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“Hi, how are you?”
When you go to Japan, and say hello to Japanese, you need to know this phrase in Japanese, right?
In this article, I will explain how to say “How are you?” in Japanese with many example sentences.
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3 ways to say “How are you?” in Japanese like a Native Speaker
元気(げんき)ですか？ Genkidesuka?
When we ask someone how they are doing, we ask, “元気(げんき)ですか?”
More frankly : 元気(げんき)？ Genki?
More politely : お元気(げんき)ですか? Ogenkidesuka?
Example sentence
A：元気(げんき)ですか?
B：とても元気(げんき)です！A：How are you doing?
B：I am good!
A: 元気(げんき)？
B: うん、今日(きょう)は天気(てんき)もいいから、気分(きぶん)も良(い)いね。A: What’s up!
B: I’m good, and I feel so great because the weather is fine.
Natural conversation with using “How are you?”👇
調子(ちょうし)はどう？ Choushi wa dou?
調子(ちょうし) ＝ condition
どう？ ＝ どうですか？ ＝ How is ~?
How is your condition? = How are you?
Example sentence
A：マサ！調子(ちょうし)はどう？
B：いいよ！君(きみ)は？A：Hi, Masa! How are you doing?
B：I’m good! You?
A：お久しぶりです、最近(さいきん)調子(ちょうし)はどうですか？
B：元気(げんき)に過(す)ごしてます。あなたはどうですか？A：It has been a while. How are you doing these days?
B：I’m doing well. What about you?
Sometimes the word “調子(ちょうし)は” is omitted, and the phrase “最近(さいきん)どう？” is used.
A：最近(さいきん)どう？
B：仕事(しごと)がとても忙(いそが)しいんだ。A：How are you doing lately?
B：I am very busy at work.
ご機嫌(きげん)いかがですか？ Gokigen ikagadesuka?
ご機嫌(きげん)いかがですか？ is a more polite way of saying it than the two above.
Example sentence
A：ご機嫌(きげん)いかがですか？
B：とてもいいです。あなたは？A：How are you doing?
B：Very good. And you?
A: ご機嫌(きげん)いかがですか？
B: おお、お久(ひさ)しぶりですね。元気(げんき)ですよ。最近(さいきん)は忙(いそが)しくて疲(つか)れていたんですけど、先週末(せんしゅうまつ)は久(ひさ)しぶりに友達(ともだち)と遊(あそ)べたので、気分転換(きぶんてんかん)になりました。A: How are you doing?
B: Oh, long time no see. I’m good. I’ve been busy and feeling tired lately, but last weekend I was able to hang out with my friends for the first time in a while, so it was refreshing.
Summary まとめ
1. 元気(げんき)ですか? Genki desuka?
2. 調子(ちょうし)はどう？ Tyoushi wa dou?
3. ご機嫌(きげん)いかがですか？ Gokigen ikagadesuka?
Thanks for reading through. I hope this article helps you.
The first two words are often used.
I recommend you remember these two first!
If you want to know more daily Japanese words, click here!!
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