Greeting and replies in English

9 ways to say “how are you”

1. How do you do?

Formal
2. How have you been keeping?

3. How are you?

4. What’s new?

5. What’s the news?

6. What’s going on?

7. What’s happening?

8. How’s it going? Informal

9. What’s up?

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Ways to reply to “How are you?”

1. Not bad.

2. (I’m) All good. If you are…

3. No complaints.

4. So-so.

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If you’re…
1. I’ve never 永不 been better.

2. I’m on top of the world.

3. I’m excellent / wonderful / great/ perfect/ fantastic!

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1. I’m (feeling) a little / a bit under the weather today.

[ under the weather]- IDIOM -to feel unwell, or not very happy, in

a bad mood 心情. A good mood

I’m in a bad/good mood today.

[For example: Toothache, headache, stomach ache]

If you’re feeling

Small talk / chit chat