🇮🇹 Italian phrases
How to say “How are you?” in Italian
Come stai?
KOH-meh STAI?
Literally: how do you stay?informal
Come stai? is for friends (tu); use Come sta? with people you address as Lei. A typical answer is Bene, grazie, e tu?
Other ways to say it
| Italian | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Come sta? | KOH-meh STAH? | How are you? (formal) | With strangers, elders, professional contacts |
| Come va? | KOH-meh VAH? | How's it going? | Casual, works for both registers |
| Bene, grazie, e tu? | BEH-neh, GRAHT-tsyeh, eh TOO? | Fine, thanks, and you? | Standard reply |
In a sentence
Ciao Giulia, come stai?
CHOW JOO-lyah, KOH-meh STAI?
Hi Giulia, how are you?
More Italian phrases
HelloCiaoGoodbyeArrivederciThank youGraziePleasePer favoreSorryScusaExcuse meScusiYesSìNoNoGood morningBuongiornoGood eveningBuonaseraGood nightBuonanotteMy name is…Mi chiamo…Nice to meet youPiacereI love youTi amoI miss youMi manchiHappy birthdayBuon compleannoCheersSalute!Enjoy your mealBuon appetitoWelcomeBenvenutoCongratulationsCongratulazioniHappy New YearBuon annoI don't understandNon capiscoDo you speak English?Parla inglese?How much is it?Quanto costa?Where is the toilet?Dov'è il bagno?Help!Aiuto!BeautifulBelloFriendAmicoSee you laterA dopo
“How are you?” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianროგორ ხარ?rogor khar?🇪🇸 Spanish¿Cómo estás?KOH-moh ehs-TAHS🇫🇷 FrenchComment allez-vous ?koh-mahn tah-lay VOO🇩🇪 GermanWie geht's?vee gayts🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseTudo bem?TOO-doo bayn?🇷🇺 RussianКак дела?Kak dela?🇯🇵 Japaneseお元気ですか？o-genki desu ka?🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese你好吗？nǐ hǎo ma?🇰🇷 Korean잘 지내세요?jal jinaeseyo?🇸🇦 Arabicكيف حالك؟kayfa haluk?🇦🇲 ArmenianԻնչպե՞ս եքinchpes ek?🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniNecəsiniz?neh-ja-see-neez?🇮🇷 Persianحال شما چطوره؟hâl-e shomâ chetore?🇹🇭 Thaiสบายดีไหมsabai di mai🇻🇳 VietnameseBạn có khỏe không?bahn kaw kweh khohng?🇺🇦 UkrainianЯк справи?yak spravy?🇷🇸 SerbianКако сте?kako ste?🇬🇷 GreekΤι κάνεις;ti kánis?🇮🇱 Hebrewמה שלומך?ma shlomcha?