How to say “how are you? (formal singular)” in Spanish
“How are you? (formal singular)” in Spanish is ¿cómo está usted? (KOH-moh ehs-TAH oos-TEHD), or ¿cómo está?
- Spanish
- ¿cómo está usted?
- Say it
- KOH-moh ehs-TAH oos-TEHD
- Also said
- ¿cómo está?
One of 30 words in Greetings in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Hello and good morning in Spanish
The other words in step 1 of Greetings in Spanish.
- holahello · OH-lah
- buenashi there (informal) · BWEH-nahs
- buenos díasgood morning · BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
- buenas tardesgood afternoon · BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs
- buenas nochesgood evening or good night · BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs
- ¿cómo estás?how are you? (informal singular) · KOH-moh ehs-TAHS
- ¿qué tal?how is it going? · keh TAHL
Questions about ¿cómo está usted?
How do you say “how are you? (formal singular)” in Spanish?
“How are you? (formal singular)” in Spanish is ¿cómo está usted? You can also say ¿cómo está?
How do you pronounce cómo está usted?
Say it KOH-moh ehs-TAH oos-TEHD. The syllables in capitals are stressed: KOH, TAH and TEHD. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does cómo está usted mean in English?
In English, ¿cómo está usted? means “how are you? (formal singular)”.
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