Phrase guide

how's it going

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

how are you?

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَيْفَ تَجرِْي الأُمُور — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Belarusian: як спра́вы (jak správy) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Bulgarian: как си (kak si) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Catalan: com va — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chechen: гӏулкхаш муха ду (ğulqaš muxa du) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chinese Cantonese: 你點啊 /你点啊 (nei5 dim2 aa3) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chinese: 汝按怎囉 /汝按怎啰 (lí án-chóan--lo͘ / lír àn-chóan--lo͘) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chinese: 汝怎樣囉 /汝怎样啰 (lí cháin-iūn--lo͘ / lír chàin-iūn--lo͘) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chinese: 汝按怎 (lí án-nóa / lú án-chóan / lír àn-chóan) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chinese: 汝障仔囉 /汝障仔啰 (lí chiùn-á--lo͘) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chinese: 汝好勢無 /汝好势无 (lí hó-sè--bô) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chinese: 汝較好無 /汝较好无 (lí khà hó--bô) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chinese Mandarin: 你怎麼樣 /你怎么样 (nǐ zěnmeyàng) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chinese Mandarin: 怎麼樣 /怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Chinese Mandarin: 你還好嗎 /你还好吗 (nǐ háihǎo ma) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Wu Chinese: 儂搿搶哪能 /侬搿抢哪能 — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Czech: jak to jde — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Danish: hvordan går det — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Dutch: hoe gaat het — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Finnish: kuinka menee — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Finnish: miten menee — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • French: comment ça va — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • French: ça va — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • West-Frisian: hoe giet it — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Galician: como che vai — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Georgian: როგორ მიდის საქმეები (rogor midis sakmeebi) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • German: wie geht es — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • German: wie geht's — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Hebrew: מַה נִשְׁמַע (Ma nishma') — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Hindi: क्या हाल है (kyā hāl hai) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Hindi: कैसा चल रहा है (kaisā cal rahā hai) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Indonesian: ada apa — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Italian: come va — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Japanese: どうだい (dōdai) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Japanese: どうしてる (dōshiteru) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Korean: 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Macanese: como tá vai? — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Norwegian: hvordan går det — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Polish: co słychać — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Polish: co tam — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Polish: jak leci — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Polish: jak się masz — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Polish: jak tam — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Portuguese: como vai — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Portuguese: tudo bem — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Romanian: ce mai faci — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Russian: как дела́ (kak delá) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Spanish: qué tal — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Swahili: mambo vipi — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Swedish: hur är det — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Tagalog: kumusta — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Tagalog: ano'ng balita — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Thai: สบายดีไหม (sà-baai dii mǎi) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Thai: เป็นไง (bpen-ngai) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Ukrainian: як спра́ви (jak správy) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Urdu: کیسا چل رہا ہے (kaisā cal rahā hai) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Urdu: کیسے چل رہا ہے (kaise cal rahā hai) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Urdu: کیا حال ہے (kyā hāl hai) — how's it going? - informal greetings
  • Yámana: apa sá — how's it going? - informal greetings