Alternatives to “How are you”

We are encountered by a lot of conversations with friends, family, and teachers and sometimes
with strangers in our daily life. We introduce our-self and start a conversation with how are you?
Moreover, we use it in order to know about the person’s health and that what is going on in his/her life.

It is often said that variety is the spice of life, if we repeat these same words each time it will affect
our relationship with the other person. Furthermore, it has become obsolete and overrated. In addition,
it sounds dull because of its redo overuse. This is why it is important to know a few other different ways
of asking ‘how are you’ in English. Moreover, if we make it applicable in our lives, so there would be an
irrefutable impression of ours as a superior conversationalist on that person.

Here are some of the catchy alternatives that we could use to start a conversation are given below.
These are broken down into three sections, casual— for friends and family; formal—for work and
emails; and last one i-e fun words.

Casual

 How are you doing?

 How have you been?
 What’s going on?
 What’s new?
 What’s new with you?
 What’s up?
 What are you up to?
 How are things going?
 How are you feeling?
 How’s it going?
 How is everything?
 How’s things?
 How’s life?
 How’s your day been?
 How’s your day going?
 Are you alright?

Formal

 How do you do?

 Are you well?
 How do you fare?
 How are things coming along?
 How’s everything coming together?
 How’s your health?
Funny

 Howdy?
 How’s it hanging?
 How’s tricks?
 What’s sizzling?