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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...

Course: Natural questions and small talkSection: Natural replies to “How are you?”Subtitles: en

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hi how are you how are you oh okay how

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are you and how are you are two very

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common ways to say to people when you

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first see them and often students will

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reply I'm fine thank you

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how are you come on in this video I'm

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going to explain why we shouldn't use

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I'm fine I'm also going to give you my

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absolute favorite reply to how are you

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and also the reply that makes me go

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crazy I hate it I'm also gonna give you

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10 better more natural more native

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alternatives to the question how are you

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that I really want you to use so that

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you stop saying I'm fine thanks how are

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you let's go if you're new here I'm Greg

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I teach British English pronunciation

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and upper intermediate and advanced

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vocabulary and grammar so if you want to

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speak advanced English I will help you

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so

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