i vostè? (frm)
Cebuano Kumusta man ka?
Kumusta ka? (inf)
Unsa inyong kahimtang?
Maayo man
Maayo man ko
Central Dusun Nunu habar nu?
Okuro-kuro ko no?
Osonong oku ih, Om iya?
Osonong, om iya? (inf)
Chabacano de Cavite Que tal tu? Bueno tambien, y tu?
Chabacano de Zamboanga Como esta Usted? (frm)
Que tal man usted? (inf)
Que tal man evos? (inf)
Muy bien, gracias. Y tu? (inf)
Muy bien, gracias. Y usted? (frm)
Bueno man, gracias. Y tu? (inf)
Bueno man, gracias. Y usted? (frm)
Chamorro
(Guam dialect)
Håfa tatamanu hao? (frm)
Kao mamaolek ha' hao? (inf)
Maolek ha yu
Todo maolek
Chamorro
(North Marianas dialect)
Hafa tatamanu hao?
Hafa mamaoleka?
Mamaolek ha' yo'
Todu maolek
Chechen Хьо муха ву? (Ẋo muxa vu?) - m
Хьо муха ю? (Ẋo muxa yu?) - f
Шу муха ду? (Şu muxa du?) - pl
Муха Іаш ву хьо? (Muxa haş vu ẋo?)
Со дика ву, баркалла. хьо муха ву?
(So dika bu, barkalla, ẋo muxa vu?) - m
Со дика ю, баркалла. хьо муха ю?
(So dika yu, barkalla, ẋo muxa yu?) - f
Тхо дика ду, баркалла. шу муха ду?
(Txo dika du, barkalla, şu muxa du?) - pl
Cherokee ᏙᎯᏧ? (Dohitsu?)
Osigwotsu?
ᏙᎯᏇ. ᎾᎯᎾᎲ?
(Dohiquu. Nahinahv?)
Osigwo, ihina?
Chichewa Muli bwanji? Zimkomo, kaya inu?
Ndiri bwino, kaya inu?
Ndiri bwino, kaya anzathu?
Chinese
(Cantonese)
你好嗎? (néih hóu ma)
點呀? (dím a)
我幾好,你呢? (ngóh géi hóu, néih nē)
好好 (hóu hóu)
幾好 (géi hóu)
Chinese
(Hakka)
你好冇? (ngi2 ho3 mo?) 𠊎好 (ngai2 ho3)
Chinese
(Mandarin)
你好嗎? [你好吗] (nǐ hǎo ma) 我很好,你呢? (wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?)
Chinese
(Shanghainese)
侬好伐? (nóng hō va?)
侬过得还好伐? (nóng kūle e-hō va?)
我蛮好,谢谢 (wú mehō, yáyà)
蛮好。侬呢? (mehō. nóng nak?)
马马虎虎,谢谢! (so-so)
不太好,谢谢! ‏ (not too good)
Chinese
(Taiwanese)
你好無? (lí hó-bò) (我) 真好,多謝,你呢?
((Góa) chin-hó, to-siā, lí-neh?)
(我) 袂䆀,多謝,你呢?
((Góa) bē-bái/bōe-bái, to-siā, lí-neh?)
Chinese
(Teochew)
在生樣? (jai6 sen1 ion7)
在生? (jai6 sen1)
汝好吗? (leu2 ho2 ma1?)
我好 (ua2 ho2)
Chipewyan ʔédlánet’é?  
Choctaw Chim achukma? Amachukmahoke. Chisnato?
Chuvash Мӗнлӗ пурӑнатӑн?
(Mĕnlĕ purănatăn?)
Лайӑх-и
(Lajăh-i)
Ӗҫсем мӗнле?
(Ĕśsem mĕnle?)
Ешсем лайӑх.
(Ešsem lajăh)
Cimbrian Bia steesto? (inf)
Bia steet-ar? (frm)
 
Coastal Kadazan Onu abal nu?
Ingkuo ko no?
Noikot vinasi, om iziau?
Comanche Ʉnha hakai nʉʉsuka? Tsaatʉ̱, ʉntse?
Cornish Fatla genes? Yn poynt da, meur ras. Ha ty?
Corsican Cumu sì? (inf)
Cumu site? (frm)
Va bè, vi ringraziu
Cree ᑖᓂᓯ (tânisi)
ᑖᓂᓯ ᐁᑲᐧ (tânisi êkwa)
ᑖᓂᓯ ᑭᔭ ᒫᑲ (tânisi, kiya mâka?)
ᓇᒧᔭ ᓇᐣᑐᐤ. ᑭᔭ ᒫᑲ (namoya nantow. kiýa mâka?)
ᐋᑯᑖᐦ (âkutâh)
Croatian Kako si? (inf)
Kako ste? (frm)
Hvala, dobro. A ti? (inf)
Hvala, dobro. A vi? (frm)
Cuyonon Komosta?
Komosta imong pagkabetang?
Mayad da
Czech Jak se máte? (frm)
Jak se máš? (inf)
Všechno dobrý? (inf)
Co Ty, dobrý? (inf)
Děkuji, dobře. A vy? (frm)
Mám se dobře, děkuji (frm)
Děkuju, dobře. A ty? (inf)
Mám se dobře, děkuju (inf)
Dobrý/Dobré. A copak Ty? (inf)
Všechno dobrý/dobré. A copak Ty? (inf)
Danish Hvordan går det? (inf)
Hvordan har du det? (inf)
Hvordan har De det? (frm)a
Fint, tak. Hvad med dig?
Dari (Ci hâl dâri?) چي حال داري؟
(Ci tor hasti?)چي تر هستی؟
(Xob, tašakor) خوب تشكر؟
Dholuo Nade? (How is it?)
Ithi nade? (How are you doing?)
Amosi? (I greet you)
Ere wach? (Any news?)
Ber ahinya, to in? (Very well, and you?)
Adhi maber, to in? (I am doing well, and you?)
Wach onge (There is no news)
Duala É ma alā nɛ̂?
Njé yé péɲá? (What's new?)
É ma ala (I'm fine)
É ma àlā ɓwâm (I'm very well)
Tɔ lambo lá pēɲā (Nothing new)
É ma dímadimanɛ (So so)
Dutch Hoe gaat het met jou? (inf)
Hoe gaat het? (inf)
Hoe gaat het met u? (frm)
Goed, dank je. En met jou?
Dzongkha ཁྱོད་ག་དེ་སྦེ་ཡོད།
(Choe gadey bey yoe?)
ང་ལེགས་ཤོམ་སྦེ་ཡོད། ཁྱོད?
(Nga lekshom bey yoe. Choe?)
Efik Idem fo?
Etie didie?
Idem mi ọsọñ
Elfdalian Ur ir eð min dig? Eð ir bra
Estonian Kuidas läheb? Tänan, hästi. Ja teil?
Ewe Ɛfoa? Me fo. Wo ha ɛfoa?
Extremaduran Cómu andamus? (frm)
Cómu andas? (inf)
Cómu vá la cosa? (inf)
Bien
Mal
Tirandu
Ruqueandu
Machucandu
Machacandu
Faroese Hvussu gongur?
Hvussu gongur tað?
Mær gongst væl, takk, og tygum? (frm)
Mær gongst væl, takk, og tær (inf)
Fijian Vacava tiko? Sa bulabula vinaka tiko
Finnish Mitä kuuluu?
Kuinka voit? (inf)
Kuinka voitte? (frm)
Hyvää kiitos, entä sinulle? (inf)
Hyvää kiitos, entä teille? (frm)
French Comment allez-vous ? (frm/pl)
Comment ça va ?
Ça va ? (inf)
Ça va bien, merci. vous ? (frm/pl)
Ça va bien, merci. Et toi ? (inf)
Frisian (North - Mooring) Hü gungt de dåt? Me gungt et gödj, foole tunk, än de?
Frisian (Saterland) Wo gungt et die?
Hoe giet it?
Mie gungt et goud
Goed, tankewol
It giet wol
Frisian (West) Hoe giet it mei jo?
Hoe is it dermei?
Mei my giet it goed, tige tank!
Friulian Cemût stâstu? (inf)
Cemût staial? (frm)
O stoi ben, graciis. E tu? (inf)
O stoi ben, graciis. E vô? (frm)
Galician Que tal estás? (inf)
Como estás? (inf)
Que tal está? (frm)
Como está? (frm)
Moi ben, grazas
Galo No aldure Umm qo aldu
Gallo Ça va-ti ?
Ça joue ?
Ça joue-ti ?
Coment qe va le portement ?
Conmen qhé q'tu va?
Sa va bin
J'va bin
Vra ben, e tai don ?
Ça rouelle
Ça joue
Ça rouelle vra ben
Ça joue vra ben
Garifuna Ida biña? Magadietina
Gascon Com vas ?
E vas plan ?
Quin te va ? (sg/inf)
Quin ve va ? (pl/frm)
Que vau plan, Merci. E là ?
Que va plan
Georgian როგორა ხარ? (rogora khar?) კარგად ვარ, შენ? (k’argad var, shen?)
German Wie gehts? (inf)
Wie geht es dir? (inf)
Wie geht es Ihnen? (frm)
Mir geht es gut, danke, und dir?
Mir geht es gut, danke, und Ihnen?
Greek (Ancient) Τί πράττεις; (Ti prátteis?) - sg
Τί πράττετε; (Ti práttete?) - pl
Πάντ' ἀγαθὰ πράττω, ὦ φίλε.
(Pánt' agathá práttō, ō fíle.)
'Everything goes well, friend'
Greek (Modern) Πώς είστε; (Pos íste?) - frm
Πώς είσαι; (Pos íse?) - inf
Τι κάνετε; (Ti kánete?) - frm
Τι κάνεις; (Ti kánis?) - inf
Καλά (είμαι), σας ευχαριστώ. Εσείς;
(Kalá [íme], sas efharistó. Esís?) - frm
Καλά (είμαι), ευχαριστώ. Εσύ;
(Kalá [íme], efharistó. Esí?) - inf
Greenlandic Qanoq ippit?
Qanorippit?
Ajunngilatit?
Ajunngi?
Ajunngilanga. Illimmi qanoq ippit?
Guaraní Mba'éichapa reiko?
Mbaé'chepa?
Ipora, ha nde?
Guernésiais Coum tchi qu’l’affaire va?
L’affaire va-t-all’?
Enn amas bian merci, et dauve vous? (Very well thank you, and you?)
V’la qui va(o)ut! (Capital!)
Pas trop mal (Not too bad)
Coum aen vi(a)er (Like an old man)
Coum énne vieille (Like an old woman)
I’ faut pas s’pllôinde (One musn’t complain)
Gujarati તમે કેમ છો (tame kem chho) - sg
તમને કેમ છે (tamane kem chhe) - pl/frm
આપને કેમ છે (aapne kem chhe) - frm
મને સારું છે (mane saru chhe)
હું મજા માં છું (hu maja ma chhu)
Haitian Creole Sak pase?
Koman ou ye?
Ki jan ou ye?
Mwen byen (I'm well)
N'ap boule
M ap boule (I'm fine, lit. 'I'm on fire')
Kon si, kon sa (So, so)
M ap viv (I'm living)
et ou (mem)? (and you?)
Hausa Kana lahiya? (>m)
Kina lahiya? (>f)
Lafiya (good)
Lafiya lau (fine)
Lafiya ƙalau (very good)
Hawaiian Pehea ʻoe? (sg)
Pehea ʻolua? (dl)
Pehea ʻoukou? (pl)
Maikaʻi, a ʻo ʻoe? (Good, and you?)
Hebrew מה הענינים?
"What are the issues?" - (Ma hainyanim)
>m (Ma shlomkha) מה שלומך?
>f (Ma shlomekh) מה שלומך?
(Ma ẖadash) מה חדש?
(Ma nishma) מה נשמע?
(Ma kore) מה קורה?
(Ma ẖolekh) מה הולך?
(Eikh ẖolekh) איך הולך?
טוב, תודה. ואתה?
(tov, toda. veata?)
טוב, תודה. אתם?
(tov, toda. atem?)
Herero U ri nawa? Ii, mbi ri nawa. Korove?
Mbi ri nawa. Korove?
Hiligaynon Kamusta ka? (frm)
Musta ka? (inf)
Maayo man, salamat
Hill Miri no yom rí-do
न यम् रि॔-द
ngo al-do
ङ आल्-द
Hindi आप कैसे हैं? (āp kaise haiṅ?)
कैसे हैं आप? (kaise haiṅ āp?) frm>m
आप कैसी हैं? (āp kaisī haiṅ?)
कैसी हैं आप? (kaisī haiṅ āp?) frm>f
तुम कैसे हो? (tum kaise ho)
कैसे हो तुम? (kaise ho tum) inf>m
तुम कैसी हो? (tum kaisī ho)
कैसी हो तुम? (kaisī ho tum) inf>f
मैं अच्छा हूँ, धन्यवाद। और आप?
(maiṁ acchā hūṁ, dhanyavād. aur āp?) - frm/m
मैं अच्छी हूँ, धन्यवाद। और आप?
(maiṁ acchī hūṁ, dhanyavād. aur āp?) - frm/f
मैं ठीक हूँ, धन्यवाद। और आप?
(maiṁ ṭhīk hūṁ, dhanyavād. aur āp?) - frm
मैं अच्छा हूँ, धन्यवाद। और तुम?
(maiṁ acchā hūṁ, dhanyavād. aur tum?) - inf/m
मैं अच्छी हूँ, धन्यवाद। और तुम?
(maiṁ acchī hūṁ, dhanyavād. aur tum?) - inf/f
मैं ठीक हूँ, धन्यवाद। और तुम?
(maiṁ ṭhīk hūṁ, dhanyavād. aur tum?) - inf
Hmong (White) Koj puas nyob zoo? (do you live well?)
Koj nyob licas? (how do you live?)
Kuv nyob zoo.
Hopi Um waynuma?
Sonway taalawva?
Owí
Hungarian Hogy vagy? (inf)
Hogy van? (frm)
Köszönöm, jól. És Ön?
Iban Nama Berita? (What news?)
Bakani gaya kitak? (How's life?)
Manah. Nuan deh?
Manah. Dik deh?
Dik, nama berita?
Nuan, nama berita?
Ibinda Ngeyo abuaú? (How are you?)
Abuaú? (What's up?)
Bubote? (You good?)
Minuaú (I'm okay)
Befo´abu (We're okay)
Nkele bubote (I'm great)
Tchikati tok (I'm so so)
Tchisi mona bubote ko (I'm not good)
Icelandic Hvað segirþú?
("What do you say?")
Hvernig hefurþú það?
("How do you have it?")
Hvað er að frétta?
("What's the news?")
Hvað er að frétta af þér?
("What's the news from you?")
Allt gott, en þú?
("Everything good, and you?)
Allt fínt, en þú?
("Everything fine, and you?)
Allt ágætt, en þú?
("Everything okay, and you?)
Bara fínt, en þú?
("Just fine, and you?)
Ég hef það bara fínt, en þú?
("I have it just fine, and you?)
Ég hef það bara gott, en þú?
("I have it just good, and you?)
Igbo Kedụ?
Kee ka ị mee?
Olee otu i mere?
Kedụ ka ọ dị?
Kee kwanụ?
Kedụ ka ị mere?
Ọ di mụ mma
A di mụ mma
Iloko Kumusta?
Mag-an?
Nasayaat met, agyamanak!
Mayat met (inf)
Indonesian Apa kabar? (What news?) Baik (Fine)
Baik baik saja (All fine)
Sehat (Healthy)
Baik-baik saja, terima kasih
Bagaimana dengan Anda?
(How about you? - frm)
Bagaimana denganmu?
(How about you? - inf)
Inuktitut ᖃᓄᐃᐱᑦ (Qanuitpin/Qanuippit?) ᖃᓄᐃᓐᖏ (Qaniungi)
ᖃᓄᐃᖑᑦᑐᖓ (Qanuinngittunga)
Iñupiaq Qanuq itpich?
Qanuġitpich?
Qanuġitpiñ?
Nakuuyunga
Nakuuruŋa, taikkuu
Nakuuruŋa, quyanaq
Irish (Gaelic) Conas atá tú (Mun)
Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú (Con)
Cad é mar atá tú (Ul)
Conas atá cúrsaí leat?
An bhfuil aon scéal agat?
An bhfuil tú go maith?
Tá mé go maith, go raibh maith agat,
agus tú fein?
(sg)
Tá mé go maith, go raibh maith agaibh,
agus sibh fein?
(pl)
Italian Come va?
Come stai? (inf)
Come sta? (frm)
Bene grazie. E tu? (inf)
Bene grazie. E lei? (frm)
Jamaican Waa gwaan? (What's going on?)
Wat a guh dung? (What's going down?)
Weh yuh a seh? (What are you saying?)
How yuh stay? (How's your status?)
Howdeedo? (How do you do?)
How yu feeling?
Everyting criss
Everyting cook an curry
All fruits ripe
Mi deh yah, everyting criss
Everyting cris n curri
Mi irie
Japanese お元気ですか? (o genki desu ka) はい、元気です。あなたは?
(hai, genki desu. anata wa?)
お蔭様で元気です
(o kagesama de genki desu)
Javanese ꦏꦢꦺꦴꦱ꧀ꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦶꦏꦧꦂꦫꦶꦥꦸꦤ?
(Kadọs pundi kabaripun?) (Kromo Inggil)
ꦥꦶꦪꦺꦏꦧꦂꦉ
(Piyé kabaré?) (Ngoko)
ꦥꦔꦺꦱ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦤꦶꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦱꦲꦺ
(Pangéstinipun saé) (Kromo Inggil)
ꦥꦔꦺꦱ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦤꦶꦥꦸꦤ꧀ꦱꦲꦺ
(Pangéstinipun saé) (Ngoko)
Jenesch Kui putna bettu?  
Jèrriais Coumme est qu'ous êtes? (frm/pl)
Coumme est qu' tu'es? (inf)
Comment va? (vinf)
Jé sis d'charme, mèrcie, et té? (sg)
Jé sis d'charme, mèrcie, et vos? (pl/frm)
Jutish (North) Hvordan gaat det?  
Kabiye Ŋwὲ alafɩa?
Alafɩa wὲ?
Alafɩa
Yáá, alafɩa
Kabyle Amek i telliḍ ? Aqliyi bxir
Kalmyk Ямаран бәәнт? (Yamaran bäänt?) Гем уга (Gem uga) - Not bad
Йир сән (Yir sän) - Very good
Kannada ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಾ?
(hegiddērā?)
ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ಷೇಮನಾ?
(athavā kshemanā?)
ನಾ ಚಲೋ ಅದೀನಿ, ನೀವು ಹ್ಯಾಂಗದೀರ್’ರಿ?
(nā calō adīni, nīvu hyāngadīr'ri?)
ನಾನ್ ಚೆನ್ನಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ನೀವು ಹೇಗ್’ಇದ್ದೀರ?
(nān cennagiddēne, nīvu hēg'iddīra?)
Kaqchikel ¿La ütz awäch?
¿Ütz awäch?
Ütz matyox. ¿Ütz awäch rat?
Karuk Hûut íim?
Hûut kich?
Vúra yav (I'm fine)
Naa yéeshiip (I'm very good)
Kashubian Jak sã mosz?
Cëż je czëc?
Dobrze
Kashmiri तोहय छिवा वारय?
(tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
तुहि छू हज़ वर पअठ?
تُۄہہِ چُھوحَز وارٕ پٲٹھی؟
(tohe chhov haz var peath?)
वारय, शुकिया । त’ तीहय?
(waaray, shukriyaa tiu tohy?)
आंन हज़ वारय।
اهَن حَض وارَے
(Ahn haz waaray)
Kazakh Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?) - frm
Қалың қалай? (Qalıñ qalay?) - inf
Амансыз ба? (Amansız ba?) - frm
Амансың ба? (Amansıñ ba?) - inf
Қалайсың? (Qalaisıñ?) - inf
Қалым жақсы (Qalım jaqsı)
Аман-есен (Aman-yesen)
Аман-сау (Aman-saw)
Жақсы (Jaqsı)
Khmer អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
(ânâk sôkh sâbay té?)
ខ្ងុំសុខសប្បាយទេ ចុះអ្នក?
(khnyŭm sŏkh sâbbay té, chŏh ânâk?)
Khoekhoe (Nama) Matisa? (inf)
Mîre? (frm)
!Gâia gangans matisa? (sg)
!Gâia gangans matisa kho? (m/dl)
!Gâia gangans matisa ro? (fm/dl)
!Gâia gangans matisa ro? (cm/dl)
!Gâia gangans matisa du? (f/cm/pl)
!Gâia gangans matisa go? (m/pl)
!Gâia gangans matisa so? (fm/pl)
Kinyarwanda Amakuru? (News?)
Amakuru yawe? (Your news?)
Umeze gute? (You good?) - sg
Mumeze gute? (You good?) - pl
Biri kugenda bite? (inf)
Bite byanyu? (inf)
Bite se? (inf)
Bite se sha? (inf)
Ni meza
Meza neza (I go good)
Tumeza neza (We go good)
Nibyiza, murakoze, nawe se?
Kiribati Ko uara? (sg)
Kam uara? (pl)
Ko rab'a, I marurung. Ao ngkoe, ko uara?
Klallam sx̣ʷaʔ níŋ’ cx̕ʷ  
Koasati Chisami?
Chisammichi?
Sammin onchisa?
Chisammihash?
Chakan
Chakanohcho
Ai, chakanohcho
Kongo Wena matimpi? Inga
Konkani तु कषि अस्सा? (tu kaši assa?) हाव समा अस्सा। (hāv sama assa)
Korean 어떻게 지내세요?
(eotteohke jinaeseyo?)
안녕하셨습니까?
(an nyeong ha siut seum ni ka?)
잘지내요 (jaljinaeyo)
Kpelle Kú mɛni naa? (What is the news?) Mɛni nyɔɔ fé ɓɛ́ (No bad news)
Kumyk Ишлер нечикдир?
(Işler neçikdir? - How are you?)
Савлукъ нечикдир?
(Sawluq neçikdir? - How's your health?)
Эсен-аманмысыз?
(Esen-amanmısız? - Alive and well?)
Яхшы, Баракалла
(Yaхşı, Barakalla)
!Kung San !Ka tseya? (>m)
!Ka tsiya? (>f)
 
Kurdish (Kurmanji) Tu chawa ye? (frm/sg)
Chawa ye? (inf/sg)
Hun chawa nin? (frm/pl)
Hun chawa ye? (inf/pl)
Ez bashem spas (I'm fine thanks)
Kurdish (Sorani) (Çonî?) چۆنی
(le chyay?) لە چییای؟
من باشم، سوپاست دەکەم، ئەی تۆ؟
(mn bashim, swpast dakam, ay to?)
Kven Kunka mennee?
Kunka se mennee?
Se mennee hyvin
Kyrgyz Кандайсың? (Kandaysyng?) - sg/inf
Кандайсыз? (Kandaysyz?) - sg/frm
Сиздин ишиңиз кандай?
(Sizdin ishingiz kanday?) - sg/frm
Ден соолугуңуз кандай?
(Den soolugunguz kanday?) - sg/frm
Жакшысыңбы? (Jakshysyngby?) - sg/inf
Жакшысызбы? (Jakshysyzby?) - sg/frm
Жакшы, рахмат. Өзүңүз кандайсыз?
Jakshy, rakhmat. Özüngüz kandaysyz?) - sg/frm
Ladino (Komo estash?) קומו יסטאש?
What's new? - (Ke haber?) קי חאביר?
(Ke tal estas?) קי טאל יסטאס?
ביין גראסיאס, אי טו?
(Byen grasyas, i tú?)
Lakota Sioux Tókheškhe yaúŋ he?
Toníktuha he?
Taŋyáŋ yaúŋ he?
Wašté
Lao ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?) ສະບາຍດີ (sábaai-di̖i)
Latgalian Kai it?
Kai jums vadās? (inf)
Kai tev vadās? (frm)
Paļdis labi
Latin Quomodo vales?
Quid agis? (sg)
Quid agitis? (pl)
Quid res tecum sunt?
Esne salvus/salva?
Valeo (sg)
Valemus (pl)
Latvian Kā jums klājas? (frm)
Kā tev iet? (inf)
Paldies, labi. Un jums?
Laz მუჭორე?
(Muç̌ore?)
კაი ვორე
(Ǩai vore)
ვროსი ვორე
(Vrosi vore)
Lingala Ndenge nini?
Ozali malamu? (Are you well?)
Nsango nini?
Sango nini? (What's new?)
Malamu
Nazali malamu (I'm well)
Sango te (Nothing's new)
Nsango te
Na yo? (And you?)
Lithuanian Kaip sekasi?
Kaip tau sekasi?
Ačiu, gerai. O Jums?
Livvi-Karelian Kuibo dielot?
Kuibo elät? (sg)
Kuibo elättö? (pl)
Ylen hyvin
Passibo, hyviä kuuluu
Low Saxon Wo geiht't? (Mi geiht't) good. Un di? (sg)
(Mi geiht't) good. Un jo? (pl)
Lozi U pila cwang?
U zuhile cwang?
Na pila hande, wena u pila cwang?
Ni zuhile sesinde
Luganda Oli otya? (sg)
Muli mutya? (pl)
Gyendi. Ate ggwe?
Bulungi. Ate ggwe?
Ndi bulungi. Ate ggwe?
Lule Sámi Maktas vieso?
Gåktu manná?
Buoragit mujna
Luxembourgish Wéi geet et? (inf)
Geet et? (inf)
Wéi geet et Dir? (frm)
Gutt (inf)
Et geet mir gutt (frm)
Macedonian Како си? (Kako si?) - inf
Како сте? (Kako ste?) - frm
Добро сум, благодарам
(Dobro sum, blagodaram)
Magahi कैसन हखिन? /kæːsən həkʰɪn/ बढियाँ! /bəɽʱɪjãː/
Maithili सभ कुशल मंगल (Saab kushal ṁangal?)
Aahan kehan chhi?
Hum thik chhi
Malagasy Fahasalamana? (inf)
Manao ahoana ny fahasalamanao? (frm)
Tsara fa misaotra, ary ianao?
Malay Apa khabar? (What news?) Khabar baik, terima kasih. Anda pula bagaimana?
Malayalam എങ്ങനുണ്ട് നിനക്ക്?
(engnganuṇṭu ninakku?) - frm
എങ്ങനുണ്ട് കാര്യങ്ങഴ?
(engnganuṇṭu kāryangngaḷ?) - inf
നന്നായിരിക്കുന്നു (nannāyirikkunnu)
Maldivian inf - (Kihineh?) ކިހިނެހް؟
frm - (Haalu kihineh?) ހާލު ކިހިނެހް؟
(rarely used)
ރަންގަލހު, ޝުކުރިއްޔާ
good, thanks - (Ran'galhu, shukuriyaa)
ރަންގަލހު ނޫނ
not good - (Ran'galhu noon)
Maltese Kif int?
Kif intom? (frm)
Jien tajjeb grazzi. U int? (m)
Jiena tajba grazzi. U int? (f)
Mam Tze’n ta’ya? (sg)
Tze’n ate’ya? (pl)
B’a’n chjonte, yajtzan teya? (sg)
B’a’n oto’ qe’. Yajtzan teya? (pl)
Mandinka I be nyaadi?  
Manx (Gaelic) Kys t'ou? (sg)
Kanys ta shiu? (pl)
Braew, gura mie ayd, as uss hene? (sg)
Braew, gura mie eu, as shiu hene? (pl)
Feer vie, gura mie ayd, as uss hene? (sg)
Feer vie, gura mie eu, as shiu hene? (pl)
Māori Kei te pēhea koe? Kei te pai
Mapuche ¿Chumlaymi? Inche kümelen ¿eymi kay?
Marathi तू कसा आहेस?
(tu kasā āhes) >m
तू कशी आहेस?
(tu kashī āhes) >f
आपण कसे आहात?
(āpan kashe āhāth) frm
मी ठीक आहे (mī ṭīk āhe)
मस्त (mast)
मी मजेत आहे (mī majet āhe)
Mauritian Creole Ki manyèr ? Mo byen, mersi
Meänkieli Kunkas sie jaksay?
Míkmaq Me’ talein?
Me’ tal-wuleyn?
Welei, katu kil?
Mirandese Cumo stá? Bien, oubrigado (m)
Bien, oubrigada (f)
Mising No aydun? É, aydung. No ka? (positive)
Ma (negative)
Mon ေဗွ ္မံင္စမိပ္ မံင္ဟာ? အဲ မံင္စမိပ္မံင္ရ။
Monégasque Cuma stai? (inf)
Cuma stè? (frm)
 
Mongolian Сонин сайхан юу байна вэ?
(Sonin saikhan yu baina ve?)
Юу байна вэ?
(Yu baina ve?)
Сайн та сайн байна уу
(Sain ta sain baina uu)
Mordvin Кода эрятадо?
(Koda êrǎtado?)
Парсте
(Parste)
Mossi Laafi?
Laafi bala?
Laafi beme?
Yibeog kibaré? (How is your morning?)
Windiga kibaré? (How is your day?)
Zabré kibaré? (How is your evening?)
Laafi bala
Muscogee (Creek / Seminole) Estonko?
’Stonko?
Hērat te? (Florida)
Estonkis os. Centv?
‘Stonkis os. Centv?
Estvnkewiseks
Vnheres
Vnhēnrētos, momen centv?
Here mahe
Here mahe, momen centv?
Nahuatl ¿Quen tinemi? (How do you live?)
¿Quen tica? (inf)
Cualli ninemi, tlazocāmati. ¿Īhuān tehuatl?
Navajo Ąąʼ? (lit. "Well?")
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná? ("What are you doing?")
Nił haahootʼé? (“how are things with you?”)
Ąąʼ yáʼánítʼééh yaʼ? (“you’re well, is that right?”)
Haalá áńtʼé? (an earnest inquiry into one’s health)
Haaʼíílá ńtʼé? (an earnest inquiry into one’s health)
Haitʼáo naniná? (an earnest inquiry into one’s health)
Haʼátʼíísh baa naniná? (an earnest inquiry into one’s health)
ʼÁh nístsʼííd
Nepali तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ ?
(tapāī lai kasto cha?)
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ ?
(timi lai kasto cha?)
के छ हालखबर ?
(ke cha hālakhabara?)
मलाई सन्चै छ । तपाईँलाई नि?
(malāī sancai cha. tapāī̃lāī ni?)
Ngoni Unjani?
Kuhamba kanjani kuwena?
Uyumwikihuli? (How are you today?)
Uyendelela huli? (How was your day?)
Bhana vazima? (How are the kids?)
Familia yako izima? (How's your family?)
Ngikhona. Unjani wena?
Nili salama
Nkore Oraire ota? (How was your night?) Ndeire gye
Ndyaho
Newari / Nepal Bhasa म्हं फु ला?
(mhaṅ phu lā - Are you feeling well?)
जितः ला म्हं फु, छन्तः ले?
(jitaḥ lā mhaṅ phu, chantaḥ le?)
Niuean Malolō nakai a koe? Malolō, fakaue
Nogai Калай ды аьллер?
Ден савлыгынъыз калай?
Яшавынъыз-аьлинъиз калай?
Аьл-куьнинъиз калай?
Аьелинъиз аман-эсенме?
(What about your family?)
Савболынъыз , аьруьв.
Рахмет, яхшы. (I'm fine. Thanks)
Бек аьруьв. (Very good)
Яман тувыл (Not so bad)
Northern Sámi Mo dat manná? Dat manná bures, giitu
Giitu, manná bures
Northern Sotho O kae? ("Where are you?") - sg
Le kae? (pl)
O phela jwang? ("How are you living?")
Ke gona wena okae? (sg)
Re gona lena le kae? (pl)
Norwegian Hvordan har du det?
Hvordan går det med Deg?
Jo takk, bare bra. Og du?
Jo takk, bare bra. Og med Deg?
Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) Unjani? (sg)
Linjani? (pl)
Ngiyaphila (sg)
Siyaphila (pl)
Ngikhona (sg)
Sikhona (pl)
Unjani wena? (response)
Ndebele (Southern) Kunjani? Ngikhona ngiyathokoza
Occitan Va plan?
Cossí va?
Cossí vas?
Cossí anatz?
Qué de nòu? (What's new?)
Va plan, mercés. E tu? (inf)
Va plan, mercés. E vos? (frm/pl)
Aital aital. Sens mai. Cal far anar (so-so)
Tot es vièlh!
Tot es vièlh amai s'esquiça!
Ojibwe Aaniish naa ezhiyaayin?
Aaniin ezhi-ayaayan? Aaniin enamanji’oyan?
Nminoyaa gwa (I'm fine)
Nimino-ayaan (I'm fine)
Nimino-ayaa (I'm well)
Kaawiin gwa nminoyaasii (I'm not well/fine)
Gaawiin nimino-ayaasiin (I am not good)
Nimaanendam (I feel bad)
Nimaanendaan (I feel bad about that)
Okinawan 頑丈やみ? (ganjuu yami?) - inf
頑丈やいびーみ? (ganjuu yaibiimi?) - frm
頑丈やみしぇーみ? (ganjuu yamisheemi?) - vfrm
 
Omaha Eóⁿ níⁿ-a? Údoⁿ bthíⁿ. Thi shti?
(I’m good. And you?)
Údoⁿ moⁿbthíⁿ
(My walk is good)
Oʼodham Shap kaij?
Shapai masma?
Maña sape, api hig?
Oriya କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି?
(Kemiti achanti?)
ଆପଣ କିପରି ଅଛନ୍ତି?
(Āpaṇa kipari achanti?)
ମୁଁ ଭଲ ଅଛି, ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ. ଆଉ ଆପଣ?
(Mũ bhala achi, dhanẏabād. Āu āpaṇa?)
Oshiwambo Ongeipi?
Ongiini?
Ou li nawa?
Ondili nawa, ove?
Ossetian Куыд дӕ стут?
(Kuyd dæ stut?)
Куыд цæрут?
(Kuyd cærut?)
Тынг дзӕбӕх. Сымах та?
(Tyng dzæbæh. Synax ta?)
Бузныг, хорз. Сымах та?
(Buznyg, xorz. Synax ta?)
Palauan Ak Mesisiich. E kau a ua ngarang? Ak mesisiich. E kau a ua ngarang?
Papiamento Conbai cubo?
Conta cubo?
Conta baiendo cubo?
Con ta bai? (frm)
Con cos ta? (inf)
Mi ta bon, danki. Y abo?
Ami ta bon danki, I abo?
Pashto (ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟ زه ښه يم، هننا، ته څنګه يې؟
(za kha yam, mannana, ta sanga yee?)
Pawnee Nawa, čikstit karaspari?
(Are you going about well?)
Nawa, čikstit karasku?
(Are you sitting well?)
Âhu’, čikstit tatpari
(Yes, I’m going about well)
Haa’u’, čikstit tatku
(Yes, I'm sitting well)
Pennsylvania German / Dutch Wie geht's? (How it's going?)
Wie bischt du? (How are you today?)
Wie bischt du heit? (How are you today?)
Wie fiehlscht? (How do you feel?)
Ich bin gut (I'm good/well)
Es geht gut (It's going good/well)
Ich bin zimmlich schlecht (I'm not doing so well)
Persian (Farsi) حال شما چطور است؟
(hale shoma chetor ast?)
حالتون چطوره؟
(haletun chetore?)
حالت چطوره؟
(halet chetore?)
vinf - چطوری؟
من خوبم ممنون، شما چطوريد؟
(man khubam mamnun, shoma chetorid?)
من خوبم ممنون، تو چطوری؟
Picard Comint qu'i va ? (frm)
Cha va t'i ?
Cha va fin bien, merchi
Pohnpeian Ia iromw? Kehlail
Polish Jak się Pan(i) miewa? (frm)
Jak się masz (inf)
Jak tam? (vinf)
Bardzo dobrze, dziękuję. A Pan(i)? (frm)
Bardzo dobrze, dziękuję. A Ty? (inf)
Portuguese Como está? (frm)
Como vai? (inf)
Tudo bem? (inf)
Como estamos? (vinf)
Estou bem, obrigado(a). E o senhor? (frm)
Estou bem, obrigado(a). E o senhora? (frm)
Estou bem, obrigado(a). E o você? (frm)
Bem, obrigado. E você? (inf)
Bem, obrigado. E vocês? (inf)
Está tudo, obrigado. E com você? (inf)
Portuguese (Brazilian) Como está?
Como vai?
Como está indo?
Como estamos? (inf)
Tudo bem?
Tudo certo?
Beleza?
E aí?
Tudo jóia? (vinf)
Bem obrigado. E você? (m)
Bem obrigada. E você? (f)
Tudo bem, obridado. E você? (m)
Tudo certo, obrigado. E você? (m)
Tudo beleza, obrigado E você? (inf/m)
Tudo jóia, obrigado E você? (inf/m)
Estou bem, obrigado(a). E você? (frm)
Está tudo, obrigado(a). E com você? (inf)
Punjabi ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? / تُہاڈا کی حال ہے؟
(tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
ਠੀਕ ਹਾਂ। ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿੱਧਾਂ? / ٹھیک ہاں۔ تُسیں کِداں؟
(ṭīk hā̃. tusī̃ kíddā̃?)
Quechua ¿Allillanchu?
¿Imaynam kasanki?
¿Imaynallam kaskanki? (inf)
¿Imaynallataq kasanki? (frm)
Allillanmi. ¿Qamrí?
Allillanpuni, Qamrí?
Rapa Nui Pe hē a koe?
Pēhē koe?
Pahe koe?
Pēhē kōua ta'atoa?
(How are you all?)
Pahe kōua ta'atoa?
(How are you all?)
E riva-riva no 'ā a au
Riva-riva a au. Māuru-uru
Réunion Creole Aparksa ?
Kosa i di ?
Koman i lé ?
Kosa i rakont' ?
Sinonsa ?
Kwélafé ? (What's new?)
Lé la !
Romanian Ce mai faci? (inf)
Ce mai faceți? (frm)
Bine, mulțumesc. Și dumneavoastră?
Romansh Co vai? Fitg bain, grazia. E ti?
Romani Sar san?
Sar sijan?
Sar si sogodi? (How is everything?)
So'i nevo? (What's new?)
Sashin? (British Romany)
Mishto, palikerav tut
Mišto/Mishto, nayís-túke
Šukar
Lačhe
Rundi Amaki? Ameza
Russian Как дела? (Kak dela?) - inf
Как ваши дела? (Kak vashi dela?) - frm
Как поживаешь? (Kak pozhivaeš'?) - inf
Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivaete?) - frm
Спасибо, хорошо. А у вас?
(Spasibo, khorosho. A u vas?) - frm
Спасибо, хорошо. А вы?
(Spasibo, khorosho. A vy?) - frm
Спасибо, хорошо. А ты?
(Spasibo, khorosho. A ty?) - inf
Нормально. А вы?
(Normal'no. A vy?) - frm
Нормально. А ты?
(Normal'no. A ty?) - inf
Rusyn Як ся маєте? (Jak sja majête?) - frm
Як ся маєш? (Jak sja maêš?) - inf
Дякуву, добрі (Djakuvu, dobri)
Sakha Хайдах олороҕун? (xajdax oloroɣun) - inf/sg
Хайдах олороҕут? (xajdax oloroɣut) - frm, pl/sg
Махтал, үчүгэй. Оттон эн?
(maxtal, ucugej. Otton en?)
Samoan Ua mai oe? Manuia, fa'afetai, ae a oe?
Samogitian Kāp gīvenė?
Kāp laikuotėis?
Gerā, diekau
Diēkou, gerā. Diēkou, gers yr?
Sango Töngana nye? Mbï yeke sêngê (I'm fine)
Mbï duti nzoni (I'm fine)
Ye ake ape (Very good / not bad)
Nzoni (Very good / not bad)
Sanskrit कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhavān) >m
कथमस्ति भवती (kathamasti bhavatī) >f
अहं कुशली (ahaṃ kuśalī) >m
अहं कुशलिनी (ahaṃ kuśalinī) >f
Sardinian (Logudorese) Coment'istas? (sg)
Coment'istades? (pl)
Coment'istazis? (pl)
De nudda
Sauk Kemenwipemâtethi? (sg)
Kemenwipemâtethipwa? (pl)
Scots Whit like?
Whit like are ye?
Hoo are ye?
Hou'r ye?
Hoo's it gaun?
How ye daein?
No bad, hou's yersel?
Nae baud, yersel?
A'm daein fine, whit aboot yersel?
Scottish Gaelic Ciamar a tha thu? (inf)
Ciamar a tha sibh? (frm/pl)
Dè mar a tha thu? (inf)
Dè mar a tha sibh? (frm/pl)
Tha gu math, tapadh leat,
Ciamar a tha thu-fhein? (inf)
Tha gu math, tapadh leibh.
Ciamar a tha sibh-fhein? (frm/pl)
Serbian Како си? (Kako si?) - inf
Како сте? (Kako ste?)
Како сте Ви? (Kako ste Vi?) - frm
Добро сам, хвала. А ти?
(Dobro sam, hvala. A ti?) - inf
Добро сам, хвала. Како сте Ви?
(Dobro sam, hvala. Kako ste Vi?) - frm
Serrano Haminat nyihay? Nehuun 'a'ay (My heart is good)
'Emit? (and you?)
Mermerher' qac (I'm just here)
Sesotho O kae? (Where are you?)
O phela joang? (How are you living?)
Ke teng, wena o kae?
(I'm here, where are you?)
Ke phela hantle, wena o phela jwang?
(I'm living fine, how are you living?)
Shawnee Hike howaselisimimo?
Hakiwisilaasamamo?
Waswasimamo?
Niwisilasimamo
Ne hoawselisimino, miqikeli?
(I'm fine, and you?)
Tape wasi (good enough)
Shona Wakadini zvako? (sg)
Makadini zvenyu? (pl)
Ndiri rayiti
Ndiripo
Sicilian Comu semu?
Comu va?
Comu jamu?
Comu ti senti?
Comu stai?
Comu sta? (frm)
Comu si senti? (frm)
Bonu!
Ca bonu!
Bonu staju, grazij, e tu?
Bonu staju grazij, e lei? (frm)
Bonu staju, grazij, e vossìa?
(formal for elderly people)
Sindhi توهان جا ڪهڙا حال آهن؟ مان ٺيڪ آهيان، مهرباني، توهان ٻڌايو؟
Sinhala කොහොමද?
(kohomadha?)
කොහොමද සැප සනිප?
(kohomadha saepa sanīpa?)
සැප සනීප කොහොමද?
(saepa sanīpa kohomadha?)
හොඳින් ඉන්නවා
(hondhin innavā)
ඉස්තුති මම හොදින් ඉන්නව
(istuti mama hodin innava)
Slovak Ako sa máte? (frm)
Ako sa máš? (inf)
Ako sa máte? (pl)
Ďakujem, dobre. A Vy? (frm)
Ďakujem, dobre. A ty? (inf)
Ďakujem, dobre. A vy? (pl)
Slovenian Kako se imate? (frm)
Kako se imaš? (inf)
Dobro, hvala, in vi? (frm)
Dobro, hvala, in ti? (inf)
Somali Ii warran (Tell me news)
Iska warran? (Talk about yourself)
Bal ka waran?
Sideed tahay?
Setahay?
Sideed tahay?
Nabad miyaa?
Ma nabad baa?
Maxaad sheegtay? (What did you tell?)
Waan fiicanahay
Waa nabad
Nabad waaye/weeye (It is peace)
Sorbian (Upper) Kak so Wam dźe? (frm)
Kak so Wam wjedźe? (frm)
Kak so tebi dźe? (frm)
Kak so tebi wjedźe? (frm)
Kak so ći wjedźe? (inf)
Kak so ći dźe? (inf)
 
Southern Sámi Guktie veasoeh? Mannine hijven
Spanish ¿Cómo está usted? (frm)
¿Cómo estás? (inf)
¿Qué tal? (inf)
¿Qué tal estás? (inf)
Bien gracias, ¿y usted? (frm)
Bien gracias, ¿y tú? (inf)
Sundanese Kumaha kabarna?
Kumaha damang?
Pangéstu
Abdi Damang
Muhun, allhamdulillah séhat
Swahili Habari (inf)
Hujambo (sg)
Hamjambo (pl)
Nzuri (reply to Habari)
Njema (reply to Habari)
Sijambo (reply to Hujambo)
Hatujambo (reply to Hamjambo)
Swazi Unjani? (sg)
Ninjani? (pl)
Ngikhona, wena ke? (sg)
Sikhona, nine ke? (pl)
Ngiyaphila, wena ke? (sg)
Siyaphila, nine ke? (pl)
Swedish Hur står det till? (frm)
Hur mår du? (frm)
Hur är det? (inf)
Läget? (vinf)
Bara bra tack. Och du?
Swiss German Wie goots Ihne? (frm)
Wie goots? (inf)
Dangge, guet, und Ihne? (frm)
Dangge, guet, und dir? (inf)
Tagalog Musta? (inf)
Kumusta? (inf)
Kumusta ka? (frm)
Mabuti naman po (frm)
Mabuti naman (inf)
Tahitian Maita'i oe?
E aha tō 'oe huru?
Maita'i (Good)
Maita'i vau, māuruuru (Fine thanks)
Maita'i roa (Very good)
Maita'i ri'i (Not bad)
Tajik Шумо чи xeл? (Šymo či xel?)
Чӣ ҳол доред?(Čī ḩol doried?)
Нағз, рахмат, шумо чӣ?
(Naġz, ramat, šumo čī?)
Хуб, ташаккур, шумо чӣ?
(Xub, tašakkur, šumo čī?)
Tamasheq Ma dăr tolăhăd?
Ma tăxlakăd?
Ălxer ɣas!
Ălxer ɣas təbarăk Aḷḷah
Tamil (formal) எப்படி இருக்கின்றீர்கள்
(eppadi irukkindriirgal) [ml] [fm]
நன்றாக இருக்கின்றேன்
(nadraaga irukkindren) [ml] [fm]
Tamil (informal) எப்படி இருக்கீங்க?
(eppadi irukeenga?) [fm]
நல்லா இருக்கின்றேன்
(nallaa irukkenren) [fm]
Tatar Niçíksíz? Bik eybetmín, rexmet
Telugu మీరు ఏలా ఉన్నారు ?
(meeru aelaa unnaaru?)
నేను బాగున్నాను. మీరు ఏలా ఉన్నారు ?
(naenu baagunnaanu, meeru aelaa unnaaru?))
నేను బాగున్నాను, ధన్యవాదములు, మరి మీరు ?
(naenu baagunnaanu, dhanyavaadhamulu, mari meeru?)
Tetum Diak ka lai?
O di'ak ka lae?
Hau diak. Obrigadu. Ita mo's di'ak? (m)
Hau diak. Obrigada. Ita mo's di'ak? (f)
Thai สบายดีไหม (sà-baai dee măi)
เป็นอย่างไรบ้าง? (bpen yàang rai bâang?)
สบายดีหรือ? (sà-baai dee rĕu?)
สบายดีคร้บ (sà-baai dee kráp) - m
สบายดีค่ะ (sà-baai dee kâ) - f
Tibetan ཁྱེད་རང་སྐུ་གཇུགས་བདེ་པོ་ཡིན་པས།
(kayrang kusu debo yimbay?)
ང་བདེ་པོ་ཡིན། (nga debo yin)
Tigrinya ከመይ ኣለኻ (kemey 'aleka) m/sg
ከመይ ኣለኺ (kemey 'aleki) f/sg
ከመይ ኣለኹም (kemey 'alekum) m/pl/frm
ከመይ ኣለኽን (kemey ' aleken) f/pl/frm
("Thanks to God!")
አግዚኣብሔር ይመስገን! (Ezgher Yimesgen!)
Tokelauan E ā mai koe? (sg)
E ā mai koulua? (dl)
E ā mai koutou? (pl)
Mālohi, fakafetai. Kae ā koe?
E feolōlo, fakafetai. Kae ā koe?
Ko au e lelei. Kae ā koe?
Manuia lava, fakafetai. Kae ā koe?
Tok Pisin Yu stap gut?
Yu olsem wanem?
Mi stap gut
Tonga Mwapona buti? Kabotu
Tongan Fēfē hake? (sg)
Mo fēfē hake? (dl)
Mou fēfē hake? (tr)
Sai pē, mālō, fēfē koe?
Tsonga Kunjhani? (sg)
Minjhani? (pl/frm)
Ni kona
Ndzi kona
Ndzi kona ndza nkhensa
Tsotsil K'uxa-elan jo'ote?
K'uxa-elan?
Lek oyun kolaval, jo'oto
Lek oyun, jo'oto
Tswana O tsogile jang (sg)
Le kae? (sg)
Le tsogile jang? (pl)
Ke tsogile sentle (sg)
Re teng (sg)
Re tsogile sentle (pl)
Tugen Iyamune?
Iyamune rani? (How are you today?)
Itese tai komyee? (How are you doing?)
Achamegee
Tumbuka Muli uli? Nili makola, kwali imwe?
Turkish Nasılsınız? (frm)
Nasılsın? (inf)
İyiyim teşekkür ederim, siz nasılsınız (frm)
İyiyim sağol, sen nasılsın (inf)
Turkmen Nähili?
Nähilisiň?
Gowymy? (Is everything alright?)
Gowy, özüň nähili?
Gowy, sagboluň, özüň nähili?
Tuvaluan E ā koe? (sg)
E ā koulua? (du)
E ā koutou? (pl)
Au e 'lei, fakafetai, kae e ā koe? (sg/sg)
Māua e 'lei, fakafetai, kae e ā koe? (du/sg)
Mātou e 'lei, fakafetai, kae e ā koe? (pl/sg)
Au e 'lei, fakafetai, kae e ā koulua? (sg/du)
Māua e 'lei, fakafetai, kae e ā koulua? (du/du)
Mātou e 'lei, fakafetai, kae e ā koulua? (pl/du)
Au e 'lei, fakafetai, kae e ā koutou? (sg/pl)
Māua e 'lei, fakafetai, kae e ā koutou? (du/pl)
Mātou e 'lei, fakafetai, kae e ā koutou? (pl/pl)
Twi Wo ho te sεn? (frm)
εte sεn? (inf)
Mpɔ mu te sεn? ("How is life")
Me ho yε, me da ase (frm)
Me ho yε ("My body is fine")
Bɔkɔɔ
εyε
Me ho yɛ, na wo nsoɛ?
Udmurt Кыӵе-мар улӥськод?
(Kyće-mar ulïs’kod?)
Кыӵе улӥськод?
(Kyće ulïs’kod?)
Кызьы тӥляд ужъёсты?
(Kyz’y tïljad už”josty?)
Тау, умой
(Tau umoj)
Ярам, тау (Jaram, tau)
Ukrainian Як ти поживаєш? (Jak ty požyvajesh?) - inf
Як ви поживаєте? (Jak vy požyvajete?) - frm
Як справи? (Jak spravy?)
Дякую, добре. А ви? (Djakuju, dobre. A vy?)
Ulch Хони бису?
Хон-ка балдису?
Кэси банха. Улэ бипу.
Кэси банха. Улэ, ая бити.
Urdu >f (ap kaisi hain) آپ کیسی ہيں؟
>m (ap kaise hain) آپ کيسے ہيں؟
(kya haal hai) كيا حال ہے
میں ٹھیک ہوں، شکریہ! اور آپ؟
(main thik hun, shukriya! aur ap?)
Uyghur ياخشىمۇسىز؟
(Yahshimusiz?)
قانداق ئەھۋالىڭىز؟
(Qandaq ähwalingiz?)
نىمۇ بولدى؟
What's new? - (Nimu boldi?)
مەن ياخشى، رەھمەت سىزگە، سىزچۇ؟
(Män yahshi, rähmät sizgä, sizchu?)
ياخشى
fine - (Yahshi)
بەلەن
so-so - (Bälän)
ھېچ ئىش يوق
nothing much - (Hech ish yoq)
Uzbek Ishlaringiz yaxshimi?
Ahvolingiz qalay?
Rahmat, yaxshi
Venda Vho vuwa hani?
Hu ita hani?
Ndo vuwa. Vhone?
Nṋe ndo takala vhukuma. Vhone?
Venetian Come xeƚa?
Come vaƚa?
Stago ben, grassie. E ti?
Veps Kut elät?
Kut azjad oma?
Hüvin
Spasib, hüvin
Vietnamese Anh khỏe không? (>m)
Chị khỏe không? (>f)
Khoẻ, cám ơn. Bạn thì sao?
Võro Kuis lätt? Aitjumma, häste, kuis hindal?
Walloon Comint vos dalez ?
Cmint daloz ?
Qué novèles ?
Dji va bén, èt vos ?
Wappo ’ikhálkhi mì?  
Wayuu Anayaashije'e pia? (m)
Anayaasüje'e pia? (f)
Anashi taya (m)
Anasü taya (f)
Welsh Sut ydych chi? (frm)
Sut mae? (inf)
Shwmae? (inf)
Shwd wyt ti? (inf)
Ti'n iawn? (inf)
Iawn? (inf)
Da iawn, diolch. A chithau? (frm)
Da iawn, diolch. A tithau? (inf) Da iawn, diolch. A chiditha (inf - NW) Iawn, a ti? (inf)
West Kayah (Red Karen) ꤔꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤥ꤬ꤗꤟꤥ꤬ ꤥ꤬ꤚꤛꤢ ꤟꤟꤢꤧ꤭?
[ŋɛ̤¹ o¹mo̤¹ o¹rja ɛ̤³]
ꤠꤢ꤭ ꤥ꤬ꤗꤟꤥ꤬ ꤥ꤬ꤚꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤢꤧ
[va³ o¹mo̤¹ o¹rja prɛ]
Wolof Jaam nga am? (Have you peace?)
Na nga def?
Jaam rek, Yow nag? (Peace only, and you?)
Mangi fi rekk, na nga def?
Wymsorys Wi hösty dih?
Wi gejt'?
Güt, dank śejn
Xhosa Unjani? (sg)
Ninjani? (pl)
Ndiphilile enkosi, unjani wena? (sg)
Ndiphilile enkosi, ninjani nina? (pl)
Yapese Ke urgom boch? Maenigiil
Yiddish (Vi geyt es?) װי גײט עס?
(Vos makhstu?) װאָס מאַכסטו?
(Es geyt gut, a dank!) עס גײט גוט, אַ דאַנק!
Yolngu Nhämirri nhe? Djulŋi ga'. Ga nhe?
Yoruba Ṣe daadaa ni o wa? (Are you good?)
Ṣe o wa dada? (Are you ok?)
Bawo ni? (How are things?)
Ṣálàáfíà ni? (Is it peace?)
Mo wa daadaa, o ̣se. Iwọ naa n kọ?
Yucatec Maya Bix yanikech? Ma'alob. Kux tech?
Hach ma'aloob'. Kux tech?
Zazaki Ti senên a? (>f)
Ti çitur a? (>f)
Ti senên ê? (>m)
Ti çitur ê? (>m)
Şima senên î? (pl/frm)
Ez hol a, weş bê.
Ez hol a, weş ba.
Ez weş a, weş bê.
Ez weş a, weş ba.
Zulu Unjani? (sg)
Ninjani? (pl)
Ngikhona, ngiyabonga. Wena unjani? (sg)
Sikhona, siyabonga. Nina ninjani? (pl)
Auxiliary and constructed languages
Esperanto Kiel vi sanas?
Kiel vi?
Kiel vi, [Name]?
Kiel vi fartas?
Tre bone, dankon. Kaj vi?
Folkspraak Vat skey?
Hu feul du di?
Hu gat it/het?
Ik feul mi god
Interlingua Como sta vos? Multo ben, gratias. E vos?
Lojban do mo
pei
.ui .o'u (I'm happy and relaxed)
mi tatpi (I'm tired)
mi gunka (I'm working)
Volapük Lio stadol-li? Gudiko, danö! ed ol-li?

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Links

How to say "How are you?" in many languages
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hay.htm

List of common phrases in various languages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_phrases_in_different_languages

Other phrases

Welcome | Hello | How are you? | Long time no see | What's your name? | Where are you from? | Pleased to meet you | Good morning | Good afternoon | Good evening | Good night | Goodbye | Good luck | Cheers! | Have a nice day | Have a nice weekend | Bon appetit | Bon voyage | Yes, No | Maybe | I don't know | Do you understand? | I understand | I don't understand | Please speak more slowly | Please say that again | Please write it down | Do you speak English? | Do you speak [your language]? | I'm learning [your language] | How do you say ... in [your language]? | Speak to me in [your language] | Excuse me | I would like ... | How much is this? | Sorry | Please | Thank you | Where's the toilet? | This gentleman/lady will pay for everything | Would you like to dance? | Do you come here often? | I miss you | I love you | Get well soon | Go away! | Leave me alone! | Help! | Fire! | Stop! | Call the police! | Merry Christmas | Happy New Year | Happy Easter | Happy Birthday | Congratulations | One language is never enough | My hovercraft is full of eels

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