| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| お元気ですか | おげんきですか |
Pronunciation: o-genki desu ka
How to Say It Outloud: oh-gen-kee dess ka
Usage: Formal and polite way to ask 'How are you?'
Example Sentence Japanese:
お元気ですか。
お元気ですか。Example Sentence English:How are you?
How are you?| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 元気ですか | げんきですか |
Pronunciation: genki desu ka
How to Say It Outloud: gen-kee dess ka
Usage: Commonly used to ask 'How are you?'
Example Sentence Japanese:元気ですか。
元気ですか。Example Sentence English:Are you well?
Are you well?| Hiragana |
|---|
| げんき？ |
Pronunciation: genki?
How to Say It Outloud: gen-kee?
Usage: Casual way to ask 'How are you?' among friends
Example Sentence Japanese:元気？
元気？Example Sentence English:How are you?
How are you?| Hiragana |
|---|
| ちょうしはどう？ |
Pronunciation: choushi wa dou?
How to Say It Outloud: choh-shee wah dohh?
Usage: Casual way to ask 'How's it going?'
Example Sentence Japanese:調子はどう？
調子はどう？Example Sentence English:How's it going?
How's it going?Dictionary
いかがお過ごしでしょうかいかがおすごしでしょうか
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
お元気ですかおげんきですか
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- how are you?
ご機嫌いかがですかごきげんいかがですか
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- how are you?
いかがお過ごしですかいかがおすごしですか
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- how are things with you?; how are you doing?
最近どうさいきんどう
- How are you?; What's up?
キョドるキョドる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
コマンタレブーコマンタレブー
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- how are you?
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