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Hello, guys, in this lesson, we will learn ten different ways to ask how someone is.

These phrases might be formal or informal, depending on your own situation.

So guys, we must be very careful when using them.

So are you ready?

Let's dive in.

OK, my dear friends, let's start with the first phrase, and that's how do you do?

Yes.

How do you do?

How do you do?

Is defined as a polite greeting that you can use when first introduced to someone?

An example of how do you do is what you would say as you shake hands with someone you meet for the first

time.

So guys, this is a formal phrase.

This greeting is used on first meeting somebody.

Alternatives are pleased to meet you.

Ah, nice to meet you.

The formal response is to repeat the same phrase.

Now, let's start with the phrase on question, how's it going?

Which is the most popular way to greet people?

How's it going?

This phrase, how's it going?

Is another way to say, How are you or how are things progressing or what's up?

Actually, here it's carry four to life in general, a project or your day.

It should be noted that this expression and EDM is said in many countries with the answer, expect it

to be fine or good in American English.

It's another way to say hello or hi.

It's very informal, but it's not a serious question.

You wouldn't be expected to answer with anything other than good or great.

Another way to greet people is how are you doing or how are you doing?

This is a short form.

How are you doing?

Yes.

How are you doing?

How are you doing?

This is a little more casual and friendly than how are you mostly use in America?

This is use with people who are familiar to this speaker.

Imagine I meet Jack.

A friend of mine on the street, so I would tell him.

I would say, Hey Jack, how are you doing?

How are things, yes.

How are things?

This is another informal way for saying, how are you?

We can also say, how are things with you or how are things going or how is everything?

This is used for asking someone about their progress or their general situation.

How are things?

How are things with you?

Long time, no see.

This is a friendly way, said when you meet someone who you haven't seen for a long period of time.

So we could start our greeting like this?

Hey, Jack.

Long time, no.

See, this is my favorite phrase, and I use it in my everyday life.

So, guys, this is an informal way to say that it is a long time since we last met.

Another way to greet people is how have you been?

Yes.

How have you been?

This is similar to How are you?

But How have you been is used when you haven't seen someone for a longer time, like several months

or longer?

How have you been?

It's a common question from native English speakers.

It's asking how you have been up to and how life has been for you from a certain point in time.

Perhaps you have been asked how you have been doing since the last time you saw each other, or maybe

since the last time you spoke on the phone.

How have you been?

How have you been?

How are you keeping?

How are you keeping?

Have you heard it before?

The scripting is not very common, but it is also used to ask if someone feels good or bad, happy or

well, for example, how are you keeping the jail?

And this is mostly used by British speakers.

Sometimes people say, Are you keeping well, this just means, are you well or how are you?

Are you keeping well?

Is a strange question.

But if someone asks you that, you can reply just like, I'm fine.

Thanks and you.

What's up?

What's up?

This is the most popular way to greet people, right?

What's up?

What's up means what's happening.

Usually, people just reply nothing.

I guess probably 99 percent of people answer like that.

Or they would just say not much.

Not much.

And guys, the informal way to say what's up is sup sup or was up was up, for example.

Subdued was up, dude.

What's new?

Yes.

What's new?

Also, we can say what's going on.

American English people use this as a friendly greeting to mean How are you?

Yes.

How are you?

What's new, Jack?

What have you been up to lately?

Yes.

What have you been up to lately?

Well, it means I haven't seen you for a long time, so tell me, what have you been doing?

This greeting is informal, so this is an informal phrase.

What have you been up to?

Literally, it means what activities have you participated in recently?

A reply might be I have started editing a book at work or I have moved to a new apartment.

So guys, it means I have not seen you in some time.

And I'm curious about your life since I met you last and could be answered the same way.