How to say “how are you?” in Spanish
“How are you?” in Spanish is ¿cómo estás? (KOH-moh ehs-TAHS), or ¿cómo está? or ¿cómo está usted?
- Spanish
- ¿cómo estás?
- Say it
- KOH-moh ehs-TAHS
- Also said
- ¿cómo está?, ¿cómo está usted?
- Note
- ¿Cómo está usted? to someone you don't know.
One of 57 phrases in Common Spanish Phrases and Greetings: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Greetings in Spanish
The other words in step 1 of Common Spanish Phrases and Greetings.
- holahello · OH-lah
- buenos díasgood morning · BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
- buenas tardesgood afternoon · BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs
- buenas nochesgood evening, good night · BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs
- ¿qué tal?how's it going? · keh TAHL
- ¿qué pasa?what's up? · keh PAH-sah
- bien, graciasfine, thanks · BYEN, GRAH-syahs
- ¿y tú?and you? · ee TOO
- bienvenidowelcome · byen-beh-NEE-doh
Questions about ¿cómo estás?
How do you say “how are you?” in Spanish?
“How are you?” in Spanish is ¿cómo estás? You can also say ¿cómo está? or ¿cómo está usted? ¿Cómo está usted? to someone you don't know.
How do you pronounce cómo estás?
Say it KOH-moh ehs-TAHS. The syllables in capitals are stressed: KOH and TAHS. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does cómo estás mean in English?
In English, ¿cómo estás? means “how are you?”.
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