How are you? in many languages

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

Language	How are you?	Reply
Afrikaans	Hoe gaan dit met jou/u? (inf/frm)	Goed, dankie, en met jou/u? Baie goed dankie, en self?
Albanian	Si jeni?	Mirë
Alsatian	Wie geht's dir/Ihne? (inf/frm)
Arabic	(kaifa halok) كيف حالك؟
Arabic (Egyptian)	إزّيّك؟ m/f/pl - (izayyak/izayyik/izayyuku) عامل إيه؟ m/f/pl - ('aamil/'amla/'amleen ey)	كويّس، الحمد لله. وأنت؟ m/f - (kwayyis/a, al hamdulillah. wa inta/i)
Arabic (Moroccan)	كيف حالك؟ (kīf halek)	لاباءس بارك الله فيك (labas, barak llāhū fīk)
Aragonese	Qué tal plantas?
Arapaho	Kooni'ííni?	Nii'ííni
Armenian (Eastern)	Ո՞նց ես (Vonts es?) - inf Ինչպե՞ս եք (Inchpes ek?) - frm	Լավ, մերսի: Դո՞ւ: (lav, mersi. Du?) - inf Լավ եմ, շնորհակալություն: Դուք ինչպե՞ս եք: (Lav em, snorhakaloutyun. Duk inchpes ek?) - frm
Asturian	¿Cómo ta?	Bonu (m) Bona (f)
Aymara	Kamisaraki?	Waliki
Azerbaijani	Necəsiz? Sən necəsən? Nə var? Nə yox? (inf) Siz necəsiniz? (frm)	Sağ olun, yaxşıyam
Basque	Zer moduz?	Ondo, eskerrik asko
Belarusian	Як справы? (Jak spravy) - inf Як маесься (Jak mayes'sia) - inf Як маецеся (Jak mayeciesia) - frm	Добра, дзякуй (Dobra, dziakuj)
Belizian Creole (Kriol)	Wassup wid yu?	I staight mein
Bemba	Muli shani?	Ndi bwino
Bengali	(তুই) কেমন আছিস? ((tui) kêmon achhish?) v-inf sg (তোরা) কেমন আছিস? ((tora) kêmon achhish?) v-inf pl (তুমি) কেমন আছো? ((tumi) kêmon achho?) inf sg (তোমরা) কেমন আছো? ((tomra) kêmon achho?) inf pl (আপনি) কেমন আছেন? ((apni) kêmon achhen?) frm sg (আপনারা) কেমন আছেন? ((apnara) kêmon achhen?) frm pl	আমি ভালো আছি। (ami bhalo achhi) - sg আমরা ভালো আছি। (amra bhalo achhi) - pl
Bislama	Olsem wanem?	Mi gud
Bosnian	Kako si? (inf) Kako ste? (frm)	Ja sam dobro, hvala. A vi?
Breton	Mat an traoù ganit? (inf) Mat an traoù ganeoc'h? (frm)	Ya, mat-tre. Ha ganit/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)
Catalan	Com estàs? (inf) Com està? (frm)	Bé, gràcies, i tu?
Chamorro	Hafa tatamanu hao? / Hafa mamaoleka?	Maolek ha yu / Todo maolek
Cherokee	ᏙᎯᏧ? (dohitsu)	ᎣᏏᏧ, ᏂᎾ (osiju, nina?)
Chinese (Cantonese)	你好嗎? (néih hóu ma) 點呀? (dím a)	我幾好，你呢？ (ngóh géi hóu, néih ne) 好好 (hóu hóu) 幾好 (géi hóu)
Chinese (Hakka)	爾好セ (ngi² ho mo?)	𠊎好 (ngai² ho)
Chinese (Mandarin)	你好嗎? [你好吗] (nǐ hǎo ma)	我很好，你呢？ (wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne)
Chinese (Shanghainese)	儂好伐? (non ho va)
Chinese (Taiwanese)	你好嗎? (li2-ho2-bo0)	be7-bai2 (not bad) to-sia2, gua2-tsin⁵-ho (thank you, I'm very well)
Chinese (Teochow)	在生樣? 在生? (jai6 sen1 ion7, jai6 sen1)
Cimbrian	Bia steesto? (inf) Bia steet-ar? (frm)
Cornish	Fatla genes?	Yn poynt da, meur rasta. Ha ty?
Corsican	Cumu sè? (inf) Cumu sete? (frm)	Bè
Croatian	Kako si? (inf) Kako ste? (frm)	Hvala, dobro. A vi?
Czech	Jak se máte? (frm) Jak se máš? (inf)	Děkuji, dobře. A vy? Mám se dobře, děkuji Děkuju, dobře. A ty? Mám se dobře, děkuju
Danish	Hvordan har du det? (inf) Hvordan har De det? (frm)	Fint, tak. Hvad med dig?
Dutch	Hoe gaat het met jou? Hoe gaat het? (inf) Hoe gaat het met u? (frm)	Goed, dank je. En met jou?
Esperanto	Kiel vi fartas?	Tre bone, dankon. Kaj vi?
Estonian	Kuidas läheb?	Tänan, hästi. Ja teil?
Ewe	Efoa?	E, me efoa, wo ha efoa
Faroese	Hvussu gongur? Hvussu gongur tað?	Mær gongst væl, takk, og tygum? (frm) Mær gongst væl, takk, og tær (inf)
Fijian	O sa lako ki vei? (lit. 'Where are you going?')
Finnish	Kuinka voit? (inf) Kuinka voitte? (frm)	Mitä kuuluu?
French	Ça va? Comment ça va? Comment allez-vous?	Ça va bien, merci. Et toi/vous?
Frisian (North)	Hü gungt de dåt?	Me gungt et gödj, foole tunk, än de?
Frisian (West)	Hoe giet it mei dy/jo? (inf/frm)	It is goed mei my, tige tank, en mei dy/jo?
Friulian	Cemût stastu? (inf) Cemût stajal? (frm)	O stoi ben, graciis. E tu? (inf) O stoi ben, graciis. E vô? (frm)
Gaelic (Irish)	Conas atá tú? (Munster) Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? (Connacht) Cad é mar atá tú? (Ulster) Conas atá cursaí? (An bhfuil) aon scéal (agat)? An bhfuil tú go maith?	Tá mé go maith, go raibh maith agat, agus tú fein?
Gaelic (Manx)	Kys t'ou? Kanys ta shiu? (frm/pl)	Feer vie, gura mie ayd, as oo hene? Braew, gura mie eu, as shiu hene?
Gaelic (Scottish)	Ciamar a tha thu/sibh? Dè mar a tha thu/sibh?	Tha gu math, tapadh leat/leibh. Ciamar a tha thu/sibh-fhein?
Galician	¿Qua tal estás? (inf) ¿Qua tal está? (frm)	Ben
Georigan	როგორა ხარ? (rogora khar)	კარგად ვარ (kargad var)
German	Wie gehts? Wie geht es dir/Ihnen? (inf/frm)	Mir geht es gut, danke, und dir/Ihnen?
Greek	Πος εισαι? (Pos eisai?) - sg/inf Πος ειστε? (Pos eiste?) - pl/frm Πος εισαστε? (Pos eistaote) - pl/frm	Καλά. εὐχαριστῶ. Ἐσύ; (Kalá efharistó. Esí?) Καλά, εὐχαριστῶ. Ἐσεῖς; (Kalá efharistó. Esís?)
Greenlandic	Qanoq ippit? Qanorippit? Ajunngilatit? Ajunngi?	Luarit
Guarani	Mba'éichapa reiko?	Aiko porã
Gujarati	કેમ છો (kem cho?)	સારુન (sārun)
Haitian Creole	Kouman ou ye?	N'ap boule!
Hawaiian	Pehea ʻoe? (sg) Pehea ʻolua? (dl) Pehea ʻoukou? (pl)	Maikaʻi, a ʻo ʻoe?
Hebrew	>m (ma shlomxa) מה שלומך? >f (ma shlomex) מה שלומך? (ma xadash) מה חדש? (ma nishma) מה נשמע?	טוב, תודה. ואתה / אתם? (tov, toda. veata? / atem?)
Hindi	आप कैसे हैं? (Āp kaise haiṁ?) - frm, >m आप कैसी हैं? (Āp kaisī haiṁ?) - frm, >f तुम कैसे हो? (Tum kaise ho) - inf, >m तुम कैसी हो? (Tum kaisi ho) - inf, >f	मैं ठीक हूँ, धन्यवाद। और आप? (Maiṁ ṭhīk hūṁ, dhanyavād. Aur āp?) - frm मैं ठीक हूँ, धन्यवाद। और तुम? (Maiṁ ṭhīk hūṁ, dhanyavād. Aur tum?) - inf
Hmong	Koj puas nyob zoo? Koj nyob li cas?	Kuv nyob zoo
Hopi	Um waynuma?	Owí
Hungarian	Hogy vagy? (inf) Hogy van? (frm)	Köszönöm, jól. És Ön?
Icelandic	Hvað segir þú? Hvernig hefur þú það?	Allt gott, Allt fínt, Allt ágætt ,Bara fínt
Ilocano	Kumusta ka?
Indonesian	Apa kabar?	Baik-baik saja, terima kasih. Bagaimana dengan Anda?
Inuktitut	ᖃᓄᐃᐱᑦ (Qanuitpin/Qanuippit?)	ᖃᓄᐃᓐᖏ (Qaniungi) ᖃᓄᐃᖑᑦᑐᖓ (Qanuinngittunga)
Iñupiaq	Qanuq itpich? Qanubitpich?	Nakuuyunga Nakuurufa, taikkuu
Italian	Come va? Come stai? (inf) Come sta? (frm)	Bene grazie. E tu? (inf) Bene grazie. E lei? (frm)
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)
Jèrriais	Coumme est qu'ous êtes? (frm/pl) Coumme est qu' tu'es? (inf) Comment va? (vinf)	Jé sis d'charme, mèrcie, et té/vos?
Jutish (North)	Hvordan gaat det?
Kalmyk	Кыдзі оланныд? (Kydzî olannyd?)	Бура (Bura)
Kashubian	Jak sã mosz?
Kazakh	Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)	Қалым жақсы (Qalım jaqsı)
Klallam	sx̣ʷaʔ níŋ’ cx̕ʷ
Kongo	Wena matimpi?	Inga
Konkani	तु कषि अस्सा? (tu kaši assa?)	हाव समा अस्सा। (hāv sama assa)
Korean	어떻게 지내세요 (eotteohke jinaeseyo?) 안녕하십니까? (annyeong hasimnikka)	잘지대요 (jaljinaeyo)
!Kung San	!Ka tseya? (>m) !Ka tsiya? (>f)
Ladino	קומו איסטאס? (¿Komo estás?)	ביין גראסיאס, אי טו? (Bien grasias, ¿i tú?)
Lakota	Doe ksh kay ya oun hey?	Waste
Lao	ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)	ສະບາຍດີ (sábaai-di̖i)
Latin	Quid agis? (sg) Quid agitis? (pl)	Valeo (sg) Valemus (pl)
Latvian	Kā jums klājas? (frm) Kā tev iet? (inf)	Paldies, labi. Un jums?
Lithuanian	Kaip sekasi? Kaip tau sekasi?	Ačiu, gerai. O Jums?
Luxembourgish	Wéi geet et dir? (inf) Wéi geet et Iech? (frm)	Gutt
Macedonian	Како си? (Kako si?) - inf Како сте? (Kako ste?) - frm	Добро сум, благодарам (Dobro sum, blagodaram)
Malay	Apa khabar?	Khabar baik, terima kasih. Awak pula bagaimana?
Maltese	Kif int? (inf) Kif intom? (frm)	Tajjeb (m) Tajba (f), grazzi. U inti?
Mandinka	I be nyaadi?
Maori	Kei te pehea koe?	Kei te pai
Mauritian Creole	Ki manyèr?
Mayan	Biix a beel?
Monegasque	Cuma stai? (inf) Cuma stè? (frm)
Mongolian	Сонин сайхан юу байна вэ? (Sonin yu baina ve?) Юу байна вэ? (Yu baina ve?)	Сайн та сайн байн уу (Sain ta sain bain uu)
Mordvin	Кода эрятадо? (Koda êrǎtado?)	Парсте (Parste)
Norwegian	Hvordan har du det? Hvordan går det med Deg?	(Jo) takk bare bra. Og du? Jo takk, bare bra. Og med Deg?
Occitan	Va plan? Cossí va? Cossí vas? Cossí anatz? Qué de nòu? (What's new?)	Va plan, mercés. E tu? (inf) E vos? (frm/pl) Aital aital. Sens mai. Cal far anar (so-so) Tot es vièlh (amai s'esquiça)!
Ossetian	Куыд дӕ стут? (Kuyd dæ stut?)	Тынг дзӕбӕх (Tyng dzæbæh)
Persian	شما چطور هستین؟ (shoma chetur hastin)	من خوبم، ممنون، و شما؟ (man khoobam, mamnoon, va shoma)
Polish	Jak się Pan(i) miewa? (frm) Jak się masz (inf)	Bardzo dobrze, dziękuję. A Pan(i)? (inf)
Portuguese	Como está? Como vai? Como está indo? Como estamos? Tudo bem? Tudo certo? Beleza? E aí? (v-inf)	Bem obrigado/a. E você/tu? Tudo bem (obridado/a). E você? Tudo certo (obrigado/a). E você? Tudo beleza (inf) Tudo jóia. (inf)
Romanian	Ce mai faci? (inf) Ce mai faceţi? (frm)	Bine, mulţumesc. Şi dumneavoastră?
Romany	Sar šan?	Mišto
Rundi	Amaki?	Ameza
Russian	Как дела? (Kak dela) - inf Как поживаешь (Kak požyivaješ) - inf Как поживаете (Kak požyvajete) - frm	Спасибо, хорошо. А у вас? (Spasiba, horošo. A u vas?)
Sardinian	Coment'istate? (frm) Coment'istas? (inf)	Bene
Scots	Hows it goan? Hou are ye? Hou's aw wi ye? Hou's it gaun? Fit like? Fit loch en? Whit wey are ye?	A'm braw, thenk ye, an' ye?
Serbian	Како си? (Kako si?) - inf Како сте? (Kako ste?) - frm 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
Sesotho	O phela joang? (sg) Le phela joang? (pl)	Ke phela hantle (sg) Re phela hantle(pl)
Shona	Wakadini zvako? (sg) Makadini zvenyu? (pl)	Ndiri rayiti / Ndiripo
Slovak	Ako sa máš? (inf) Ako sa mate? (frm)	Ďkujem, dobre. A vy/ty?
Slovenian	Kako se imaš? (inf) Kako se imate? (frm)	Dobro, hvala, in ti? (inf) Dobro, hvala, in vi? (frm)
Somali	Bal ka waran?	Ficaan
Sorbian	Kak so tebi dze? (inf) Kak so wam dze? (frm)
Spanish	¿Cómo está usted? (frm) ¿Cómo estás? (inf)	Bien gracias, ¿y usted? (frm) Bien gracias, ¿y tú? (inf)
Sundanese	Kumaha kabarna?	Pangesto
Swahili	Habari yako? Habari gani?	Mzuri
Swazi	Kunjani?	Kulungile
Swedish	Hur står det till? Hur mår du? (inf) Hur är det? (frm)	Bara bra tack. Och du?
Tagalog	Kumusta po kayo? (frm) Kumusta ka? (inf)	Mabuti po naman (frm) Mabuti naman (inf)
Thai	เป็นอย่างไรบ้าง (bpen yung-ngai bâhng?)	สบายดีคร้บ(ค่ะ) (sa-bai dee krúp (kâ))
Tonga	Mwapona buti?	Kabotu
Tswana	O tsogile jang?	Ke tsogile
Turkish	Nasılsınız? (frm) Nasılsın? (inf)	İyiyim teşekkür ederim, siz nasılsınız (frm) İyiyim sağol, sen nasılsın (inf)
Ukrainian	Як ся маєте? (Jak sya mayete?)	Дякую, добре. А ви? (Djakuju, dobre. A vy?)
Urdu	m (ap kaisi hain) آپ کیسی ہيں؟ f (ap kaise hain) آپ کيسے ہيں؟	میں ٹھیک ہوں، شکریہ! اور آپ؟ (main thīk hun, shukriya! aur āp?)
Uzbek	Ishlaringiz yaxshimi? Ahvolingiz qalay?	Rahmat, yaxshi
Venda	Ku njhani?
Vepsian	Kut elät?	Hüvin
Vietnamese	(Anh/Chị) khỏe không?	Khoẻ, cám ơn. Bạn thì sao?
Walloon	Comint vos dalez?
Welsh	Shwmae? Sut mae? (inf) Sut ydych chi? (frm)	Da iawn, diolch. A tithau? (inf) Da iawn, diolch. A chithau? (frm)
Xhosa	Unjani? (sg) Kunjani? (pl)	Ndiphilile
Yiddish	(Vi geyt es?) װי גײט עס? (Vos makhstu?) װאָס מאַכסטו?	(Es geyt gut, a dank!) עס גײט גוט, אַ דאַנק!
Zulu	Unjani? (sg) Ninjani? (pl)	Ngikhona, ngiyabonga. Wena unjani? (sg) Sikhona, siyabonga. Wena ninjani? (pl)

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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

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