😊 How to Answer “How Are You?” — Natural Phrases in English / Cómo responder a “How are you?” de forma natural 😊

Many English learners always answer “I’m fine, thanks.” But native speakers use many different expressions depending on the situation. Let’s learn better ways to respond to “How are you?”.

Muchos estudiantes de inglés siempre responden “I’m fine, thanks.”, pero los hablantes nativos usan muchas expresiones diferentes según la situación. Aprendamos mejores maneras de responder a “How are you?”.

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🔍 Common Natural Responses / Respuestas naturales comunes

English	Español
I’m good.	Estoy bien.
I’m doing great.	Estoy genial.
Not too bad.	No tan mal.
Pretty good.	Bastante bien.
I’m okay.	Estoy bien.
I’ve been better.	He estado mejor.
Could be better.	Podría estar mejor.
I’m hanging in there.	Ahí la llevo.
I’m fantastic!	¡Fantástico!
Never better!	¡Nunca mejor!

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❌ Common Mistakes / Errores comunes

• ❌ I am fine thank you you? → ✅ I’m fine, thank you. And you?
• ❌ I am very welling. → ✅ I’m very well.
• ❌ I good. → ✅ I’m good.

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🎯 Quick Test / Mini Test

Choose the correct option:

1. How are you? ___
   a) I good.
   b) I’m good.
2. How’s everything? ___
   a) Pretty good.
   b) I’m very bad.
3. How have you been? ___
   a) Never better!
   b) I don’t know.
4. How’s life? ___
   a) I’m hanging in there.
   b) No thanks.
5. How are you today? ___
   a) Could be better.
   b) No problem.

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✅ Answers / Respuestas

1. b) I’m good.
2. a) Pretty good.
3. a) Never better!
4. a) I’m hanging in there.
5. a) Could be better.

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✍️ Bonus Practice

Write 5 different answers you would give if someone asks you “How are you?”. Try to use different expressions.

Example:

• I’m doing great today!
• Could be better, but I’m okay.
• I’m hanging in there.

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