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Natural replies to “How are you?”

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Lesson 1

Common ways to ask how someone is

hi how are you how are you oh okay how are you and how are you are two very common ways to say to people when you first see them and often students will reply I'm fine thank you...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

Why “I’m fine” sounds unnatural

so how are you I'm fine boring oh and also nobody says that nobody says I'm fine thanks how are you it's something that you learn in textbooks and we never use it and there are...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

Avoid negative replies about Monday

going to tell you the answer to how are you that I hate the most in the world and that is hey how are you it's Monday what come on be more positive Monday Monday best day of the...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

The British phrase “You all right?”

in British English we often ask how are you by saying you all right and the answer is I'm all right you all right yeah I'm all right we could even make this shorter by saying al...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

Replying with “Can’t complain”

bit less common but if you say them you're going to bring a smile to the other person's face and that's what we want so how are you can't complain can't complain how are you can...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 6

Using “Fair to middling”

middling so in the middle so about 50% so how are you fair to middling so somewhere in between fair and middling somewhere in between 50% and 50% in other words 50% how are you...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 7

Natural neutral replies

all the usual answers we give to the question how are you now it's funny because when we are okay and good and everything's fine we always say that we are not bad or okay we alw...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 8

Saying “Not great” or “Not the best”

words great and the best but in a negative sentence not great not the best to say that we are bad so don't say I'm fine beat more native be more creative and say one of those al...

Language: enDuration: 1 min

Lesson 9

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Full video: ❌ Stop Saying I‘M FINE THANKS! 10 Alternatives to Sounds More Native

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