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Что сказать вместо "How are you?"
Что сказать вместо "How are you?"

Помните, что данные примеры подойдут для неформального общения.

How are you doing?

  • How have you been?
  • What’s sizzling?
  • How do you do?
  • Howdy! (This is actually an informal greeting that is short for “How do you do?”)
  • What’s going on?
  • What’s new?
  • Whazzup? (Just a word play on the regular “What’s up?” greeting.)
  • What are you up to?
  • What’s good in the hood? (It rhymes, so it’s good!)
  • Long time no see! (Say this with an excited voice and a long and jolly rekindling of friendship will be ahead of you.)
  • What’s new with you?
  • How long has it been?

Must be tough, huh? (This is assuming that the person you’re greeting is stressed out.)

  • How are things going?
  • Sup! (This is just a shortcut to the usual “What’s up?” salutation.)
  • I’d like to hear from you!
  • Anything interesting happening in your life lately?
  • Are you doing anything?
  • Are you busy?
  • Are you free?
  • Do you have any spare time?
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Funny Ways to Say "Hello"

  • Do you have a moment?
  • What is happening?
  • What are you doing right now?
  • What’s new?
  • What’s cracking?
  • Hey, where have you been? How can a friend disappear somewhere like that?
  • What’s popping?
  • What’s kickin’, little chicken?
  • How farest thou? (This was a usual greeting for English people of the long gone past.)
  • What’s shaking, bacon?
  • How’s life treating you?
  • Hey there! (Ah, the proven and tested “Hey there!” greeting.)
  • What’s up, buttercup?
  • Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy. But here’s my number. So call me maybe? (This is best used when flirting with someone.)
  • How are you holding up?
  • Travelled anywhere fun lately? (Seems like you wanna tag along?)
  • How’s living in your shoes?
  • Watching any good shows?
  • Hey, you look so bright and happy, is there anything we can celebrate?
  • What’s cooking? (Hungry, are you?)
  • ‘Sup my homeslice? (Homeslice is just another word for homie, homeboy, friend, or buddy.)
  • Mind if we catch up?
  • How is life sailing?
  • Whatcha doin’? (For some reason, this greeting reminds me of Isabella from the cartoon show, Phineas and Ferb.)

Clever Ways to Say What's Up

  • Where are you heading?
  • Hey Einstein, still cracking the old theory? (This is most effective on really academically or scientifically smart people.)
  • Hey you, shouldn't I thank you for burbling those past memories back into my head?
  • Hey there, good to see you! Does life still find you cool?
  • Hey, are you happy to see this cool brat again? If not, you still got no choice. (Utter this if you’re confidently cool and you know it.)
  • How are things coming along?
  • What have you been doing since we last talked?
  • What was the highlight of your day, so far?
  • I trust you are in fine fettle. (Fine fettle? Woah, big words coming from you! Well, ‘fine fettle’ just means ‘good order or condition.’)
  • I hope you are in good hands.
  • How’s every little thing in your life?
  • How are you feeling?
  • What new ideas are giving you energy lately? (I must say that this is a very positive way to initiate a conversation.)
  • Are you well?
  • How met? (This was one way of saying “How are you?” during the medieval times.)
  • How do you fare?
  • How’s it hangin’?
  • Would you mind my company?
  • How ya doin’?
  • Any exciting occurrence in your life lately?

How was your day?

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Interesting Ways to Ask Someone How They're Doing

  • What’s the good word?
  • Life, huh? (This is most appropriate to utter if you find the recipient of you greeting sighing about life.)
  • Ahoy, matey! How are ye? (Clearly, this is the pirate way of asking “How are you?”)
  • You all right?
  • What’s up in the sky? (It’s Superman!)
  • How’s it rolling?
  • Howdy-doody!
  • How’s everything?
  • Whaddup yo!
  • What's the word, hummingbird?
  • What’s the gist, physicist? (This is great to use when speaking with an actual scientist or at least an intellectual/nerdy person.)
  • Hidy-ho, whaddayaknow? (This looks like a cool combination of ‘hi’, ‘how do you do’, and ‘what do you know?’)
  • Well, who do we have here? (This may sound kind of condescending, but that depends on how you say it.)
  • How’s your to-do list faring? (You’re not being nosy, huh?)
  • What’s up with the flow?
  • What’s baking? (I’m guessing you really like sweets, do you?)
  • What’s with the face?
  • How’s it going?
  • Como voce esta? (This is how you say it in Portuguese.)
  • How’s everything coming together?
  • What’s smokin’?
  • What’s grillin’? (Sounds like you’re craving for smoked/grilled meat!)
  • I hope you are in good hands.
  • Any juicy news you want to talk about? (Hahaha, you gossip!)
  • Is there anything concerning you?
  • What’s the latest buzz in your world?