How are you?

Asking, and answering

How are you?

Yorùbá

Ṣé àlàáfía ni?

literally “is it peace / wellbeing?”

casualBáwo ni?

Àlàáfía means peace and health together. Báwo ni is the more casual version.

Igbo

Kedu ka ị mere?

literally “how is it you did?”

shortKedu?

Hausa

Yaya kake?

literally “how are you (male)?”

to a womanYaya kike?

Hausa changes with the gender of the person you are speaking to. To a woman: Yaya kike?

I am fine

Yorùbá

Mo wà dáadáa

literally “I am well”

alsoÀlàáfía ni

Igbo

Adị m mma

literally “am I good”

less personalỌ dị mma

Hausa

Lafiya lau

literally “health well”

The standard reply to almost any Hausa greeting.

And you?

Yorùbáwants review

Ìwọ ńkọ́?

Igbowants review

Gị kwanụ?

Hausawants review

Kai fa?

to a womanKe fa?

To a woman: Ke fa?

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