The phrase “how are you” is a common way to inquire about someone’s well-being and is used across the globe. This simple question, however, varies greatly across different languages, each with its own cultural and phonetic uniqueness. Here is a list of how to say “how are you” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Si je? | Pronunciation: See yeh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – كيف حالك؟ (Kayfa halak?) | Pronunciation: Kay-fah ha-lak
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Ինչպես ես? (Inch’pes yes?) | Pronunciation: Inch-pes yes
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Necəsən? | Pronunciation: Neh-jah-sahn
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Nola zaude? | Pronunciation: Noh-lah zah-oo-deh
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Як ты? (Yak ty?) | Pronunciation: Yak tih
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – আপনি কেমন আছেন? (Āpani kēmana āchēna?) | Pronunciation: Ah-poh-nee keh-mon ah-chen
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Kako si? | Pronunciation: Kah-koh see
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Как си? (Kak si?) | Pronunciation: Kahk see
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Com estàs? | Pronunciation: Kohm es-tahs
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Jak se máš? | Pronunciation: Yahk seh mahsh
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Hvordan har du det? | Pronunciation: Vohr-dan har doo deh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Hoe gaat het met jou? | Pronunciation: Hoo ghaht het met yow
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – How are you? | Pronunciation: How are you
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kuidas läheb? | Pronunciation: Koo-ee-das lah-heb
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – حالت چطوره؟ (Hālet chetore?) | Pronunciation: Hah-let che-toh-reh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Mitä kuuluu? | Pronunciation: Mee-tah koo-loo
- French (🇫🇷) – Comment ça va? | Pronunciation: Koh-mohn sah vah
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – როგორ ხარ? (Rogor khar?) | Pronunciation: Roh-gor khar
- German (🇩🇪) – Wie geht es dir? | Pronunciation: Vee geht es deer
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Πώς είσαι? (Pos eísai?) | Pronunciation: Pohs ee-seh
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – מה שלומך? (Ma shlomcha?) | Pronunciation: Mah shloh-meh-khah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – आप कैसे हैं? (Āp kaise hain?) | Pronunciation: Aap kay-seh hain
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Hogy vagy? | Pronunciation: Hodj vadj
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Hvernig hefurðu það? | Pronunciation: Khvayr-neeg heh-vur-thu thath
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Apa kabar? | Pronunciation: Ah-pah kah-bar
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Conas atá tú? | Pronunciation: Koh-nas ah-taw too
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Come stai? | Pronunciation: Koh-meh stai
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – お元気ですか? (Ogenki desu ka?) | Pronunciation: Oh-gen-kee deh-soo ka
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?) | Pronunciation: Kah-lih-niz kah-lai
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – សុខសប្បាយទេ? (Sokh sabbay te?) | Pronunciation: Sohk sah-bai te
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 어떻게 지내세요? (Eotteohge jinaeseyo?) | Pronunciation: Uh-toh-keh ji-neh-seh-yo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Çawa yî? | Pronunciation: Cha-wa yee
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Кандайсыз? (Kandaysyz?) | Pronunciation: Kahn-dai-sihz
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສະບາຍດີບໍ? (Sabai di bo?) | Pronunciation: Sah-bai dee boh
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Kā tev iet? | Pronunciation: Kah tev yeht
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Kaip sekasi? | Pronunciation: Kaipe seh-kah-see
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Wéi geet et dir? | Pronunciation: Vay geht eht deer
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Како си? (Kako si?) | Pronunciation: Kah-koh see
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Apa khabar? | Pronunciation: Ah-pah kah-bar
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Kif int? | Pronunciation: Kif int
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 你好吗? (Nǐ hǎo ma?) | Pronunciation: Nee how ma
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – आपण कसे आहात? (Āpaṇa kasē āhāta?) | Pronunciation: Ah-puh-nuh kah-seh ah-haht
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Та хэр байна вэ? (Ta kher baina ve?) | Pronunciation: Tah khehr bai-nah ve
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (Timīlā’ī kasto cha?) | Pronunciation: Tee-mee-lai kas-toh cha
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Hvordan har du det? | Pronunciation: Vohr-dan har doo deh
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ته څنګه یې؟ (Ta sanga ye?) | Pronunciation: Tah sahn-gah yeh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Jak się masz? | Pronunciation: Yahk shay mash
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Como estás? | Pronunciation: Koh-moh es-tahs
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Ce faci? | Pronunciation: Cheh fahch
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Как дела? (Kak dela?) | Pronunciation: Kahk dye-lah
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Како си? (Kako si?) | Pronunciation: Kah-koh see
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඔයාට කොහොම ද? (Oyāṭa koḣomada?) | Pronunciation: O-yah-tah koh-ho-mah dah
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Ako sa máš? | Pronunciation: Ah-koh sah mahsh
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Kako si? | Pronunciation: Kah-koh see
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Sidee tahay? | Pronunciation: Si-deh tah-hai
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – ¿Cómo estás? | Pronunciation: Koh-moh es-tahs
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Habari gani? | Pronunciation: Ha-ba-ree ga-nee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Hur mår du? | Pronunciation: Hoohr mohr doo
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Шумо чӣ хел? (Shumo chi khel?) | Pronunciation: Shoo-mo chee khel
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?) | Pronunciation: Neeng-gahl ep-pah-tee i-rook-kir-eer-gahl
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – మీరు ఎలా ఉన్నారు? (Mīru ēlā unnāru?) | Pronunciation: Mee-roo ay-lah oon-nah-roo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สบายดีไหม? (S̄bāy dī h̄ı̂?) | Pronunciation: Sah-bai dee mai
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Nasılsın? | Pronunciation: Nah-suhl-suhn
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Як ти? (Yak ty?) | Pronunciation: Yahk tih
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – آپ کیسے ہیں؟ (Āp kaisē hain?) | Pronunciation: Aap kay-seh hain
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Qalaysiz? | Pronunciation: Kah-lai-siz
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Bạn khỏe không? | Pronunciation: Bahn kho-e khom
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Sut wyt ti? | Pronunciation: Soot woot tee
- Zulu (🇿🇦) – Unjani? | Pronunciation: Oon-jah-nee