{"id":2501,"date":"2021-10-24T15:27:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T15:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/?p=2501"},"modified":"2021-11-01T14:33:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T14:33:25","slug":"how-are-you-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/how-are-you-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Ways To Ask &#8220;How Are You?&#8221; In French (And How To Answer)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom:40px;}#kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:1200px;}#kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:52.3333%;width:1200px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}#kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, #kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, #kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}#kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:transparent;border-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}#kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:transparent;border-color:#444444;}#kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin:10px 0px 10px 0px;}#kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{box-shadow:0px 0px 6px 1px var(--global-palette6, #718096);}#kt-info-box_02790e-2a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover{box-shadow:0px 0px 6px 1px var(--global-palette6, #718096);}<\/style>\n<div id=\"kt-info-box_02790e-2a\" class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/how-are-you-in-french-article.jpg\" alt=\"how-are-you-in-french-article\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/how-are-you-in-french-article.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/how-are-you-in-french-article-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/how-are-you-in-french-article-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/how-are-you-in-french-article-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/how-are-you-in-french-article-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><strong>How do you say how are you in French?&#8221; is one of the most basic questions I get from French beginners.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a French coach, I can tell you there&#8217;s plenty of options you can choose from, depending on the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things to consider are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Are you in a formal or informal situation?<\/li><li>Do you expect a brief or a detailed answer?<\/li><li>Are you asking out of concern or just to check if everything is alright?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this article, you&#8217;ll learn the different ways to say &#8220;How are you?&#8221; in French, when to use them and how to answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s dive in!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_e88eb4-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_e88eb4-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_e88eb4-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:25px;padding-right:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_e88eb4-87 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_e88eb4-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_e88eb4-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_e88eb4-87\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_e88eb4-87\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row kb-theme-content-width\"><style>.kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_2e6a7d-5a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_984bcd-49:not(.this-class-is-for-specificity):not(.class-is-for-specificity){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_984bcd-49 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);max-width:669px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_984bcd-49 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_984bcd-49 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_984bcd-49 .kb-table-of-contents-title{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);font-size:18px;line-height:5px;letter-spacing:0px;font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_984bcd-49 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);font-size:18px;font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_984bcd-49 .kb-table-of-content-list li{margin-bottom:1px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_984bcd-49 .kb-table-of-content-list li .kb-table-of-contents-list-sub{margin-top:1px;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Good to know:<\/strong> In English, the verb &#8220;to be&#8221; is used in &#8220;How are you?&#8221;. So you might think, we would use the verb &#8220;\u00eatre&#8221; in French. But that&#8217;s not the case. In French, we use the verb &#8220;aller&#8221; (to go) to ask the very same question. Just keep this in mind when you read the rest of the article.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you want to be polite: <em>Comment allez-vous ?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a <strong>very common way to ask someone how they are in French.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <strong>use it in any formal situation, with anyone you don&#8217;t know well<\/strong>, making it a safe and polite option because you won&#8217;t risk offending anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <strong>also<\/strong> <strong>use it when you&#8217;re addressing a group of people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>You can answer with <em>Je vais bien, et vous ? <\/em>(I&#8217;m well, and you?)<\/li><li>You can also just say <em>Bien, et vous ? <\/em>(Well, and you?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you want to be polite and friendly: <em>Comment vas-tu ?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the<strong> more informal version of <\/strong><strong><em>Comment allez-vous ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use it with friends, family and people you know well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>You can say <em>Je vais bien, et toi ?<\/em> (I&#8217;m well, and you?)<\/li><li>You can also go with <em>Bien, et toi ? <\/em>(Well, and you?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that <em>Comment vas-tu ? <\/em>uses an inversion which is considered rather formal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So <em>Comment vas-tu ?<\/em> ends up being stuck between the formal and informal French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s best used in writing, when you want to be considerate or when you are expecting a detailed answer afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A more casual way of asking is <em>Comment tu vas ?<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you want to be friendly: <em>Comment \u00e7a va ?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In informal situations, French people will actually prefer this friendly way of asking &#8220;How are you?&#8221;<\/strong>, instead of the previous one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <strong>use it with friends, family and with anyone you&#8217;re on a <\/strong><strong><em>tu<\/em><\/strong><strong> basis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If you&#8217;re doing well, you can say <em>\u00c7a va bien, et toi ? <\/em>(It&#8217;s going well, and you?).<\/li><li>If you&#8217;re not doing well, you can answer with <em>\u00c7a va mal<\/em> (It&#8217;s not going well).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The shortest option: <em>\u00c7a va ?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In French, we love shortcuts in our language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s why we usually remove the <em>Comment<\/em> from <em>Comment \u00e7a va ?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This leaves us with an even more informal version that<strong> can be used in a wide range of situations.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This option is so versatile you can actually use it with anyone, even if you don&#8217;t know them well.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u00c7a va ? <\/em><\/strong><strong>is also a common way to greet someone<\/strong>, making it a convenient combination of &#8220;Hello&#8221; and &#8220;How are you?&#8221; all wrapped into two words.<br><br>In any case, <strong>this question doesn&#8217;t call for a long response.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The most common reply to <em>\u00c7a va ? <\/em>is actually <em>\u00c7a va.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can even have an entire conversation with this sentence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>\u00c7a va ?<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u00c7a va. \u00c7a va ?&nbsp;<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u00c7a va.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Who said French wasn&#8217;t easy?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you want to check up on someone: <em>Vous allez bien ?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When you want to check up on someone and ask them if they&#8217;re well, you can say <\/strong><strong><em>Vous allez bien ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <strong>use it in formal situations or when you&#8217;re talking to a group of people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If you&#8217;re doing well, you can answer with <em>Oui, je vais bien, et vous ?<\/em> (Yes, I&#8217;m well, and you?)<\/li><li>If you&#8217;re not doing well, you can say <em>Non, je ne vais pas bien <\/em>(No, I&#8217;m not doing well)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re talking to a friend or someone you know well, use the informal version <em>Tu vas bien ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you want to be casual: <em>Quoi de neuf ?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is one of the most casual ways to ask someone how they are doing in French.<\/strong> It means &#8220;What&#8217;s new?&#8221; or &#8220;What&#8217;s up?&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <strong>use it with friends, family or close acquaintances.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a <strong>friendly expression to check in with friends or to catch up with people you haven&#8217;t seen in a while.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If there&#8217;s nothing new in your life, you can respond with <em>Pas grand-chose<\/em> (Not much), <em>Rien de sp\u00e9cial <\/em>(Nothing special) or <em>Rien de nouveau<\/em> (Nothing new).<\/li><li>Otherwise, you can give a detailed answer of all the things you&#8217;ve been up to lately.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you&#8217;re concerned about someone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to ask someone &#8220;How are you?&#8221; because you&#8217;re worried about them, you can choose from one of these options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comment vous sentez-vous ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This expression is <strong>used to ask &#8220;How are you feeling?&#8221; in formal situations or when talking to a group of people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Comment tu te sens ? <\/em><\/strong><strong>is the informal version<\/strong>, ideal when you&#8217;re speaking to a friend or close acquaintance who&#8217;s been feeling under the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qu&#8217;est-ce qui se passe ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This means &#8220;What&#8217;s happening?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It <strong>can be used in formal or informal situations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, you&#8217;ll <strong>ask this if someone doesn&#8217;t appear to look well or to find out what&#8217;s happening in a specific situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qu&#8217;est-ce qu&#8217;il y a ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When you want to ask someone what&#8217;s wrong, you can use <\/strong><strong><em>Qu&#8217;est-ce qu&#8217;il y a ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This option clearly implies that something is indeed not right and you&#8217;re concerned about the other person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It <strong>can be both formal and informal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qu&#8217;est-ce qui ne va pas ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When someone looks like they are not feeling well, you can ask them <\/strong><strong><em>Qu&#8217;est-ce qui ne va pas ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s also the shorter version <em>\u00c7a ne va pas ?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <strong>use it with friends or people you&#8217;re close with, as long as you&#8217;re comfortable asking about their problems and prepared to hear their answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you&#8217;re feeling super casual<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following expressions are <strong>very informal, <\/strong>so use them only with friends and people you&#8217;re close with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00c7a gaze ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This option is a little outdated, but you could still hear it in an old movie. It&#8217;s also a funny way to start a conversation with your friends. They&#8217;ll probably laugh at you for knowing this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00c7a baigne ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This literally translates to &#8220;It bathes?&#8221;. It&#8217;s another informal way to ask someone how they are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quoi de beau ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This literally means &#8220;What&#8217;s beautiful?&#8221;. <strong>It&#8217;s a positive way to ask someone about the nice things happening in their life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00c7a roule ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The literal translation is &#8220;It&#8217;s rolling?&#8221;. It&#8217;s a <strong>casual expression when you want to ask someone how they are, or more specifically if everything is going smoothly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can even use this super colloquial version: <\/strong><strong><em>\u00c7a roule, ma poule ?<\/em><\/strong><strong> (How is it rolling my chick?)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah, you read that right! I don&#8217;t know where it comes from and it doesn&#8217;t make much sense, but I find this expression very funny. <strong>You can use it to impress your friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask it back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s say someone asks you how you are first. You tell them and <strong>you want to return the question by asking &#8220;and you?&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s very simple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add this at the end of your sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>et vous ?<\/em> for formal situations or when you&#8217;re talking to a group of people.<\/li><li><em>et toi ?<\/em> for informal situations when you&#8217;re talking to someone you&#8217;re close with.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, <strong>you should always return the question<\/strong>, unless you want to look rude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common answers to &#8220;How are you?&#8221; in French<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re on the receiving end of a &#8220;How are you?&#8221;, you can reply in many ways.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We already saw a few examples of possible responses in the article, but it&#8217;s impossible to list them all here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I&#8217;ll share with you <strong>other short common answers you can give, to broaden your French vocabulary.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you&#8217;re ok<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Je vais bien <\/em>(I&#8217;m well)<\/li><li><em>Tr\u00e8s bien <\/em>(Very well)<\/li><li><em>Pas trop mal <\/em>(Not bad)<\/li><li><em>\u00c7a pourrait \u00eatre pire<\/em> (It could be worse)<\/li><li><em>Je n&#8217;ai pas \u00e0 me plaindre<\/em> (I have nothing to complain about)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you&#8217;re not ok<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>\u00c7a pourrait aller mieux <\/em>(It could be better)<\/li><li><em>\u00c7a ne va pas bien <\/em>(I&#8217;m not feeling good)<\/li><li><em>Pas terrible<\/em> (Not great)<\/li><li><em>Bof<\/em> (So so)<\/li><li><em>Je me sens mal<\/em> (I&#8217;m not feeling well)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Culture shock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re from the United States, it&#8217;s common to hear &#8220;How are you?&#8221; when you enter a shop or at the cash register.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But don&#8217;t expect this in France!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In most situations, <strong>it&#8217;s frowned upon to ask someone you don&#8217;t know at all how they are, mostly because French people will think it&#8217;s none of your business.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So<strong> make sure to ask the question only to people you know<\/strong> (well or not).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bottom line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you know exactly how to ask &#8220;How are you?&#8221; in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With so many options, maybe <strong>you&#8217;re worried you won&#8217;t be able to memorize them all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Just keep this in mind:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Comment allez-vous ?<\/em> for formal situations<\/li><li><em>Comment \u00e7a va ? <\/em>or<em> <\/em>just <em>\u00c7a va ? <\/em>for informal situations<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All the other options are good to know if you want more choices when asking the question or if you&#8217;re the one being asked how you are. 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