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Asked: September 2, 20212021-09-02T12:49:58+00:00 2021-09-02T12:49:58+00:00In: Language

How Do You Say “How Are You?” In Japanese?

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I’ve been watching a lot of anime these days, and I noticed a few times that the subtitles say, “How are you?” yet the Japanese words being said are all different. There was “Genki?” and there was also “Daijoubu desu ka?”

I learned recently that one word in Japanese could mean a lot of different things (like, the word “Ara Ara” – could be used in flirting, but it can also mean fish lmao), so maybe there are also many words for one meaning? lol

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    2021-09-03T16:50:06+00:00Added an answer on September 3, 2021 at 4:50 pm

    Just like how we can say “How are you holding up?” or “What are you up to?” or “What’s up” to mean ask about someone’s situation in English, there’re also a lot of ways to say “How are you?” in Japanese – they may even have more because of their dialects and politeness levels.

    Here are some examples:
    O Genki desu ka? – polite, used with strangers and older people.
    Genki? – casual, used with friends
    Genki datta? – more like ” Have you been well?”, past tense, casual
    Genki kai? – super casual, used with close friends

    – and those are just varieties of “Genki.”

    Others:
    Saikin wa dou desu ka? – How are you recently?
    Kibun wa dou desu ka? – How do you feel?
    Choushi wa dou desu ka? – How’s it going?
    Dou shitan desu ka? – What’s wrong?
    Nani koto da? – What’s goin’ on?
    Ima nani shiteruno? – What are you up to right now?

    There’s more here if you need more 😀

    Jaa ne~~

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