Learn how to answer "How are you?"
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
| Bom dia, gente! Tudo bom? Paloma here. Welcome to Top Portuguese Words. |
| Today's topic is: How to respond to "How are you?" |
| Tudo bem? How are you? |
| I think you already know that "tudo bem" can be the question and also the answer. |
| Tudo bem? Tudo bem. |
| Oi, tudo bem? Tudo bem. E você? |
| E aí, beleza? Hey, what's up? |
| "Beleza" means beauty, but in this case, I think it means more like "everything's beautiful with you". You can also answer "beleza". This is very casual, so it's best to avoid it in a more formal or business situation. |
| E você? And you? |
| Of course, if someone asks you, "E aí, beleza?" or "tudo bem?", it's common courtesy to also ask them, "E você?" |
| Tudo ótimo. Everything is great. |
| If you don't want to answer the same way as the question, "tudo bem? Tudo bem.", you can also say, "tudo ótimo". Everything is great. |
| Eu estou bem. I'm fine. |
| That's another option. "Bem" means "well" in Portuguese or "fine". |
| Eu estou bem também. I'm fine too. |
| So if you say, "eu estou bem. E você?", the person can answer, "eu estou bem também". I'm also fine. |
| Então tá bom. Then it's all good. |
| It's very common to say after all these steps, "então tá bom". Then it's all good. |
| Oi, tudo bom? Tudo bem. E você? |
| Tudo bem. Ah, então tá bom. |
| Eu estou me sentindo mal. I'm feeling bad. |
| Tudo bem? No, tô me sentindo mal. No, I'm feeling bad. Maybe I ate something that wasn't good. |
| Eu estou ótima. I'm great. |
| Oi, tudo bom? Como você tá? How are you? |
| Eu estou ótima. I'm great. |
| Obrigada por perguntar. Thank you for asking. |
| If you want to be very polite, you can say "Obrigada por perguntar" or "Obrigado por perguntar". Thank you for asking. |
| The end. That's it for today. |
| Tudo bem com você? How are you? Let us know in the comments below. |
| See you next time. Bye bye. |
Comments
Hide