Phrase guide

how are you

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /haʊ ˈɑː juː/
  • General-American: /haʊ ˈɑɹ ju/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /hæɔ ˈaː jʉː/
  • Australian: /hæɔ ˈaː jə/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

phrase

Meaning 1

An informal greeting, not requiring a literal response. In form a question, and thus followed by a question mark. Typical responses include

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I'm very well, thank you. How are you? (formal) I'm fine, thank you. / Fine, thanks. (informal) / Fine, and you? (informal)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

(Following a noun phrase; stress on are) An expression of derision, that the preceding referent is unworthy of the name. In form of an exclamation, and thus often followed by an exclamation mark.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, idiomatic

Examples

  • 1967 July 20: Questions. Oral Answers. — Free Travel for Old Age Pensioners. Dáil Éireann debates Mr. Dunne: "A small point", says the Minister for Justice. Mr. Ryan: Justice, how are you! He would not recognise it in this world or the next.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

409 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: ушԥаҟоу (uŝpaqʼow) — greeting
  • Abkhaz: бышԥаҟоу (bəŝpaqʼow) — greeting
  • Afrikaans: hoe gaan dit? — greeting
  • Ainu: エイワンケ ア? (eiwanke a?) — greeting
  • Akan: wo ho te sɛn — greeting
  • Albanian: si jeni? — greeting
  • Albanian: qysh je? — greeting
  • Amharic: እንደምን አለህ (ʾəndämn ʾäläh) — greeting
  • Amharic: እንደምን አለሽ (ʾəndämn ʾäläš) — greeting
  • Amharic: እንደምን አላችሁ (ʾəndämn ʾälačhu) — greeting
  • Jicarilla: haʼáńsį — greeting
  • Arabic: كَيْف الْحال؟ (kayf al-ḥāl?) — greeting
  • Arabic: كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ (kayfa ḥāluka?) — greeting
  • Arabic: كَيْف حَالَك؟ (kayf ḥālak?) — greeting
  • Arabic: كَيْفَ حَالُكِ؟ (kayfa ḥāluki?) — greeting
  • Arabic: كَيْف حَالِك؟ (kayf ḥālik?) — greeting
  • Arabic: إِزَّيَّك؟ (izzáyyak?) — greeting
  • Arabic: إِزَّيِّك؟ (izzáyyik?) — greeting
  • Arabic: كيفَك؟ (kēfak?) — greeting
  • Arabic: كيفِك؟ (kēfik?) — greeting
  • Mesopotamian Arabic: شْلُونَك؟ (šlōnak?) — greeting
  • Mesopotamian Arabic: شْلُونَك؟ (šlōnik?) — greeting
  • Mesopotamian Arabic: شْلُونَك؟ (šlōnič?) — greeting
  • Arabic: لا باس؟ (lā bās?) — greeting
  • Arabic: كي داير (kī dāyer) — greeting
  • Arabic: كي دايرة (kī dāyra) — greeting
  • Arabic: كيف عامل (kīf ʕāmel) — greeting
  • Arabic: كيف عاملة (kīf ʕāmla) — greeting
  • Arabic: كِيفَك؟ (kīfak?) — greeting
  • Arabic: كِيفِك؟ (kīfik?) — greeting
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ؟ (dāḵī ìwet?) — greeting
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܵܬܝ؟ (dāḵī ìwāt?) — greeting
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܬܘܿܢ؟ (dāḵī ìtōn?) — greeting
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܟܲܝܦܘܼܟ݂؟ (dāḵī ìlēh kaypōḵ?) — greeting
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܘܼܟ݂؟ (aykannā kē ḥāzēt nafšōḵ?) — greeting
  • Arapaho: kooni'ííni? — greeting
  • Armenian: ինչպե՞ս ես (inčʻpes es) — greeting
  • Armenian: ո՞նց ես (oncʻ es) — greeting
  • Armenian: ինչպե՞ս եք (inčʻpes ekʻ) — greeting
  • Armenian: ո՞նց եք (oncʻ ekʻ) — greeting
  • Assamese: আপোনাৰ ভালনে? (apünar bhalone?) — greeting
  • Assamese: তোমাৰ ভালনে? (tümar bhalone?) — greeting
  • Assamese: তোৰ ভালনে? (tür bhalone?) — greeting
  • Assamese: আপুনি ভালে আছেনে? (apuni bhale asene?) — greeting
  • Assamese: তুমি ভালে আছানে? (tumi bhale asane?) — greeting
  • Assamese: তই ভালে আছনে? (toi bhale asone?) — greeting
  • Assamese: কি খবৰ? (ki khobor?) — greeting
  • Assamese: আপুনি কেনে আছে? (apuni kene ase?) — greeting
  • Assamese: তুমি কেনে আছা? (tumi kene asa?) — greeting
  • Assamese: তই কেনে আছ? (toi kene as?) — greeting
  • Asturian: cómo tas — greeting
  • Asturian: qué faes — greeting
  • Atayal: lokah su ga — greeting
  • Azerbaijani: necəsən — greeting
  • Bashkir: хәлдәр нисек? (xəldər nisek?) — greeting
  • Basque: zer moduz — greeting
  • Belarusian: як спра́вы? (jak správy?) — greeting
  • Belarusian: як пажыва́еш? (jak pažyváješ?) — greeting
  • Belarusian: як пажыва́еце? (jak pažyvájecje?) — greeting
  • Bengali: আপনি কেমন আছেন? (apni kemon achen?) — greeting
  • Bengali: তুমি কেমন আছ? (tumi kemon ach?) — greeting
  • Bengali: তুই কেমন আছিস? (tui kemon achis?) — greeting
  • Central Bikol: kumusta na? — greeting
  • Bulgarian: как си? (kak si) — greeting
  • Bulgarian: как сте? (kak ste) — greeting
  • Burmese: နေကောင်းရဲ့လား။ — greeting
  • Burmese: နေကောင်းလား။ — greeting
  • Catalan: com estàs? — greeting
  • Catalan: com està? — greeting
  • Catalan: com va? — greeting
  • Cebuano: kumusta? — greeting
  • Cebuano: kumusta na ka? — greeting
  • Chamorro: kao mamaolek ha' hao — greeting
  • Chamorro: håfa tatatmanu hao — greeting
  • Chechen: муха ду гӏуллакхаш? (muxa du ğullaqaš?) — greeting
  • Cherokee: ᏙᎯᏧ? (dohitsu?) — greeting
  • Chichewa: muli bwanji? — greeting
  • Chickasaw: hallito chokma chinchokma — greeting
  • Chinese Cantonese: 你好嗎? /你好吗? (nei5 hou2 maa3?) — greeting
  • Chinese: задини? (zadini?) — greeting
  • Chinese: задигә? (zadigə?) — greeting
  • Chinese: ни хо ма? (ni ho ma?) — greeting
  • Chinese: ни җўди хома? (ni žwdi homa?) — greeting
  • Hakka Chinese: 你好冇 (ngì-hó-mò / nì-hó-mò / ǹ-hó-mò / ǹg-hó-mò) — greeting
  • Chinese: 汝好勢無? /汝好势无? (lí hó-sè--bô? / lír hó-sè--bô? / lú hó-sè--bô?) — greeting
  • Chinese: 汝好無? /汝好无? (lí hó--bô? / lír hó--bô? / lú hó--bô?) — greeting
  • Chinese: 汝較好無? /汝较好无? (lí khà hó--bô? / lír khà hó--bô? / lú khà hó--bô?) — greeting
  • Chinese: 汝食未? (lí chia̍h bē? / lír chia̍h bēr? / lí chia̍h bōe? / lú chia̍h bōe? / lír chia̍h běr?) — greeting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 你好嗎? /你好吗? (nǐhǎo ma?) — greeting
  • Wu Chinese: 儂好𠲎? /侬好𠲎? (6non 5hau 0va) — greeting
  • Chinook Jargon: qhata mayka — greeting
  • Choctaw: chim achukma̱? — greeting
  • West Circassian: дауэ ущыт? (dawɛ wuśət?) — greeting
  • Ngazidja Comorian: haɓari — greeting
  • Ngazidja Comorian: hufanyiha dje — greeting
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ngawe dje — greeting
  • Ngazidja Comorian: hukaantsi dje? — greeting
  • Cornish: fatla genes — greeting
  • Crimean Tatar: nasılsıñız? — greeting
  • Czech: jak se máš? — greeting
  • Czech: jak se máte? — greeting
  • Dakota: token yauŋ he? — greeting
  • Danish: hvordan har du det? — greeting
  • Danish: hvordan går det? — greeting
  • Deori: dakiya chuina? — greeting
  • Deori: noi chuina? — greeting
  • Central Dusun: nunu kabar? — greeting
  • Dutch: hoe gaat het? — greeting
  • Dutch: hoe is het? — greeting
  • Dutch: alles goed? — greeting
  • Esperanto: kiel vi fartas? — greeting
  • Estonian: kuidas läheb? — greeting
  • Estonian: kuidas käsi käib? — greeting
  • Faroese: hvussu gongur? — greeting
  • Finnish: kuinka voitte? — greeting
  • Finnish: kuinka voit? — greeting
  • Finnish: miten menee? — greeting
  • Finnish: mitä kuuluu? — greeting
  • French: comment allez-vous — greeting
  • French: comment vas-tu — greeting
  • French: ça va — greeting
  • French: comment ça va — greeting
  • West-Frisian: hoe giet it? — greeting
  • West-Frisian: hoe is it mei dy? — greeting
  • West-Frisian: hoe is it mei jo? — greeting
  • Galician: como vai? — greeting
  • Galician: como estás? — greeting
  • Garo: namengama? — greeting
  • Georgian: როგორა ხარ? (rogora xar?) — greeting
  • Georgian: როგორ ბრძანდებით? (rogor brʒandebit?) — greeting
  • German: wie geht es dir? — greeting
  • German: wie geht es Ihnen? — greeting
  • German: wie geht es? — greeting
  • German: wie geht’s? — greeting
  • German: wie geht es euch? — greeting
  • German: wie gaat s dir? — greeting
  • German: wie gaat s Ine? — greeting
  • Greek: τι κάνεις — greeting
  • Greek: τι κάνετε — greeting
  • Greek: πώς είσαι; (pós eísai?) — greeting
  • Greek: πώς είστε; (pós eíste?) — greeting
  • Ancient Greek: τί πράσσεις (tí prásseis) — greeting
  • Ancient Greek: πῶς ἔχεις (pôs ékheis) — greeting
  • Gujarati: તમે કેમ છો? (tame kem cho) — greeting
  • Gujarati: કેમ છે? (kem che) — greeting
  • Hawaiian: pehea ʻoe? — greeting
  • Hebrew: ?מה שלומך (ma shlomkha?) — greeting
  • Hiligaynon: kamusta? — greeting
  • Hiligaynon: kamusta ka? — greeting
  • Hindi: क्या हाल है? (kyā hāl hai?) — greeting
  • Hindi: आप कैसे हैं? (āp kaise ha͠i?) — greeting
  • Hindi: कैसे हो? (kaise ho?) — greeting
  • Hindi: कैसा चल रहा है? (kaisā cal rahā hai?) — greeting
  • Green Hmong: koj nyob le caag lawm? — greeting
  • Northern Qiandong Miao: Mongx vut hol? — greeting
  • Southern Qiandong Miao: Moux chud jib nangd? — greeting
  • White Hmong: koj puas nyob zoo? — greeting
  • Hungarian: hogy vagy? — greeting
  • Hungarian: hogy van? — greeting
  • Hunsrik: alles gut — greeting
  • Icelandic: hvað segirðu gott? — greeting
  • Icelandic: hvað segir þú gott? — greeting
  • Icelandic: hvað segiði gott? — greeting
  • Icelandic: hvað segið þið gott? — greeting
  • Icelandic: hvað segið þér gott? — greeting
  • Icelandic: hvað segirðu? — greeting
  • Icelandic: hvað segir þú? — greeting
  • Icelandic: hvernig hefurðu það? — greeting
  • Icelandic: hvað syngur í þér? — greeting
  • Ido: quale vu standas? — greeting
  • Indonesian: apa kabar — greeting
  • Ingrian: mitä kuuluu? — greeting
  • Irish: conas tá tú? — greeting
  • Irish: conas taoi? — greeting
  • Irish: conas tánn tú? — greeting
  • Irish: conas tá sibh? — greeting
  • Irish: conas tánn sibh? — greeting
  • Irish: cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? — greeting
  • Irish: cén chaoi a bhfuil sibh? — greeting
  • Irish: cad é an dóigh atá ort? — greeting
  • Irish: cad é mar tá tú? — greeting
  • Irish: cad é mar tá sibh? — greeting
  • Italian: come stai? — greeting
  • Italian: come sta? — greeting
  • Iu Mien: yiem longx nyei saah? — greeting
  • Iu Mien: yiem longx nyei fai? — greeting
  • Ivatan: ara ca mangu? — greeting
  • Japanese: お元気ですか (o-genki desu ka) — greeting
  • Japanese: ご機嫌いかがですか (go-kigen ikaga desu ka) — greeting
  • Jeju: 펜안ᄒᆞᆸ데강? (penanhawpdegang?) — greeting
  • Jeju: 펜안헨? (penanhen?) — greeting
  • Jeju: 펜안헷인야? (penanhesinya?) — greeting
  • Jeju: 어떵 살아져ᇝ우과? (eotteong sarajeomsugwa?) — greeting
  • Jeju: 어떵 살아ᇝ어? (eotteong saramseo?) — greeting
  • Jingpho: hkam kaja ai i? — greeting
  • Kannada: ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರ? (nīvu hēgiddīra?) — greeting
  • Kapampangan: komusta — greeting
  • Kapampangan: komusta naka? — greeting
  • Kapampangan: komusta nakayo? — greeting
  • Kapampangan: mipakananu naka? — greeting
  • Kapampangan: mipakananu nakayo? — greeting
  • Karachay-Balkar: къалайса? (qalaysa?) — greeting
  • Kazakh: қалайсың? (qalaisyñ?) — greeting
  • Khmer: សុខសប្បាយជាទេ? (sok sapbaay ciə tei?) — greeting
  • Kikuyu: wĩ mwega? — greeting
  • Konkani: कशें आसति तुम्हि? (kaśẽ āsati tumhi) — greeting
  • Konso: nakaytaa — greeting
  • Korean: 처음 뵙겠습니다 (cheo'eum boepgetseumnida) — greeting
  • Korean: 어떻게 지내세요? (eotteoke jinaeseyo?) — greeting
  • Korean: 잘 지냈어요? (jal jinaesseoyo?) — greeting
  • Korean: 안녕하세요? (annyeong-haseyo?) — greeting
  • Korean: 안녕하십니까? (annyeong-hasimnikka?) — greeting
  • Korean: 안녕? (annyeong?) — greeting
  • Kumyk: ишлер нечикдир (işler neçikdir) — greeting
  • Central Kurdish: چۆنی (çonî) — greeting
  • Central Kurdish: چۆنی باشی (çonî başî) — greeting
  • Kyrgyz: кандайсыз? (kandaysız?) — greeting
  • Ladin: co vala pa? — greeting
  • Lakota: toníkhetu he? — greeting
  • Lakota: toúŋkhetupi he? — greeting
  • Lao: ສະບາຍດີບໍ່? (sa bāi dī bǭ) — greeting
  • Latgalian: kai vadās? — greeting
  • Latgalian: kai tev vadās? — greeting
  • Latgalian: kai jums vadās? — greeting
  • Latgalian: kai dzeivoj? — greeting
  • Latgalian: kai dzeivojat? — greeting
  • Latin: quid agis? — greeting
  • Latin: quomodo es? — greeting
  • Latvian: kā iet? — greeting
  • Latvian: kā tev iet? — greeting
  • Latvian: kā klājas? — greeting
  • Latvian: kā jums klājas? — greeting
  • Lithuanian: kaip tau sekasi? — greeting
  • Louisiana Creole: komen to yê? — greeting
  • Louisiana Creole: komen ça va? — greeting
  • Louisiana Creole: komen lê zafær? — greeting
  • Lower Tanana: do'it'a — greeting
  • Low German: woans geiht di dat? — greeting
  • Low German: woans geiht? — greeting
  • Ludian: kutt elät? — greeting
  • Luo: ithi nadi — greeting
  • Luo: uthi nadi — greeting
  • Macanese: como tá vai? — greeting
  • Macedonian: ка́ко си? (káko si?) — greeting
  • Macedonian: ка́ко сте? (káko ste?) — greeting
  • Macedonian: што правиш (što praviš) — greeting
  • Macedonian: што правите (što pravite) — greeting
  • Malay: apa khabar — greeting
  • Malayalam: എങ്ങനെയിരിക്കുന്നു? (eṅṅaneyirikkunnu?) — greeting
  • Maltese: kif int? — greeting
  • Maltese: kif intkom? — greeting
  • Mandinka: i be nyaadi — greeting
  • Manx: kys t'ou — greeting
  • Manx: kys ta shiu — greeting
  • Māori: kei te pēhea koe? — greeting
  • Mapudungun: kümelkaleymi — greeting
  • Miskito: nahkisma? — greeting
  • Central Sierra Miwok: miṭip·kur — greeting
  • Mòcheno: bia geat s? — greeting
  • Mohawk: oh niiohtonhátie? — greeting
  • Mohawk: skennen’kó:wa ken? — greeting
  • Mongolian: сайн байна уу? (sajn bajna uu?) — greeting
  • Mongolian: сонин сайхан юу байна вэ? (sonin sajxan juu bajna ve?) — greeting
  • Navajo: ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná? — greeting
  • Nootka: wiikšahik — greeting
  • Norman: coume tchi que l'affaire va? — greeting
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvordan står det til? — greeting
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvordan går det? — greeting
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvordan har du det? — greeting
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: korleis går det? — greeting
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: korleis har du det? — greeting
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: korleis står det til? — greeting
  • Occitan: va plan — greeting
  • Ojibwe: aaniin ezhi-ayaayan? — greeting
  • Old English: hū færest þū? — greeting
  • Old English: hū eart þū? — greeting
  • Old Tupi: ereîkobépe — greeting
  • Palauan: ke ua ngerang? — greeting
  • Pashto: څنگه يې؟ — greeting
  • Iranian Persian: حالِت چِطورِه؟ (hâlet četor-e?) — greeting
  • Iranian Persian: چِطوری؟ (četori?) — greeting
  • Iranian Persian: حالِ شُما چِطورِه؟ (hâl-e šomâ četor-e?) — greeting
  • Iranian Persian: حالِتان چِطورِه؟ (hâletân četor-e?) — greeting
  • Iranian Persian: حالِ شُما چِطور اَسْت؟ (hâl-e šomâ četor ast?) — greeting
  • Iranian Persian: حالِتان چِطور اَسْت؟ (hâletân četor ast?) — greeting
  • Iranian Persian: حالِت خوبِه؟ (hâlet xube?) — greeting
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: whutta-waye? — greeting
  • Polish: jak się masz? — greeting
  • Polish: jak się macie? — greeting
  • Polish: co słychać? — greeting
  • Polish: co u ciebie? — greeting
  • Polish: co u was? — greeting
  • Portuguese: como vai? como está? — greeting
  • Portuguese: como estás? — greeting
  • Portuguese: como você vai? — greeting
  • Portuguese: tudo bem? — greeting
  • Potawatomi: nijé na gin — greeting
  • Quechua: imainallam kackanki? — greeting
  • Rapa Nui: pehe koe? — greeting
  • Romani: sar san — greeting
  • Romani: sar sen — greeting
  • Romani: so maj keres — greeting
  • Romani: so maj keren — greeting
  • Romanian: ce mai faceți? — greeting
  • Romanian: ce mai faci? — greeting
  • Russian: как дела́? (kak delá?) — greeting
  • Russian: как пожива́ешь? (kak poživáješʹ?) — greeting
  • Russian: как пожива́ете? (kak poživájete?) — greeting
  • Saanich: ÁȽE ̧ E SW̱ U ̧ Í ̧ OL ̧ — greeting
  • Northern Sami: mii gullo? — greeting
  • Northern Sami: mo manná? — greeting
  • Southern Sami: guktie veasoeh — greeting
  • Samoan: ʻo ā mai ʻoe? — greeting
  • Santali: ᱚᱠᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱢᱟ? (ôka leka menama?) — greeting
  • Scots: hoo are ye? — greeting
  • Scots: whit like? — greeting
  • Scottish Gaelic: ciamar a tha thu? — greeting
  • Scottish Gaelic: ciamar a tha sibh? — greeting
  • Scottish Gaelic: (Argyll) dè mar a tha thu? — greeting
  • Scottish Gaelic: (Argyll) dè mar a tha sibh? — greeting
  • Semai: ma igah — greeting
  • Serbo-Croatian: како си? — greeting
  • Serbo-Croatian: како сте? — greeting
  • Serbo-Croatian: kako si? — greeting
  • Serbo-Croatian: kako ste? — greeting
  • Sinhalese: කොහොමද සැප සනිප (kohomada sæpa sanipa) — greeting
  • Slovak: ako sa máš? — greeting
  • Slovak: ako sa máte? — greeting
  • Slovene: kako si? — greeting
  • Slovene: kako ste? — greeting
  • Spanish: ¿qué tal? — greeting
  • Sranan Tongo: fa a waka? — greeting
  • Sranan Tongo: fa a e go? — greeting
  • Sranan Tongo: fa yu tan? — greeting
  • Sranan Tongo: fa fu yu? — greeting
  • Sranan Tongo: fa yu de? — greeting
  • Sranan Tongo: ofa? — greeting
  • Sranan Tongo: fa — greeting
  • Svan: მაგვართ ხარი? (magvart xari?) — greeting
  • Svan: იმჟი ხარი? (imži xari?) — greeting
  • Swahili: habari gani? — greeting
  • Swahili: hujambo — greeting
  • Swedish: hur är det? — greeting
  • Swedish: hur är läget? — greeting
  • Swedish: hur står det till? — greeting
  • Swedish: hur mår du? — greeting
  • Tagalog: kumusta? — greeting
  • Tagalog: kumusta ka? — greeting
  • Tagalog: kumusta ka na? — greeting
  • Tagalog: kumusta na? — greeting
  • Tamil: எப்படி இருக்கீங்க (eppaṭi irukkīṅka) — greeting
  • Tarifit: mamc tedjid? — greeting
  • Tashelhit: mamnk ad tgit? — greeting
  • Tashelhit: manzakin — greeting
  • Tashelhit: manzakmmin — greeting
  • Telugu: ఎలా ఉన్నారు (elā unnāru) — greeting
  • Thai: สบายดีไหม (sà-baai dii mǎi) — greeting
  • Tok Pisin: yu orait — greeting
  • Tongan: fēfē hake? — greeting
  • Tswana: o tsogile jang — greeting
  • Turkish: nasılsınız? — greeting
  • Turkish: nasılsın? — greeting
  • Turkmen: gurgunmyň — greeting
  • Ukrainian: як спра́ви? (jak správy?) — greeting
  • Ukrainian: як ся ма́єш? (jak sja máješ?) — greeting
  • Ukrainian: як ся ма́єте? (jak sja májete?) — greeting
  • Ukrainian: як пожива́єш? (jak požyváješ?) — greeting
  • Ukrainian: як пожива́єте? (jak požyvájete?) — greeting
  • Ukrainian: як діла́? (jak dilá?) — greeting
  • Unami: kulamàlsi hàch? — greeting
  • Urdu: کْیا حال ہَے؟ (kyā hāl hai?) — greeting
  • Urdu: آپ کَیسے ہَیں؟ (āp kaise ha͠i?) — greeting
  • Urdu: کَیسے ہو؟ (kaise ho?) — greeting
  • Uzbek: qalaysan? — greeting
  • Uzbek: qalaysiz? — greeting
  • Veps: kut elät? — greeting
  • Vietnamese: khoẻ không? — greeting
  • Vietnamese: khoẻ chứ? — greeting
  • Vietnamese: dạo này sao? — greeting
  • Vietnamese: ăn cơm chưa? — greeting
  • Vietnamese: ăn cơm chửa? (Thanh Hóa) — greeting
  • Volapük: lio stadol-li? — greeting
  • Võro: kuis lätt? — greeting
  • Votic: kui meneb? — greeting
  • Walloon: ké novele? — greeting
  • Walloon: ké novele a Lidje? — greeting
  • Walloon: ça vos va? — greeting
  • Walloon: ça_t’_va — greeting
  • Welsh: sut wyt ti? — greeting
  • Welsh: sut dach chi? — greeting
  • Winnebago: jaanįsge raje? — greeting
  • Xhosa: unjani? — greeting
  • Yiddish: וואָס הערט זיך בײַ דיר? (vos hert zikh bay dir?) — greeting
  • Yiddish: וואָס מאַכסטו? (vos makhstu?) — greeting
  • Yiddish: וואָס מאַכט איר? (vos makht ir?) — greeting
  • Yiddish: וואָס מאַכט אַ ייִד? (vos makht a yid?) — greeting
  • Yiddish: וואָס טוט זיך? (vos tut zikh?) — greeting
  • Yiddish: וואָס הערט זיך? (vos hert zikh?) — greeting
  • Yoruba: ṣé àlàáfíà l'ẹ wà? — greeting
  • Yoruba: ṣé àlàáfíà ni? — greeting
  • Yoruba: ṣé dáadáa ni? — greeting
  • Yoruba: báwo ni? — greeting
  • Yucatec Maya: ¿bix a beel? — greeting
  • Yup'ik: qaillun ayuqsit? — greeting
  • Yup'ik: cangacit? — greeting
  • Zazaki: senin ê? — greeting
  • Zazaki: hal kêf — greeting
  • Zulu: unjani? — greeting
  • Zulu: ninjani? — greeting