How To Reply to “How Are You?”

A reply to "How are you?" can be "I'm good, how are you?" or "I'm fine, thank you." It is polite to reply to this question with a question of your own, or with a statement about how you are doing.

  • I'm doing well, thank you.
  • I'm doing alright.
  • I'm hanging in there.
  • So-so.
  • Not bad.
  • Could be worse.
  • Fair to middling.
  • Passable.
  • Decent.
  • Good enough.
  • Could be better.
  • Not great, but not terrible either.
  • manageable
  • okay
  • presentable
  • I've seen better days
  • I've seen worse days
  • It could be worse
  • Not too shabby
  • The usual