Learn how to ask and answer the question "How are you?"
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| Jessi: Top 25 Spanish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 16: How are you? in Spanish (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Spanish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How are you? In Spanish this is |
| Javier: ¿Cómo estás? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Javier: cómo |
| Jessi: meaning how in English. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) cómo |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Javier: cómo |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Javier: estás |
| Jessi: meaning you are. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) estás |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: estás |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Javier: cómo estás |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How are you?? |
| Javier: Estoy bien |
| Jessi: "I'm fine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Javier: (Slow) Estoy bien |
| {pause} |
| Replace "u" with "je" when talking to friends. |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Javier: estoy |
| Jessi: meaning I am. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) estoy |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Javier: estoy |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| Javier: bien |
| meaning fine. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) bien |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: bien |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I'm fine., and then repeat. |
| Javier: Estoy bien |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace fine with bad. |
| Javier: mal |
| Jessi: bad |
| Javier: (slow) mal (regular) mal |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with bad |
| Javier: Estoy mal |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace fine. Say I'm bad. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Estoy mal |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace bad with so so. |
| Javier: regular |
| Jessi: so so |
| Javier: (slow) regular (regular) regular |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with so so |
| Javier: Estoy regular |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for bad. Say I'm so so. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Estoy regular |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace so so with very well. |
| Javier: muy bien |
| Jessi: very well |
| Javier: (slow) muy bien (regular) muy bien |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with very well |
| Javier: Estoy muy bien |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for so so. Say I'm very well. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Estoy muy bien |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Spain and someone asks you how you are. You are fine. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Cómo estás? (five seconds) Estoy bien |
| Jessi: Now imagine you are bad Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Cómo estás? (five seconds) Estoy mal |
| Jessi: Imagine you are so so. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Javier: ¿Cómo estás? (five seconds) Estoy regular |
| Jessi: Imagine you're very well. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Cómo estás? (five seconds) Estoy muy bien |
| Jessi: You want to ask someone how they are doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Javier: ¿Cómo estás? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Javier: ¿Cómo estás? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 16 |
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