1.9: Asking people how they are doing

<p>¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 1.9 of the <a href= "https://www.livelingua.com">Live Lingua Spanish</a> Podcast.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this section, we’re going to learn how to say <a title= "“How are you?” in Spanish" href= "https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/1-9-asking-people-how-they-are-doing/"> “How are you?” in Spanish</a> in different circumstances.</p> <p> </p> <p>Now, this might sound simple — but in Spanish, we have both formal and informal, and to add another twist in there, it’s even more complicated when talking to a group of people.</p> <p> </p> <p>Asking “<em>How are you guys?</em>” or “<em>How are you girls?</em>” has it’s own way of being said in Spanish. If you’re going to ask one person how they are doing, you’d say “<em>¿Cómo está?</em>”</p> <p> </p> <p>That’s formal, but you could make it more formal by saying “<em>¿Cómo está usted?</em> You don’t have to add the pronoun, but you can. In an informal setting among friends, you would say “<em>¿Cómo estás?</em>”</p> <p> </p> <p>If we’re talking plural, whether three people or a million people, you would say “¿<em>Cómo están</em>?” With the pronoun, that would be, “¿<em>Cómo están ustedes</em>?”</p> <p> </p> <p>Notice that we don’t actually have gender differences here, which makes it a little easier. We don’t have to worry about Mr. and Mrs. when we’re asking this.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this section we practice saying “<em>How are you?</em>” in the formal singular ‘<em>usted</em>’ or informal ‘<em>tú</em>’ form as well as the plural ‘<em>ustedes</em>’ form.</p> <p> </p> <p>Note that in most of Latin America there is no different formal and informal for the plural.</p> <p> </p> <p>Enjoy this m-episode.</p> <p> </p> <p class="p1">Let’s get started!</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">¡Empecemos!</p> <p>------</p> <p>To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here:</p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/1-9-asking-people-how-they-are-doing/"> https://www.livelingua.com/podcas