The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn English. Hi, how’s it going? I'm Alisha. Nice to meet you!

用最快速、最簡單、最好玩的方式學英文。嗨，你好嗎？我是Alisha，很高興看到你！

In this series, we’re going to learn some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English.

在這個單元，我們要學習一些簡單的方法，來回答一個英文中常見的問題，

It’s really useful,

這非常實用

and it only takes three minutes! In this lesson, you’re going to learn new,

而且只會花你三分鐘的時間，你會學到一些新的方法

more common ways to ask and answer the question: “How are you?” in English.

來回答「你好嗎」這個問題

You’ve probably learned “How are you?” and “I’m fine” in textbooks before,

你之前可能有在課本裡學過「你好嗎」「我很好」

but in the United States, people will usually ask this question and answer it in a different way.

但在美國，人們通常會用其他的方法來問「你好嗎」跟回答

First, let’s review. If someone says:

首先，讓我們來複習，如果有人說

“How are you?” You can say:

“How are you?”「你好嗎」你可以說

“I’m fine.”

“I’m fine.”「我很好」

Here are some other ways to answer: “Pretty good.”

這裡有其他的方法可以回答 “Pretty good.”「很好」

This means about the same thing as “I’m fine”. Pretty good.

這和“I’m fine”「我很好」的意思是一樣的

We also have: “Not bad.”

還有“Not bad.”「不錯」

You can use this if you are feeling just okay, or so-so. Not bad.

你可以在你覺得還可以的時候使用“Not bad.”「不錯」

Let’s look at our question again: How are you?

再看一次我們的問題How are you?「你好嗎」

This is the most well-known way of asking how someone is.

「你好嗎」最眾所皆知的問法就是How are you了

You could use it when you want to be polite. But now,

你可以在你想要表達禮貌時用這個問法。現在，

let’s look at some different ways to ask how someone is. These ways are more casual, and much more common.

讓我們看看其他問「你好嗎」方法。這些比較口語，也很普遍

First: Hey, how’s it going?

第一個「嘿，你好嗎」

You can answer this in many ways. If you’re feeling good, you can say: “Good.” “Pretty good.” “Not bad.”

你可以用很多種方法來回答這個。如果你覺很很好，你可以回答 “Good.”「好」“Pretty good.” 「非常棒」 “Not bad.”「不錯」

Once more:“Good.” “Pretty good.” “Not bad.

再一次“Good.”「好」“Pretty good.” 「非常棒」 “Not bad.”「不錯」

Here’s a tip! Even though these answers

這裡有個小技巧，僅管這些回答

mean the same thing as “I’m fine”, you can’t answer “How’s it going?” with “I’m fine.”

都跟「我很好」是一樣的意思，但你不可以用“I’m fine.”「我很好」來回答“How’s it going?”「你好嗎」

It will sound a bit strange. If you’re ''not'' feeling good, you can say:

這聽起來會有點奇怪。如果你覺得不好，你可以說

“Not so good” “Not great” or, “Not so well”.

“Not so good”「不是很好」 “Not great”「不好」 或“Not so well”「不是很好」

Be careful: If you say one of these, the other person will usually ask,

小心喔，如果你回答了這些，對方就會問

“Why, what’s wrong?” to be polite.

「為甚麼，發生什麼事了？」來表達禮貌

Then, you will have to explain! Another casual, but very common version of “How are you?” is “What’s up?”

然後，你就會需要解釋為什麼。另一個也是非正式、常見的「你好嗎」是“What’s up?”

To reply, use a cheerful voice as you say:

回答的時候使用開心的聲音說

“Not much!” or “Nothing much!''

“Not much!” 「好」或 “Nothing much!''「好」

This means you’re free and able to chat.

這代表你可以跟對方聊聊

Since “What’s up” is just another way of saying “Hello”,

因為“What’s up”是另一個“Hello”的說法

you can also reply with: “Hey!” or “Hi!”

你也可以用 “Hey!” 或 “Hi!” 來回答

Now it’s time for Alisha’s Advice!

現在是Alisha的建議時間

A lot of the time, when we ask questions that mean “how are you?” in English,

很多時候，當我們問和“how are you?”「你好嗎」相同意思的問題時

we’re not ''actually'' asking about the other person’s health - we’re only asking to be polite!

我們並不是真的要問對方身體狀況如何，只是禮貌性的問候而已

You should think of these questions as another way of saying “Hello”

你可以把這樣的問題想像成我們和他人說“Hello”

a way for the conversation to get started - instead of actual literal questions.

是一種開啟對話的方式，用來替代其他的文字問題

In fact, when someone asks you “what’s up?” you don’t even have to answer!

事實上，當有人問你“what’s up?”「你好嗎」時，你甚至可以不用回答

Just say “What’s up?” in reply. Now, do you know the difference between

只要回覆“what’s up?”「你好嗎」就可以了。你知道

“What do you do?” and “What are you doing?” It’s a little tricky,

“What do you do?” 「你好嗎」和 “What are you doing?”「你好嗎」的不同嗎？這是有點小技巧的

but we’ll explain it simply in the next English in 3 Minutes lesson! See you next time!

我們會在下個三分鐘英語課程裡解析，下次見囉