how's it going

phrase

how are you?

Meanings

phrasehow's it going?
  1. informalhow are you?

    Oh, hi, Pete. How’s it going? — Hi, Anna. It’s going great. How’s it going with you? — Things are awesome!

    2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Arabic كَيْفَ تَجرِْي الأُمُور
  • كَيْفَ تَجرِْي الأُمُورhow are you?
Bulgarian как си
  • как си (kak si)how are you?
Catalan com va
  • com vahow are you?
Chinese Cantonese 你點啊 /你点啊
  • 你點啊 /你点啊 (nei⁵ dim² aa³)how are you?
Chinese Mandarin 你怎麼樣 /你怎么样, 怎麼樣 /怎么样
  • 你怎麼樣 /你怎么样 (nǐ zěnmeyàng)how are you?
  • 怎麼樣 /怎么样 (zěnmeyàng)how are you?
  • 你還好嗎 /你还好吗 (nǐ háihǎo ma)how are you?
Czech jak to jde
  • jak to jdehow are you?
Danish hvordan går det
  • hvordan går dethow are you?
Dutch hoe gaat het
  • hoe gaat hethow are you?
Finnish kuinka menee, miten menee
  • kuinka meneehow are you?
  • miten meneehow are you?
French comment ça va, ça va
  • comment ça vahow are you?
  • ça vahow are you?
German wie geht es, wie geht's
  • wie geht eshow are you?
  • wie geht'show are you?
Greek τί λέει
  • τί λέειhow are you?
Hebrew מַה נִשְׁמַע
  • מַה נִשְׁמַע (Ma nishma')how are you?
Hindi क्या हाल है, कैसा चल रहा है
  • क्या हाल है (kyā hāl hai)how are you?
  • कैसा चल रहा है (kaisā cal rahā hai)how are you?
Indonesian ada apa
  • ada apahow are you?
Italian come va
  • come vahow are you?
Japanese どうだい, どうしてる
  • どうだい (dōdai)how are you?
  • どうしてる (dōshiteru)how are you?
Korean 안녕하세요
  • 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)how are you?
Norwegian hvordan går det
  • hvordan går dethow are you?
Polish co słychać, co tam
  • co słychaćhow are you?
  • co tamhow are you?
  • jak lecihow are you?
  • jak się maszhow are you?
  • jak tamhow are you?
Portuguese como vai, tudo bem
  • como vaihow are you?
  • tudo bemhow are you?
Romanian ce mai faci
  • ce mai facihow are you?
Russian как дела́
  • как дела́ (kak delá)how are you?
Spanish cómo le va (a usted), qué tal
  • cómo le va (a usted)how are you?
  • qué talhow are you?
  • cómo va (usted)how are you?
  • qué talhow are you?
Swahili mambo vipi
  • mambo vipihow are you?
Swedish hur är det
  • hur är dethow are you?
Tagalog kumusta, ano'ng balita
  • kumustahow are you?
  • ano'ng balitahow are you?
Thai สบายดีไหม, เป็นไง
  • สบายดีไหม (sà-baai dii mǎi)how are you?
  • เป็นไง (bpen-ngai)how are you?
Ukrainian як спра́ви
  • як спра́ви (jak správy)how are you?
Urdu کیسا چل رہا ہے, کیسے چل رہا ہے
  • کیسا چل رہا ہے (kaisā cal rahā hai)how are you?
  • کیسے چل رہا ہے (kaise cal rahā hai)how are you?
  • کیا حال ہے (kyā hāl hai)how are you?
Cite this entry
APA

how's it going. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/how's%20it%20going

MLA

“how's it going.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/how's%20it%20going. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “how's it going,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/how's%20it%20going.

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