Asking and replying to “How are you?”

Asking and replying to “How are you?”

First listen to the words and repeat them several times. Then write down all the words in a notebook.  At this point read and pronounce the new words.

Come stai? (How are you? [Informal]) Come sta? (How are you? [Formal]) Sto bene (I’m well) Molto bene, grazie (Very well, thanks) Abbastanza bene, grazie (Pretty well, thanks) Benissimo (Great) Non c’è male (Pretty well) Sto male (I’m not well) Malissimo (Not well at all) Come va? (How is it going? [Informal]) Va bene (Things are going well) Va benissimo (Things are going great) Va male (Things aren’t going well) Così così (So so)

A common follow-up question is, “And you?”: “E tu?” (And you? [Informal]) and “E Lei?” (And you? [Formal]).

Sto bene grazie, e tu? (I’m well, thanks, and you?[Informal]) Sto bene, grazie, e Lei? (I’m well, thanks, and you? [Formal])

If someone tells you that he or she is not feeling well you could say “Mi dispiace” (I am sorry).

Complete the following dialogues

Alfredo: Buongiorno, Rosanna. stai?
Rosanna: Benissimo, grazie. E ?
Alfredo: Io sto abbastanza , grazie. Ci vediamo.
Rosanna: A presto.

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Signor Rossi: Buonasera, Signora Bianchi.
Signora Bianchi: , Signor Rossi.
Signor Rossi: Come ?
Signora Bianchi : Non c’è , grazie. E Lei    sta?
Signor Rossi: bene, grazie.
Signora Bianchi: A domani.
Signor Rossi: Arrivederci.