How to Say “How Are You Today?” in Portuguese

como você está hoje?
How are you today? In Portuguese is como você está hoje?
This phrase is a polite greeting used to ask someone about their current well-being or mood. Other ways to ask this include the common and neutral Como vai você hoje? and the idiomatic Como vai hoje?

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase como você está hoje? is composed of como (how), você (you), está (are/is) and hoje (today).

Which one should you use?

While como você está hoje? is a direct way to ask the question, Como vai você hoje? is a common and neutral alternative. For a more formal tone, you can use Como está hoje? or Como tem passado? (which means 'How have you been?'). In casual settings, you might use Como você tá hoje? or very informal expressions like Tudo bem? (meaning 'Is everything okay?') and E aí? (meaning 'What's up?' or 'How are things?').

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

como você está hoje? is standard and polite in most of Brazil. In very formal settings or specific regions, you might replace você with o senhor or a senhora. For formal situations, Como está hoje? and Como tem passado? are also appropriate. For informal interactions with friends, use Como você tá hoje? or the very casual E aí?

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Brazil, you may hear the informal expression Tudo certo? or the contraction Como cê tá?

How does it change in a sentence?

The verb está is the third-person singular form of estar. It is used here because você functions grammatically as a third-person pronoun.

What mistakes should you avoid?

When asking about someone's current state, use está (from the verb estar), which implies a temporary state or mood. Using é (from the verb ser) would be a mistake, as it would incorrectly imply a permanent characteristic.

When do people say it?

When responding to this question, a common and natural way to answer is Estou bem, obrigado if you are male or Estou bem, obrigada if you are female.

Did you know?

  • The word você actually started as a very formal way to address someone, originally meaning 'your mercy'.
  • The word está comes from the Latin 'stat', which is the root of the English word 'status'.

Examples in context

  • Olá, como você está hoje?
    Hello, how are you today?
  • Tudo bem, mas como você está hoje?
    Everything is fine, but how are you today?

Example conversation

Felipe and Juliana meet at a local cafe.

  1. Felipe

    Bom dia, Juliana! Como você está hoje?
    Good morning, Juliana! How are you today?
  2. Juliana

    Estou muito bem, Felipe. E você?
    I am very well, Felipe. And you?
  3. Felipe

    Eu estou ótimo, obrigado por perguntar.
    I am great, thanks for asking.
  4. Juliana

    Que bom saber disso!
    That is good to know!

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