Let’s start with a joke: Once upon a time, a Chinese went to the United States to play and accidentally encountered a car accident on the street. An enthusiastic American would naturally go up and care. When the American asked "how are you", the Chinese answered without hesitation without hesitation, "I am fine, thank you, and you?" and smiled answer really surprised the foreigner. What's wrong with this guy? Is it okay to really hit like this? Of course, the above is just a joke, but it also reflects from another perspective that there may not be many practical things in the true sense of the English we learn from books. When it needs to be used flexibly, most people will feel headaches. Let’s first discuss what common greetings and answers are in daily spoken English conversations~
As a part of daily life, no matter where you are in, greeting words are the most practical in daily life. Unlike Chinese people who always like to ask you if you have eaten when they meet, and the British talk about the weather for thousands of years, in the eyes of Americans, the most direct and simple greetings may seem more enthusiastic. Therefore, "how are you doing today" has become the most common words that Americans say when they meet and greet each other. Unlike the "how do you do" that exists almost exclusively in books and the "whats up" that does not dare to use casually in unfamiliar occasions, for most foreigners who learn English, "how are you doing" is a universal golden sentence that can be used in almost any occasion when facing any object. But the answer to this question may be much more than the "i am fine, thank you, and you" in the book. So let's take a look at what decent and accurate answers will be made about this sentence in different situations.
Based on the author's personal experience, according to the different moods and states at that time, of course, there will be various answers, and there may be nearly a hundred combinations of various word phrases, long or short. However, the most commonly used answer is not "I am fine, thank you," but "I am doing well, thanks". If you want to greet the other person, you can add "how about you", or ask the other person in a straightforward and complete manner. This may be the most commonly used and orthodox answer. Then, based on the intimacy with the other person and the mood at that time, there will be various answers. Let's take a look at a few common answers.
How are you answered?
When the other party has a good relationship with you, you can think more about your mood when answering, and you don’t have to be too restricted. When we are in a good mood, we can directly say
“Okay”
“I am okay”
“I am doing okay”.
When the mood is generally not good or bad, we can say
"Not bad"
"Just soso"
"Nothing special today".
When you feel sick and don’t feel good, you can directly talk about the cause of the disease,
“I have a cold” I have a cold.
"I got a fever" I had a fever.
"I stayed up too late yesterday"I stayed up too late yesterday"I stayed up late last night (I didn't sleep well)
"I feel sick"I feel uncomfortable
"I am not feeling good"I don't feel very good.
When I feel bad, I can say that
"It is terrible"
"It is sucks today"
"Totally a bullshit today"
"Damn it”
Friendly reminder: Use the last two with caution. Only when the other party has a good relationship with you to a certain extent can it appear authentic and polite to use it. It may not be very appropriate to people you just met, strangers, teachers or elders.
The above are sentences commonly used when European and American people greet each other in real life. Of course, with the improvement of their English proficiency and the continuous accumulation of life experience, they can also express their mood freely according to their mood and situation. Therefore, I hope that English beginners or students who are confused by "i am fine, thank you. And you" and do not know how to accurately express their mood. I hope these can be helpful to you~ This should be the correct way to open it~
TIPS: We attach a few common daily greetings for European and American people. In addition to the above mentioned "how are you doing today", "whats up" is mostly used for young people and more familiar friends. Common ones include, for example, "how was your day", "how is it going today", "how’s going on" or the simpler "good moring", "hello", "hi", etc. ~
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