5 Tips for English Greetings and Responses - How to Ask and Answer "How are you?"

五個英文問候和回覆的技巧 — 怎樣問和回答"How are you?"

Hi!

嗨！

I’m Olivier, welcome to Oxford Online English!

我是Olivier，歡迎來到Oxford Online English！

When you started learning English, I’m fine is probably one of the first things you learnt.

在您開始學英文時，“I’m fine” 有可能是您首先學到的句子之一。

It’s a simple way of answering the question How are you?

那是回答“How are you?”的 一個簡單的方式。

Fine is, well, fine!

“Fine：是好，不錯的意思！

But if you use it all the time, it can get very repetitive, and a little boring.

但是，如果您在任何時候都用它，那 會太重複了，會有點煩。

Does this look familiar to anyone?

這在任何人看起來像是熟悉的嗎？

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

I’m fine thank you, and you?

I’m fine thank you, and you?

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

I’m fine thank you, and you?

I’m fine thank you, and you?

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

I’m fine thank you, and you?

I’m fine thank you, and you?

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

I’m fine thank you, and you?

I’m fine thank you, and you?

I think you get the idea.

I think you get the idea.

Even with very simple language, it’s better if your language is varied.

甚至是用很簡單的說辭，如果 您的說辭多樣化，那更好。

So, how can you make this more interesting?

那麼，您怎麼讓這個更有趣呢？

Here are a few ideas.

這裡是幾個想法。

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

I’m good, thanks, you?

I’m good, thanks, you?

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

I’m pretty good.

I’m pretty good.

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

I’m OK.

I’m OK.

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

Not bad, thanks.

Not bad, thanks.

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

I’m very well.

I’m very well.

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

I’m great!

I’m great!

Remember that it’s polite to also ask the other person how they are, too.

記住也問其他人他們 還好嗎也是禮貌的。

You can do this by simply adding you?

您可以通過簡單地添加 “you?”來做到這個。

Or, and you?

或者“and you?”

For example:

例如：

I’m very well, and you?

I’m very well, and you?

I’m great!

I’m great!

You?

You?

Notice that the intonation rises at the end to show that you’re asking a question.

注意結尾的升調顯示您 在問一個問題。

Now, you’ve learned some ways to answer the question how are you, but what about the

現在，您學到了一些回答“how are you” 問題的一些方法，但是，

question itself?

問題本身呢？

Like I’m fine, there are many ways to ask how are you, and you should try to add variety

像是“I’m fine”，有很多方式去回答 “how are you”，在您講的時候，

to your English when you speak.

您應當試著給您的英文添加多樣性。

By the way, you probably wouldn’t ask a person you see regularly ‘how are you?’.

隨便提一下，您有可能不會問 某人您常看到的“how are you?”。

If you see them often it might sound strange because nothing has changed since the last

如果您經常看到它們，那也許聽 起來奇怪，因為自從最後一次您

time you saw them.

看到它們，沒有任何改變。

Here are a few alternatives you can use.

這裡是幾個您可以用的替代用語。

These are more informal, but they’re very common in everyday situations.

有更多非正式的，但是，它們在 每天的場合是很常見的。

How’s it going?

How’s it going?

How’re things?

How’re things?

How’re you doing?

How’re you doing?

How’s life?

How’s life?

In informal spoken English, you should use contractions and link words to sound natural.

在非正式英文口說裡，要聽起來 自然，您應當使用縮讀和連讀。

So, make sure you say How’s it going, with a contraction of is.

所以，確定您用一個“is”的縮讀 來說“How’s it going”。

You can’t use the full form—How is it going—unless you want to sound like a robot.

您不能使用完整形式 — How is it going —除非您想聽起來像一個機器人。

Similarly, how’re you doing needs to be pronounced with a contraction of are: how’re

類似地，“how’re you doing”需要發音成一個有“are”的縮讀： how’re

you doing?

you doing?

You can even leave out the word are and just say how you doing?

您甚至可以省略“are”這個單字， 並只說“how you doing”？

Next, let’s see how you can put these greetings together in a real situation.

接下來，我們來看看您怎麼在一個真實的 場合裡把這些問候語放在一起。

Hey!

Hey!

How’s it going?

How’s it going?

Pretty good thanks, you?

Pretty good thanks, you?

Yeah, not bad.

Yeah, not bad.

Hi, Olivier, how’re things?

Hi, Olivier, how’re things?

Good, thanks, and you?

Good, thanks, and you?

I’m good!

I’m good!

Next, let’s look at some even more informal ways of asking or answering the question how

接下來，我們看看一些甚至更 不正式的問或回答問題

are you.

”how are you“的方式。

Here are three very informal questions you can use to ask how are you:

這裡是三個您可以用來問 ”how are you"的很不正式的問題：

How’s tricks?

How’s tricks?

What’s up?

What’s up?

What’s new?

What’s new?

Alright?

好了嗎？

Remember that these are very informal.

記住這些是很不正式的。

That doesn’t mean they’re rude or that you shouldn’t use them, but you can’t

那不意味著他們是粗魯的或者 您不必使用它們，但是，您不能

use them in more formal situations.

在更加正式的場合裡使用它們。

And yes, how’s tricks is grammatically incorrect, but that’s the phrase which people use!

是的，“how’s tricks”在語法上是不正確的， 但是，那是人們在使用的片語！

These are common between friends and people who know each other well.

這在朋友和互相認識對方的 人們之間是常見的。

Remember what you learned about linking words earlier?

記得您更早時學的 連讀嗎？

It’s also important here.

那在這裡也是重要的。

You don’t say, What is up?

您不說“What is up?”

You say, What’s up?

您說“What’s up?”

And, you don’t say, What is new?

您不說“What is new?”

You say, What’s new?

您說“What’s new?”

These different questions can also have different responses.

這些不同的問題也有 不同的回覆。

Let’s look!

我們來看看！

Alright?

好吧？

Yeah, you?

Yeah, you?

Yeah, not bad.

Yeah, not bad.

What’s new?

What’s new?

Not a lot!

Not a lot!

You?

You?

Nothing much.

Nothing much.

It might sound negative to you to just say nothing, but it’s a very common expression

對您來說什麼都不說可能聽起來 很消極，但是，說“you’re well”

to say that you’re well.

是一個很常見的表達。

Because these are very informal ways to ask how are you, sometimes they’re used as greetings.

因為這些是問“how are you”的很不正式的 方式，有時，它們用來當做問候。

This means that sometimes these questions don’t need an answer.

這意味著有時這些問題 不需要一個回答。

When using these phrases, you can simply answer with an informal greeting, like this:

在使用這些片語時，您可以簡單地用一個 非正式的問候來回答，像這個：

What’s up?

What’s up?

Hey, what’s up?

Hey, what’s up?

Alright?

Alright?

Hey!

Hey!

What else do you need to think about in these situations?

在這些場合下， 您還需要考慮其他什麼？

It’s important that you continue the conversation after you answer the how are you question.

在您回答“how are you”的問題之後， 您繼續交談是重要的。

How can you do that?

您怎樣做到那個？

Even if you’re a master of greeting phrases in English, that won’t help you if this happens:

即使您精通英文問候片語， 如果這個發生了，那也不會幫到您：

Hi, how are you?

Hi, how are you?

I’m fine thank you, and you?

I’m fine thank you, and you?

Fine thanks.

Fine thanks.

So, what can you say after the initial greeting?

所以，在開始的問候之後，您可以說什麼？

You have many choices!

您有很多選擇。

Basically, you can make a statement, or ask a question.

基本上，您可以陳述一些事情， 或者問一個問題。

For example, you could tell the other person something about yourself and your life, like

例如，您可以告訴其他人關於您 自己以及您的生活的某些事情，

this:

像這個：

Actually, work was pretty stressful, but now I’m looking forward to…

Actually, work was pretty stressful, but now I’m looking forward to…

I had a really good day today, because…

I had a really good day today, because…

I’ve just been to…

I’ve just been to…

Or there’s always the weather!

Or there’s always the weather!

It’s really hot today, isn’t it?

It’s really hot today, isn’t it?

It’s been so wet the last few days.

It’s been so wet the last few days.

Hopefully it’ll be brighter this weekend!

Hopefully it’ll be brighter this weekend!

British people love to talk about the weather, if you hadn’t realised yet!

英國人喜歡談論天氣， 如果您還沒有意識到的話！

You can also ask another question, such as:

您也可以問另一個問題，像是：

How was your day?

How was your day?

How’s your day going?

How’s your day going?

How was your weekend?

How was your weekend?

If you’re even more confident, or you know more about the person you’re talking to, you

如果您更加自信，或者您知道更多 正在與您交談的人的事情，

can go into more detail and ask them more specific questions.

您可以進入更多的細節， 問他們更具體的問題。

For example:

例如：

How was your trip to Madrid last weekend?

How was your trip to Madrid last weekend?

Did you watch the football last night?

Did you watch the football last night?

Is your brother visiting you next week, or is it the week after?

Is your brother visiting you next week, or is it the week after?

Now, you should know how to greet people, how to ask and answer how are you in different

現在，您應當知道用不同的方式來 怎麼問候人，怎麼問和回答

ways, and how to continue the conversation.

“how are you”以及怎麼繼續交談。

Let’s see how you can put everything together.

我們看看您怎麼把所有東西放在一起。

Hey, how are things?

Hey, how are things?

I’m good thanks, but a little tired today: busy at work.

I’m good thanks, but a little tired today: busy at work.

How about you?

How about you?

I’m well, but I’ve got a lot at work too.

I’m well, but I’ve got a lot at work too.

How was your trip to Madrid last weekend?

How was your trip to Madrid last weekend?

Fantastic!

Fantastic!

It’s a really great city.

It’s a really great city.

What did you do last weekend?

What did you do last weekend?

Nothing much, just relaxed on the beach!

Nothing much, just relaxed on the beach!

Very nice!

Very nice!

Hi, what’s new?

Hi, what’s new?

Not much, you?

Not much, you?

Yeah, alright.

Yeah, alright.

You look a bit tired.

You look a bit tired.

Yeah, I didn’t sleep well last night.

Yeah, I didn’t sleep well last night.

Oh no, why not?

Oh no, why not?

My neighbours had a big party and it was really loud.

My neighbours had a big party and it was really loud.

I hate it when people do that.

I hate it when people do that.

Yeah, me too.

Yeah, me too.

Anyway, how’s your day going?

Anyway, how’s your day going?

Now, it’s your turn to practice!

現在，輪到您來練習了！

Imagine somebody asks how are you?

想像某人問“how are you?”

Can you write down five possible things you could say?

您可以寫下您能說的 五件可能的事情嗎？

Pause the video and write down your answers now.

現在暫停影片並 寫下您的回答。

Ready?

好了嗎？

Let’s look.

我們來看看！

Of course, there are more than five possible answers.

當然，有超過五個 可能的回答。

These are just suggestions:

這些只是建議：

I’m good.

I’m good.

I’m pretty good.

I’m pretty good.

Not bad.

Not bad.

A little bit tired.

A little bit tired.

Great, thanks!

Great, thanks!

And what about different ways to ask how are you?

那問“how are you”的 不同方式呢?

What can you say?

您可以說些什麼？

Pause the video and write down five different ways to ask this question.

暫停影片，並寫下五個不同 的方式來問這個問題。

OK?

好了嗎？

Again, these are just suggestions.

同樣，這些只是建議。

There are many possibilities!

有很多可能性！

How’s it going?

How’s it going?

How’re you doing?

How’re you doing?

What’s up?

What’s up?

How’s life?

How’s life?

How’re things?

How’re things?

And what do you do next?

And what do you do next?

Do you stop talking?

您停止交談了嗎？

No; keep going!

沒有；繼續！

Ask a question or make a statement to continue the conversation.

問一個問題或陳述一些事情， 繼續交談。

Remember that you can find more great free English lessons like this on our website:

記得您可以在我們的網站上找到更多 像這樣的很好的免費英文課程 ：

Oxford Online English dot com.

Oxford Online English dot com.

Thanks for watching!

感謝觀看！

See you next time!

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