Learn English - British English in Three Minutes - I'm Fine

welcome to English class 101.com British English in three minutes the

fastest easiest and most fun way to learn English hi I'm Gina nice to meet

you in this series we're going to learn some easy ways to ask an answer common

questions in English it's really useful and it only takes three minutes in this

lesson you're going to learn new more common ways to ask and answer the

question how are you in English you've probably learned how are you and I'm

fine in textbooks before but in the United Kingdom people will usually ask

this question and answer it in a different way

first let's review if someone says how are you you can say and find thanks I'm

fine thanks here are some other ways to answer I'm

good thanks this means about the same as I'm fine thanks

I'm good thanks we also have not too bad you can use this if you are feeling just

okay or so-so not too bad

let's look at our again how are you this is the most well

known way of asking how someone is you could use it when you want to be polite

but now let's look at some different ways to ask how someone is these ways

are more casual and much more common first hi how are you doing hi how are

you doing all hey how's it going hey how's it going all in an especially

casual situation you could say you're right

you all right what if you're not doing all right although it's the British way

to say you're doing fine even if you're not if you feel

comfortable with the other person you could also choose to tell them when

you're not doing fine you could say not so good not so good not great not great

all I've been better I've been better be careful if you say

one of these the other person will usually ask why what's wrong then you

will have to explain however if you're feeling particularly well you could

answer more enthusiastically fantastic fan tastic fabulous fab you loose or

even and very well indeed I'm very well indeed

now it's time for Gina's tips because of the popularity and influence of American

film and media some American phrases have become common in the United Kingdom

as well how are you doing was originally an American phrase but these days you

can hear it on either side of the pond do you know the difference between what

do you do and what are you doing it's a little tricky but I'll explain it simply

in the next British English in three minutes lesson see you next time