36 Smart and Interesting Responses to 'HOW ARE YOU?'
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I like tihs
I've never been better is my favourite! ❤️ Thank you for your interesting lessons ❤️
I had a British teacher years ago when I was in high-school who taught me that it was absolutely wrong to respond with "I'm good"! That cost me so much confusion all these years! Thanks for clearing it up!
I'm alright now but there is still time for everything to go horribly wrong 😂😂
I'm a dog person 😉 so there is only one answer 😂 best response ever
"How r u?"
"Was better before u arrived"
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lol 🤣🤣🤣
it's really nice if u say to ur crush with that
My conversation professor says “nice and dandy like a cotton candy.”
It kills me😂
I like it actually it is very funny 😂
After saying how are you
Totally gonna say that the next time someone asks
Fatima Radhwan love that!
Follow it with “you know what I mean jelly bean?” 😊
I do this with my friends:
"How are you?"
"Yeah."
"That's not a response"
"Definitely"
"Why are you like this"
Good idea! I’m going to start doing that with my friends
@@mtndewmslayer2564 Don't please. Don't change your personality on others jokes.
Something similar happens with me and my friends:
Friend- "How are you"
Me- "Yes"
Friend- "What do you mean yes?"
Me- "I mean yes"
Friend- "But... Yes isn't a response to the question I asked"
Me- "Why?"
Friend- "Because... It's not..."
Me- "You sure?"
Friend- "Yes"
Me- "Now look who's saying yes! Well, well, well, see how the tables turn."
Friend- "Why are you like this *insert my name"
Me- "Hmm... Maybe cuz I was born..."
Friend- "Okay then... I'm just gonna slowly walk away"
Me- "Okay I'm gonna stay here and regret all of my life decisions."
Edit- I just added "friend" and "me" to the beginning of each sentence so it is less confusing.
This whole thread is extremely relatable
@Brynn Campbell I have that conversation at least once a day normally like 2 or 3 times tho.... Why am I like this?
Hi Lucy, I enjoyed some of your responses. I have serious health issues. I am asked this question a lot and although I have an English background here in Canada a common answer I often use is ‘I am still on this side of the grass’. 🇨🇦
I like that one. I had a trucker friend who used to say “still keeping it tire side down”
In our family "Fine as frog hair" is the ideal response.
My response is 'still alive'. After all I am 78 years old.
"How are you?"
"I am groot"
This is the best so far give this man a damn milk
That s what my cousin says 😂😂😂
I am Steve Rodgers
That's funny! 😂
well hi nice to meet u, i am INEVITABLE
"I'm alive" is the savage one. People always laugh at it and the conversation gets more real and honest after.
Legit!
@@vitalymarkov7857 Me too!
Stayin' alive... Stayin alive...
I'm ded😂😂
This is my go to reply. "How are you?" "I am alive, and you?" "Haha, I am alive too." "Great, it would be really awkward if we were standing here dead."
Common mistakes:
Im fine
Im well/good( saying I'm good is incorrect if you're referring to your health)
Im doing good
Easy responses:
Im pretty good
Im pretty well
Im pretty fine
Interesting answers:
I've never been better
So far so good
Cant complain
Better than i deserve
Silly responses:
If i had a tail i would wag it
Flirty responses:
Word on the street is that im pretty good
Im great, but a totally biased.
'OK' alternatives:
Im alright
So so
Not too bad
Could be better/ i could also be worse
Same old, same old
Im alive/surviving
Good enough
Sarcastic responses:
Im alright now, but there's still time for everything to go horribly wrong.
Better now that im talking to you.
Negative responses:
Im not going to lie .....I feel terrible..
I'm not doing so well/I'm struggling a bit
Im snowed under.
Its been a bit of a tough week.
I'm not having an easy time at the moment.
Avoiding question:
You don't want to know!
Don't ask!
Honestly just don't ask me
Do i have to answer that?
I think you already know.
Shhh.. it's too early to tell.
Ill responses:
Im feeling a bit under the weather.
Overworked and underpaid.
Slowly but surely dying actually, aren't we all?
Funny and negative responses:
Somewhere between blah and me.
Just hug me and leave it at that.
Thanks a lot
Love your work
Nice work 👍👍
But " Im doing good " is incorrect answer.
@@amrfigo8003 sorry i forget to mention that.
❣️
"Better now that I'm talking to you" is my favorite.
Thanks Lucy. I really enjoy your lessons. Wishing you all the best.
❤🌹
If you say it to your best friend he would think you love him
"How are you?"
"Fine thanks for asking"- goes back to deep depression.
I thought it was called the big sad?
That’s what I call it
lol me
@@user-dk1mv8qe2x that's a mighty fine user name you have there
@Life.Sucks.Die. haha, thank you, your’s is great as well.
@@ethanmoyes8204 wtf????
I liked
"How are you?"
"It's too early to tell"
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Hello guys how are you??i hope to support me and subscribe thank you
Me too .
Thank you next!😂😂😂
-How are you?
- Ebet?
common mistakes: 2:11
easy responses: 4:01
interesting responses: 4:59
silly responses: 6:09
flirty responses: 6:29
'ok' alternatives: 6:55
sarcastic responses: 8:41
negative responses : 9:07
avoiding the questions: 10:07
ill responses: 10:52
funny negative responses: 11:02
Thank you! 😊
Thank you
Thank youu
How re you?
That's it?
I always like catching people off-guard when they're expecting a standard "I'm good" response, instead I smile, laugh and say "I'm terrible, I almost died today!" The look on their face is just magical.
What does off guard mean
I just tell the truth: everything sucks. No one asks me to elaborate.
Please elaborate
@@kkdias9924 Happy Holidays
@@ninalee8625 to you too!!!
Please elaborate? What sucks?
:(
" How are you? "
" I am handsome."
Underrated 😂😂
Aight ima start using this... thank u babe
I wish I could use this but I'd be lying
chris dias oml same, except I’m a girl, yeah qw q
Hope u meet some PRETTY soon😂😂
Them: how are you?
Me: I'm fine
Them: are you not going to ask me back?
Me: no, I don't really care about how you're doing
Someone: How’s your day going?
Me: Good.
...
Me: Oh you’re day, I don’t give a fuck about your day.
@@maahws7172 uh *your
Oh no..that's so rude and they'll get upset.
Woah, watch out guys, we got a badass over here
Loll
At the time when our Dad was in his late 90’s and 100, friends would ask him this question. His reply was often… Well I’m still kicking. I’m just not kicking up much dust! 😁 He was a Pilot during WWII and had a lot of great stories for those wanting to take time to listen. He was a great Dad and loving husband for over 50 years. He’s greatly missed.
He sounded so cool.
He sure does.
Could i know the man, who you were talking about ?
A British friend once asked "How are you?" and I told him the story of my life as an answer. Since then, he always just say "hi/hello".
Lol
🤣🤣
Jakob Fredriksson That straightened him out.
😃😃😃😃
😂😂
"How are you?"
"I couldn't be any better."
Always seen as a positive response, but it covers all occasions. I may not be doing worth a damn, but I just couldn't be any better.
Jeff Howard *someone asks how are you at a funeral*
@@misty6873 Good point - - - especially if it were mine. 😏
"How are you?"
"Well. It's complicated."
@@ad.6472 Welp 😂
Oh yeah! Lmao
Yes,✌️👍✌️😭
F
169cmsexy
I always loved the British accent but you, Lucy, took it to a next level. English is my second language and I can understand everything you say without much effort! Perfect! Love the Brits!
I like using:
"I'm peachy"
"Just dandy"
"Spiffy"
I don’t know what any of those mean...
well just peachy keen
No
Chipper!
I say jiggly
Them: How are you?
Me: still busy converting oxygen to carbon dioxide.
Why do I love this?
This is amazing not gonna lie
Okay, I'm stealing this.
And then some be like:
Woww dude are you a chemist or something how are you doing this :O ??
And I was cracking one of my lame jokes. No complaints though.
"I'm better than yesterday and worst than tomorrow"...
@JB Markowicz Thank you!
Related
@@happyperson7150 relatable*
Thank you so much for your invaluable teaching on greeting exercise, Teacher Lucy.
Your examples of "I'm Alive" and "I'm surviving" are very good ones for 2020.
Yes, right
Yeah... right you are
Hmm..
I’m on the right side of the grass.
You're right, and even in other languages hahahaha
How am I? Worse than I deserve.
😆Funny people
Literally just thought of that a min. ago... Lol same
@@danamoldovan9135 not funny. It's quite sad you know...
How do you calculate what you deserve?
For some time now I've been saying that this is the toughest question to answer in everyday life ("Do I have to lie again?"). So glad to have chanced upon your video for these lovely suggestions!
"How are you?"
"Free, until they find me again!"
The look you get is priceless
😂😂 I'm going to use that someday
Owl Morris 😅😅😅
Loooolll
"I'm alive" and "I'm surviveing " are the ones being used the most in 2020 and 2021
i thought i was original with im alive
Surviving
I'm negative 😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah correct
😂
"How are you?"
"I have 36 smart and intresting responses to your question. Which do you prefer?"
"Whatever."
Hahahaha
😂😂😂😂
Haha :')
Hahaha
😂😂
One I find fun to use is, "Medium well." As a follow-up, "At my age, that is about as good as it gets."
Any native speakers here because you hate responding to "how are you?"
I hate responding. I hate being asked questions, I hate having to answer nonsense questions, I hate small talk.
@@salonika101 ugh same, even conversations tire me out and I go mental when loads of ppl are trying to talk to me
@@rosewalls8776 Me Too ! 😃
My go to is “Good, You?”
@@salonika101 same, it just annoying -_-
“How are you?”
“Alive, unfortunately.”
Mood
Lol
OH OH MY GOD OHHHHHHHHHHH!!!@@
This is my one
"How are you?"
"Not dead , yet"
When dealing with a lot negatively, one could cheerfully say, " as well as can be expected ! "
The best answer: " Fully blessed" 👏🙏😌
in victory.
My favourite response: " As strong as a lion in the long grass!"
My favorite: “Ah, you know, strikes and gutters. Ups and downs.” via The Dude from The Big Lebowski.
lucy, just a perfect teacher..keep it up
But you know that when someone will ask you "how are you" even after watching this video
"i'm fine thankyou" is what"s gonna come out of your mouth
😂😂😂indeed! Its exactly me
lmfao hopefully that won't be the case 4 me, i need to get used to saying a variety of different things
depends who is asking....
Yes for our Chinese ppl its written into DNA Lol
me: “Slowly but surely dying actually. Aren’t we all?”
also me: laughs in hidden yet exposing my dark side
relatable
Friend: how are you?
Me: I’m TRYING to survive quarantine
Thank you ,I really enjoyed ur teachings
1960: We will have flying cars in the future.
2019: How to respond to how are you.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Savage😂
😂😂😂😂😂 this comment made me choke
Examiner:How are you?
Me:I'm alright now,but there's still time for everything to go horribly wrong.
Favourite at work:
Someone: "How are you?"
Me: "Still breathing!"
In my head, I'm pretending to be barely keeping together to discourage them from making it any worse. S'metimes, conversation is like warfare, ye know!
There is a Christian one... More blessed than I deserve.
How r u..... Am blessed n highly favour
Or 50/50 which has me thinking....
The 2 people who don't like this aren't Christian and need Jesus!
When I'm down but still wanna be sarcastic I say "Depressed, stressed but well dressed"
"I can speak English why am I here?"
*Sees Lucy and hears her accent*
"Ah okay now I remember :)"
This. Yes. British accents generally don't do much for me but this one is like ASMR.
Super useful video! Thank you so much!
As an Irish person it’s: “Ah sure you know yourself”.
Hahaha tell Mary I said hi to the kids
“Leaving cert still happening” hahahah
Ara I'm grand
Aran can u speak Irish(Gaelic)?
scouse nofeyzulla Yep
Got a work colleague who said this, "Oh, same as ever,(pause) never better" I was really impressed. She asked me how I was. I said "same as ever, never worse".
Look them straight in the eye and say "You Reaaalllyyyy want to know, don't you?"
There's intrigue, & there's terror.
I love this, thank you so much!!!
Dear Lucy, I love them all! If I had to decide I'd go for "better now that I'm talking to you." The lesson is one of your best especially because it's so authentically presented by you laughing in your studio alone. 😘
Lucy, yo really a perfect teacher. I like the way u polish our ur mistakes
I'm so glad I found this video. It really helps me improve my conversation skills. Thank you, Teacher Lucy. (Smiles like Mr. Bean)
My favorite response is "If I have a tail, I would wag it like a champ"
But when someone asks me "How are you?" I used to sing "I Feel Good" by James Brown.
“Same soup, just reheated”
This is a lovely one!!!!🙄 Thanks for sharing....
Cool response
Creative.
Great
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Thank you. Very useful lesson😊
"How are you? "
"If I had a tail, I would wag it"
That's my favourite
If I were a chauvinistic pig, I'd say oink.
"Shhh , it's too early to tell..."
I love it , lol 😁
Them: "How are you?"
You: "Oh you know, thinking about the universe, the meaning of life, and big ol' butts."
"Overworked and underpaid" 🤣😂 that one is my favorite
I had a coworker who always answered, "Just short of wonderful!" Really sweet, upbeat guy he was.
Noted 😂
you meant sort of, correct?
@@lilyhuang7238 "Just short of," meaning almost. 😉
There was an older guy at work (since retired) who would always answer "GREAT!" with an un-nerving smile on his face. It made you curious as to what was so great, but kind of afraid to ask.
@@jfan4reva That was probably his intention 😁 My "absolutely fantastic" with a huge smile and an excited manner like an American motivational speaker freaks a few people out. I'm a very naughty boy 😉
Dear Lucy
I just adore your teaching and you are one of the reason that keep me motivated for learning British English.
Just a massive thanks and hopefully you are reading this cause I want you to read this 😍😍😍
And for anyone reading this thanks 🥰🥰
armmmyyy
A: How are you?
B:Good enough!!
A:Who are you?
B:Guddinough
A:........
Welp
Love this😂
"Can't complain - no-one listens."
"Is it Tuesday? It feels like a Tuesday."
'Decently decent on this decent day, with a decent amount of decency to make it ever so slightly more decent'
That was pretty decent.
Lmaooo
decent
Two responses I heard while I was in the Navy:
"Fine as frog hair!"
"Shitty, and you?"
“Large as life and twice as ugly” usually gets a laugh when anyone asks how I am. Either that or “If things were any better I couldn’t live with myself.”
If I were any better I'd be twins!
Very good teaching Lucy
A southern response is “I’m peachy”.
I normally do this:
Friend: How are you?
Me: Just like you 😉
*Problem Solved*
Nice way
Me: better than u
"How are you?"
"I'm god"
"You're god are you?"
"Yes I'm good"
RM & V
lolly fish 😂
HAHAHAHA I KNEW IT 🤣🤣🤣🤧🤚🏻
😂😂💜
Yes army!!
AS SOON AS I SAW I'M GOD, I WAS LIKE: "THEY'RE ARMY, AREN'T THEY?!"!!!!!!
AND YOU WERE!!!!!!
😂💜
What a beautiful English teacher 💙
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Love xxx
Since this is a programme that teaches correct British English, you should know that there is no full stop after a contraction (although there is in American English), only after an abbreviation: Mrs Jones is correct, as is Prof. Jones. Add to this that Ms is neither a contraction nor an abbreviation, it is a word; therefore, it has no full stop after it. (You could argue that Ms is a contraction of Mrs or Miss, but , as such, it still wouldn't have a full stop after it.)
@@michaeljohnangel6359 Learnt something new. Thank you.😊
Thank you so much, Sir for your piece of advice. :)
"How are you?"
"YES"
Lol your irritating
OMG LOL,
'If I had a tail, I would wag it' I'm definitely using this one
I picked these up a while ago and have used them frequently, often eliciting a chuckle in return.
For example: "Upright and above ground", or "Well, not in jail, not in hospital, not in a grave. So far do good."
“Better than I deserve”
I love this one.
Them : How are you?
Me : l dunno. Let me ask my wife.
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😀
Tabatha Sheffroth Nice One! 😬
😂😂
I like to use, " I'm not doing three bad" which is one better than not too bad...
Stephen S2R ooooo i like this one
Hallo madam Lucy thank you for teaching us English..
how are you?
my response: "yes...
i acknowledge your existence because you do not care about how i am, you are just using a superficial greeting to acknowledge my existence... unless you actually care and want to sit here for hours and listen to my honest in-depth answer to that vaguely humorous and interpretational question?"
lol
I really agree with everything you said but the part when you wanna answer it with 'hours of in-depth' disclosure , Like no offense tho , You know who could do that a really close loved one , it could be a family member , someone special , Partner or spouse , But just randoms and friends will mind the in-depth expose , And you can still spontaneously answer the question honestly with a brief response , Like if you're feeling down or good or depending on whatever is happening with you.
@@LiLBrotato yea, most "randoms" and "friends" probably dont want to listen to it. but the point is figuring out who would care enough to want to listen. to me thats what matters. and there are very few people that would. those are the only people i would call my friend. even if i dont know them or will never see them again after a passing by
Sheldon, is that you?
Or as Hermione Granger once responded to Harry Potter: “never better”.
*Potterhead* *Spotted*
*Nevah bettah*
Ya.... I'm a potterhead too..the sentence put a smile on my face...😉✌️😊
So so
Potterheads are everywhere
"how are you"
"We are fine"
😂Bruuhhhh
Enjoy it! Thank you again. Best wishes!
"How are you?"
"All the better for being asked, thank you."
Hi
Most of my daily interactions go as followed:
Speaker 1: Y'aright?
Speaker 2: Y'aright mate?
End conversation
I also like the repsonse "honestly?"
It's been a while that I have subscribed this channel. And being honest.... I have learned so much ...still Learning also !! Thus , Thank you Lucy ✌
I appreciate the language you use. fairly good!
“How are you?”
Me: “the same.”
Никита Романович lol your irritating
Person: How are you?
Me after watching the video: I'm fluent in over six million forms of responding to "HOW ARE YOU?"
How are you??
Me: living the dream.
Lol I have a work colleague who says that daily
@@jesspeart9911 your workmate must be living the dream
I had a coworker who would say "living the dream or something close to it"
@@kalogedaj I recon! Flat out like a lizard drinking!
@@jesspeart9911 My boss did that everyday too on his phone
Thank you, Lucy!
I’m a Chinese student in Australia, Everytime when native speakers ask how are you? I panic and tend to answer as textbook: fine, thank you and you?
不错
Why many young Chineses immigrating to Australia?
whenever I'm in a cranky mood when someone asks how I am, I reply
"Murderous"
Bad days:
How are you?
Me: You don't want to know! 😁
I liked it!
How are you?
"Not dead! I guess thats good enough."
HAHAHA
I seriously propose the use of more complex reaction options for the TH-cam's videos. I'm in loved with all of them (English with Lucy)♥️. What a content!
Agree!
Life wasn't bad when I can learn English from Lucy during lockdown.