¡Hola amigos!

Hey, Julio here! ¿Qué tal andan hoy?

It’s great to know plenty of fun ways to ask how someone’s doing — but what about when you have to answer? You’ll need some natural, street-smart replies too! If you’re bored of saying “muy bien, gracias, ¿y tú?” every single time, here are some much cooler and more authentic ways to respond when someone asks how you are.

10 Cool Phrases to Say How You Are

• Fenomenal… – amazing, awesome
• No me puedo quejar… – I can’t complain
• Como siempre… – as usual, same old, same old
• Andando… – doing okay
• Tirando… – getting by, hanging in there
• Más o menos… – so-so
• Más o menos, pero más menos que más… – not great, but could be worse (literally “more or less, but more less than more”)
• Hecho polvo… – dead tired, exhausted
• Molido… – wiped out, exhausted
• (Estoy) hecho mierda… – I feel awful / like crap (very informal — use with friends only)

And there you have it — ten cool, natural ways to tell people how you’re doing, without sounding like a textbook. ¡Mucha suerte y hasta la próxima!