com estàs?

Asking About Wellbeing

Level 1

Ask Com estàs? and answer Estic bé, gràcies, or another wellbeing phrase.

How It Works

Com estàs? addresses tu. Use com està? for vostè, com esteu? for vosaltres or vós, and com estan? for vostès. Return the question with i tu?, i vostè?, i vosaltres? or i vostès? as appropriate.

Estic bé says you are well; estic cansat/cansada adds a particular condition. Vaig fent and anar tirant express getting by. Anar tirant is an established expression, not automatically an error. Gràcies is a broadly usable thanks; informal merci is regionally variable.

Com et va? asks how things are going. Què hi ha de nou? asks what is new. These are useful alternatives, not compulsory replacements for com estàs? Keep bé, meaning well, distinct from the adjective bo/bona, meaning good.

Examples (3)

  1. Com estàs? Estic bé, gràcies.

    How are you? I am well, thank you.

  2. Com esteu? I vosaltres?

    How are you? And you? (Plural.)

  3. Com et va? Vaig fent.

    How are things going? I am getting by.

Words in This Pattern

com estàs