¿Cómo estás?
informal
In Honduras the usual way to ask "how are you" is ¿Cómo estás? With elders and strangers say ¿Cómo está usted? and with friends ¿Qué tal?
Meaning: asking about someone's well-being (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| ¿Cómo estás? | informal |
| ¿Cómo está usted? | formal |
| ¿Qué tal? | casual |
The standard answer is bien, gracias, ¿y usted? or bien, ¿y vos? Hondurans often use vos with friends, and the verb estás stays the same as with tú.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Use usted with older people and in work settings. Use vos or tú with peers.
Did you know?
- Hondurans often use the voseo form vos with friends, which is also common across Central America.
Examples in context
- Hola, ¿cómo estás?Hi, how are you?
- Buenos días, ¿cómo está usted?Good morning, how are you?
- ¿Qué tal, vos?How is it going, you?
Example conversation
Rita meets her friend Karen outside a market in San Pedro Sula.
- RitaHola, Karen. ¿Cómo estás?Hi, Karen. How are you?
- KarenBien, ¿y vos?Fine, and you?
- RitaBien, gracias a Dios.Fine, thank God.
