Japanese Practice Challenge

How to Ask & Answer “How are You?” in Japanese

First, if you want to ask “how are you?” you’ll want to use one of the following phrases:

おげんきですか。
- お元気ですか。
- How are you?
おげんきでしたか。
- お元気でしたか。
- How have you been recently?

If you want to answer this question, use one of the lines below.

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わるくないです。
悪くないです。
I’m not bad.

だいじょうぶです。
大丈夫です。
I’m okay.

わたしはげんきです。
私は元気です。
I’m fine.

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JapanesePod101.com

July 11th, 2023 at 01:35 PM

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こんにちは、LJさん！

Your sentence ""わるくないです"" is correct! It means ""It's not bad.""

If you want to say ""I am sleepy"" in Japanese, you can say ""眠いです"" (Nemui desu).

Keep up the good work and don't hesitate to ask if you have more questions.

ありがとうございます！

Ryoma

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JapanesePod101.com

July 10th, 2023 at 06:19 PM

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そうですか。寒いですか。体を温めてくださいね。

(Sō desu ka. Samui desu ka. Karada o atatamete kudasai ne. ""I see. It's cold, huh? Please keep yourself warm."")

ありがとうございます！

Ryoma

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July 10th, 2023 at 09:27 AM

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わるくないです。

how do you say I am sleepy

Sophie

July 10th, 2023 at 12:55 AM

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大丈夫です。でも、寒いですよ！