36 Smart and Interesting Responses to 'HOW ARE YOU?'

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @EnglishwithLucy
    @EnglishwithLucy  5 лет назад +521

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    • @munna4075
      @munna4075 5 лет назад +7

      I like tihs

    • @ayatbouziane7724
      @ayatbouziane7724 5 лет назад +9

      I've never been better is my favourite! ❤️ Thank you for your interesting lessons ❤️

    • @YNikolich
      @YNikolich 5 лет назад +5

      I had a British teacher years ago when I was in high-school who taught me that it was absolutely wrong to respond with "I'm good"! That cost me so much confusion all these years! Thanks for clearing it up!

    • @sygu
      @sygu 5 лет назад +11

      I'm alright now but there is still time for everything to go horribly wrong 😂😂

    • @jenniferjager6259
      @jenniferjager6259 5 лет назад +3

      I'm a dog person 😉 so there is only one answer 😂 best response ever

  • @Abgel1428
    @Abgel1428 5 лет назад +7068

    "How r u?"
    "Was better before u arrived"

  • @jakobfredriksson2272
    @jakobfredriksson2272 5 лет назад +4151

    A British friend once asked "How are you?" and I told him the story of my life as an answer. Since then, he always just say "hi/hello".

  • @nobody7776
    @nobody7776 5 лет назад +1223

    Common mistakes:
    Im fine
    Im well/good( saying I'm good is incorrect if you're referring to your health)
    Im doing good
    Easy responses:
    Im pretty good
    Im pretty well
    Im pretty fine
    Interesting answers:
    I've never been better
    So far so good
    Cant complain
    Better than i deserve
    Silly responses:
    If i had a tail i would wag it
    Flirty responses:
    Word on the street is that im pretty good
    Im great, but a totally biased.
    'OK' alternatives:
    Im alright
    So so
    Not too bad
    Could be better/ i could also be worse
    Same old, same old
    Im alive/surviving
    Good enough
    Sarcastic responses:
    Im alright now, but there's still time for everything to go horribly wrong.
    Better now that im talking to you.
    Negative responses:
    Im not going to lie .....I feel terrible..
    I'm not doing so well/I'm struggling a bit
    Im snowed under.
    Its been a bit of a tough week.
    I'm not having an easy time at the moment.
    Avoiding question:
    You don't want to know!
    Don't ask!
    Honestly just don't ask me
    Do i have to answer that?
    I think you already know.
    Shhh.. it's too early to tell.
    Ill responses:
    Im feeling a bit under the weather.
    Overworked and underpaid.
    Slowly but surely dying actually, aren't we all?
    Funny and negative responses:
    Somewhere between blah and me.
    Just hug me and leave it at that.

    • @nehac.k7148
      @nehac.k7148 5 лет назад +21

      Thanks a lot

    • @tuluksvui747
      @tuluksvui747 5 лет назад +9

      Love your work

    • @amrfigo8003
      @amrfigo8003 4 года назад +13

      Nice work 👍👍
      But " Im doing good " is incorrect answer.

    • @nobody7776
      @nobody7776 4 года назад +5

      @@amrfigo8003 sorry i forget to mention that.

    • @bubbletea5097
      @bubbletea5097 4 года назад +3

      ❣️

  • @davidmontgomery874
    @davidmontgomery874 Год назад +21

    Hi Lucy, I enjoyed some of your responses. I have serious health issues. I am asked this question a lot and although I have an English background here in Canada a common answer I often use is ‘I am still on this side of the grass’. 🇨🇦

    • @midnightodellewest1999
      @midnightodellewest1999 Год назад +3

      I like that one. I had a trucker friend who used to say “still keeping it tire side down”

    • @suzzify353
      @suzzify353 Год назад +2

      In our family "Fine as frog hair" is the ideal response.

    • @BasilPunton
      @BasilPunton 11 месяцев назад +1

      My response is 'still alive'. After all I am 78 years old.

  • @heedeungie7817
    @heedeungie7817 4 года назад +959

    common mistakes: 2:11
    easy responses: 4:01
    interesting responses: 4:59
    silly responses: 6:09
    flirty responses: 6:29
    'ok' alternatives: 6:55
    sarcastic responses: 8:41
    negative responses : 9:07
    avoiding the questions: 10:07
    ill responses: 10:52
    funny negative responses: 11:02

  • @Baulx138
    @Baulx138 4 года назад +823

    "How are you?"
    "I am groot"

    • @theforsee_D4C
      @theforsee_D4C 4 года назад +26

      This is the best so far give this man a damn milk

    • @catwomantv979
      @catwomantv979 4 года назад +5

      That s what my cousin says 😂😂😂

    • @chanakyasinha8046
      @chanakyasinha8046 4 года назад +9

      I am Steve Rodgers

    • @onehow5489
      @onehow5489 4 года назад +3

      That's funny! 😂

    • @ellieberger9639
      @ellieberger9639 4 года назад +13

      well hi nice to meet u, i am INEVITABLE

  • @fatimaradhwan
    @fatimaradhwan 4 года назад +1635

    My conversation professor says “nice and dandy like a cotton candy.”
    It kills me😂

    • @MissConscience1
      @MissConscience1 4 года назад +37

      I like it actually it is very funny 😂

    • @annonomus1439
      @annonomus1439 4 года назад +6

      After saying how are you

    • @valentiny9878
      @valentiny9878 4 года назад +23

      Totally gonna say that the next time someone asks

    • @RannPatterson
      @RannPatterson 4 года назад +4

      Fatima Radhwan love that!

    • @bobjohnson5486
      @bobjohnson5486 4 года назад +25

      Follow it with “you know what I mean jelly bean?” 😊

  • @MiDo-by8ib
    @MiDo-by8ib 2 месяца назад +1

    I never realized that language was like a toolbox: The better the tools the better the results. Thanks Lucy

  • @Hasan...
    @Hasan... 5 лет назад +348

    Tesco Cashier: "Hiya you alright there?"
    Me: "Just give me a hug, and leave it at that"

  • @lightcandle7823
    @lightcandle7823 5 лет назад +1336

    I liked
    "How are you?"
    "It's too early to tell"

    • @Mukul_K
      @Mukul_K 5 лет назад +6

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    • @talkb-darija2104
      @talkb-darija2104 5 лет назад +8

      Hello guys how are you??i hope to support me and subscribe thank you

    • @duytran9995
      @duytran9995 5 лет назад +2

      Me too .

    • @Coolfunthing
      @Coolfunthing 5 лет назад +4

      Thank you next!😂😂😂

    • @Ichinavi
      @Ichinavi 5 лет назад +3

      -How are you?
      - Ebet?

  • @stillkickin3919
    @stillkickin3919 4 года назад +325

    "How are you?"
    "I couldn't be any better."
    Always seen as a positive response, but it covers all occasions. I may not be doing worth a damn, but I just couldn't be any better.

    • @misty6873
      @misty6873 4 года назад +10

      Jeff Howard *someone asks how are you at a funeral*

    • @stillkickin3919
      @stillkickin3919 4 года назад +3

      @@misty6873 Good point - - - especially if it were mine. 😏

  • @maryamjavidanmoghadam4138
    @maryamjavidanmoghadam4138 3 года назад +23

    "Better now that I'm talking to you" is my favorite.
    Thanks Lucy. I really enjoy your lessons. Wishing you all the best.
    ❤🌹

    • @noussaiba1531
      @noussaiba1531 3 года назад +2

      If you say it to your best friend he would think you love him

  • @ninalee8625
    @ninalee8625 4 года назад +1574

    I just tell the truth: everything sucks. No one asks me to elaborate.

  • @averagemechanenjoyer
    @averagemechanenjoyer 4 года назад +798

    I do this with my friends:
    "How are you?"
    "Yeah."
    "That's not a response"
    "Definitely"
    "Why are you like this"

    • @mtndewmslayer2564
      @mtndewmslayer2564 4 года назад +20

      Good idea! I’m going to start doing that with my friends

    • @thatonemoonboy
      @thatonemoonboy 4 года назад +11

      @@mtndewmslayer2564 Don't please. Don't change your personality on others jokes.

    • @idk-yr9hr
      @idk-yr9hr 4 года назад +23

      Something similar happens with me and my friends:
      Friend- "How are you"
      Me- "Yes"
      Friend- "What do you mean yes?"
      Me- "I mean yes"
      Friend- "But... Yes isn't a response to the question I asked"
      Me- "Why?"
      Friend- "Because... It's not..."
      Me- "You sure?"
      Friend- "Yes"
      Me- "Now look who's saying yes! Well, well, well, see how the tables turn."
      Friend- "Why are you like this *insert my name"
      Me- "Hmm... Maybe cuz I was born..."
      Friend- "Okay then... I'm just gonna slowly walk away"
      Me- "Okay I'm gonna stay here and regret all of my life decisions."
      Edit- I just added "friend" and "me" to the beginning of each sentence so it is less confusing.

    • @anidaname6880
      @anidaname6880 4 года назад +2

      This whole thread is extremely relatable

    • @idk-yr9hr
      @idk-yr9hr 4 года назад +1

      @Brynn Campbell I have that conversation at least once a day normally like 2 or 3 times tho.... Why am I like this?

  • @rezajankov5671
    @rezajankov5671 5 лет назад +663

    "I'm alive" is the savage one. People always laugh at it and the conversation gets more real and honest after.

    • @yonuspurayil5433
      @yonuspurayil5433 5 лет назад +10

      Legit!

    • @mariopeter2775
      @mariopeter2775 4 года назад +1

      @@vitalymarkov7857 Me too!

    • @fridayimprunner2152
      @fridayimprunner2152 4 года назад +8

      Stayin' alive... Stayin alive...

    • @rosellegannaban7176
      @rosellegannaban7176 4 года назад +2

      I'm ded😂😂

    • @lmdrake9176
      @lmdrake9176 4 года назад +23

      This is my go to reply. "How are you?" "I am alive, and you?" "Haha, I am alive too." "Great, it would be really awkward if we were standing here dead."

  • @nggimthia6804
    @nggimthia6804 2 года назад +2

    For some time now I've been saying that this is the toughest question to answer in everyday life ("Do I have to lie again?"). So glad to have chanced upon your video for these lovely suggestions!

  • @samibichumani1176
    @samibichumani1176 5 лет назад +676

    " How are you? "
    " I am handsome."

    • @nikeboy4794
      @nikeboy4794 4 года назад +30

      Underrated 😂😂

    • @deermeat311
      @deermeat311 4 года назад +6

      Aight ima start using this... thank u babe

    • @kkdias9924
      @kkdias9924 4 года назад +26

      I wish I could use this but I'd be lying

    • @pranjal5687
      @pranjal5687 4 года назад +8

      chris dias oml same, except I’m a girl, yeah qw q

    • @angeltaurus9851
      @angeltaurus9851 4 года назад +5

      Hope u meet some PRETTY soon😂😂

  • @atoasttototoro
    @atoasttototoro 4 года назад +733

    "How are you?"
    "Fine thanks for asking"- goes back to deep depression.

    • @ethanmoyes8204
      @ethanmoyes8204 4 года назад +2

      I thought it was called the big sad?
      That’s what I call it

    • @user-dk1mv8qe2x
      @user-dk1mv8qe2x 4 года назад

      lol me

    • @atoasttototoro
      @atoasttototoro 4 года назад +3

      @@user-dk1mv8qe2x that's a mighty fine user name you have there

    • @user-dk1mv8qe2x
      @user-dk1mv8qe2x 4 года назад +1

      @Life.Sucks.Die. haha, thank you, your’s is great as well.

    • @muhammedzulfikhar5929
      @muhammedzulfikhar5929 4 года назад

      @@ethanmoyes8204 wtf????

  • @djnkr
    @djnkr 5 лет назад +256

    "I'm better than yesterday and worst than tomorrow"...

  • @nativaindocil
    @nativaindocil Год назад +1

    "Overworked and underpaid" LOVE IT! that's the best! thank you Lucy!

  • @CorekBleedingHollow
    @CorekBleedingHollow 4 года назад +489

    How am I? Worse than I deserve.

    • @danamoldovan9135
      @danamoldovan9135 4 года назад +9

      😆Funny people

    • @aquabitxh9770
      @aquabitxh9770 4 года назад +5

      Literally just thought of that a min. ago... Lol same

    • @aquabitxh9770
      @aquabitxh9770 4 года назад +3

      @@danamoldovan9135 not funny. It's quite sad you know...

    • @omg-bh4pg
      @omg-bh4pg Год назад

      How do you calculate what you deserve?

  • @beautifulwisdom2698
    @beautifulwisdom2698 5 лет назад +430

    I like using:
    "I'm peachy"
    "Just dandy"
    "Spiffy"

  • @jasxss
    @jasxss 4 года назад +834

    Them: How are you?
    Me: still busy converting oxygen to carbon dioxide.

    • @blackberrysoup
      @blackberrysoup 4 года назад +17

      Why do I love this?

    • @iamhot4322
      @iamhot4322 4 года назад +10

      This is amazing not gonna lie

    • @TearingDownIdols
      @TearingDownIdols 4 года назад +19

      Okay, I'm stealing this.

    • @alexgrogi5848
      @alexgrogi5848 4 года назад +9

      And then some be like:
      Woww dude are you a chemist or something how are you doing this :O ??

    • @jasxss
      @jasxss 4 года назад +6

      And I was cracking one of my lame jokes. No complaints though.

  • @isaveiga31
    @isaveiga31 3 года назад +26

    I always loved the British accent but you, Lucy, took it to a next level. English is my second language and I can understand everything you say without much effort! Perfect! Love the Brits!

  • @happyperson7150
    @happyperson7150 5 лет назад +361

    "How are you?"
    "Well. It's complicated."

  • @rosewalls8776
    @rosewalls8776 4 года назад +1215

    Any native speakers here because you hate responding to "how are you?"

    • @salonika101
      @salonika101 4 года назад +115

      I hate responding. I hate being asked questions, I hate having to answer nonsense questions, I hate small talk.

    • @rosewalls8776
      @rosewalls8776 4 года назад +30

      @@salonika101 ugh same, even conversations tire me out and I go mental when loads of ppl are trying to talk to me

    • @salonika101
      @salonika101 4 года назад +9

      @@rosewalls8776 Me Too ! 😃

    • @fehj5130
      @fehj5130 4 года назад +19

      My go to is “Good, You?”

    • @frunkler
      @frunkler 4 года назад +8

      @@salonika101 same, it just annoying -_-

  • @raquelframe
    @raquelframe 4 года назад +842

    My response is “My psychiatrists says I am getting better”

  • @kathybray2838
    @kathybray2838 Год назад +37

    At the time when our Dad was in his late 90’s and 100, friends would ask him this question. His reply was often… Well I’m still kicking. I’m just not kicking up much dust! 😁 He was a Pilot during WWII and had a lot of great stories for those wanting to take time to listen. He was a great Dad and loving husband for over 50 years. He’s greatly missed.

  • @jp4431
    @jp4431 4 года назад +962

    Them: how are you?
    Me: I'm fine
    Them: are you not going to ask me back?
    Me: no, I don't really care about how you're doing

    • @maahws7172
      @maahws7172 4 года назад +27

      Someone: How’s your day going?
      Me: Good.
      ...
      Me: Oh you’re day, I don’t give a fuck about your day.

    • @abdoonyt9049
      @abdoonyt9049 4 года назад +5

      @@maahws7172 uh *your

    • @nampan2001
      @nampan2001 4 года назад +12

      Oh no..that's so rude and they'll get upset.

    • @juanromero178
      @juanromero178 4 года назад +12

      Woah, watch out guys, we got a badass over here

    • @todayyesterday
      @todayyesterday 4 года назад

      Loll

  • @AHHH402
    @AHHH402 3 года назад +721

    "I'm alive" and "I'm surviveing " are the ones being used the most in 2020 and 2021

  • @keithsorrels6903
    @keithsorrels6903 Год назад +3

    One I find fun to use is, "Medium well." As a follow-up, "At my age, that is about as good as it gets."

  • @deadstick8624
    @deadstick8624 3 года назад +200

    Your examples of "I'm Alive" and "I'm surviving" are very good ones for 2020.

  • @cielorodriguez4644
    @cielorodriguez4644 4 года назад +49

    The best answer: " Fully blessed" 👏🙏😌

  • @huasongyin3711
    @huasongyin3711 4 года назад +912

    "How are you?"
    "I have 36 smart and intresting responses to your question. Which do you prefer?"
    "Whatever."

  • @bobobobo8930
    @bobobobo8930 3 года назад +7

    Thank you so much for your invaluable teaching on greeting exercise, Teacher Lucy.

  • @owl7093
    @owl7093 5 лет назад +201

    "How are you?"
    "Free, until they find me again!"
    The look you get is priceless

  • @sonnyca
    @sonnyca 5 лет назад +51

    Have lived in California for a while. Some of the common responses are:
    Hangin’ in there,
    Takin’ it one day at a time,
    Chilling,
    Dandy,
    Taking it easy,
    Not too shabby,
    Livin’ large,
    sup (What’s up): A single word response that avoids answering the question and throws it back at the other person.
    Whazzaaaaa! (What’s up) with tongue lolling out and a bottle of beer in one hand.

    • @anilagarwal4983
      @anilagarwal4983 4 года назад +2

      Betelgeuse I liked "not too shabby" it sounds formal and informal at the same time

    • @karna5998
      @karna5998 4 года назад

      @@anilagarwal4983 somehow it reminds me of spiderman 2 game on pc

  • @skyfeather5096
    @skyfeather5096 4 года назад +603

    “How are you?”
    “Alive, unfortunately.”

  • @GabrielSBarbaraS
    @GabrielSBarbaraS 2 года назад

    Now that I have seen this video , I am temporarily fantastic. Thumbs up Lucy.

  • @yeeehawww
    @yeeehawww 4 года назад +146

    But you know that when someone will ask you "how are you" even after watching this video
    "i'm fine thankyou" is what"s gonna come out of your mouth

    • @apoorva.h50
      @apoorva.h50 4 года назад +14

      😂😂😂indeed! Its exactly me

    • @gumdrop4869
      @gumdrop4869 3 года назад +4

      lmfao hopefully that won't be the case 4 me, i need to get used to saying a variety of different things

    • @sophiesmith5922
      @sophiesmith5922 3 года назад +2

      depends who is asking....

    • @shuangyue9684
      @shuangyue9684 3 года назад +1

      Yes for our Chinese ppl its written into DNA Lol

  • @jcpa9737
    @jcpa9737 5 лет назад +147

    me: “Slowly but surely dying actually. Aren’t we all?”
    also me: laughs in hidden yet exposing my dark side

  • @michaellynn841
    @michaellynn841 4 года назад +45

    My favourite response: " As strong as a lion in the long grass!"

  • @patrickyegon4684
    @patrickyegon4684 2 года назад +1

    lucy, just a perfect teacher..keep it up

  • @sacremoon4465
    @sacremoon4465 4 года назад +133

    When I'm down but still wanna be sarcastic I say "Depressed, stressed but well dressed"

  • @jparker5448
    @jparker5448 5 лет назад +34

    My favorite: “Ah, you know, strikes and gutters. Ups and downs.” via The Dude from The Big Lebowski.

  • @meyanstation
    @meyanstation 4 года назад +8

    I'm so glad I found this video. It really helps me improve my conversation skills. Thank you, Teacher Lucy. (Smiles like Mr. Bean)
    My favorite response is "If I have a tail, I would wag it like a champ"
    But when someone asks me "How are you?" I used to sing "I Feel Good" by James Brown.

  • @cesarvalles8847
    @cesarvalles8847 3 года назад +1

    What a beautiful English teacher 💙

  • @djoseph5072
    @djoseph5072 4 года назад +35

    Got a work colleague who said this, "Oh, same as ever,(pause) never better" I was really impressed. She asked me how I was. I said "same as ever, never worse".

  • @bhuviranga1298
    @bhuviranga1298 5 лет назад +23

    Dear Lucy
    I just adore your teaching and you are one of the reason that keep me motivated for learning British English.
    Just a massive thanks and hopefully you are reading this cause I want you to read this 😍😍😍
    And for anyone reading this thanks 🥰🥰

  • @ilsebill1678
    @ilsebill1678 4 года назад +50

    Dear Lucy, I love them all! If I had to decide I'd go for "better now that I'm talking to you." The lesson is one of your best especially because it's so authentically presented by you laughing in your studio alone. 😘

    • @treasureronia1991
      @treasureronia1991 2 года назад

      Lucy, yo really a perfect teacher. I like the way u polish our ur mistakes

  • @DirtSweatGears
    @DirtSweatGears Год назад +8

    I always like catching people off-guard when they're expecting a standard "I'm good" response, instead I smile, laugh and say "I'm terrible, I almost died today!" The look on their face is just magical.

  • @SenanMurray
    @SenanMurray 5 лет назад +20

    Favourite at work:
    Someone: "How are you?"
    Me: "Still breathing!"
    In my head, I'm pretending to be barely keeping together to discourage them from making it any worse. S'metimes, conversation is like warfare, ye know!

  • @suzannepace9772
    @suzannepace9772 4 года назад +23

    You're amazing Lucy! Keep it going!
    Another one: 'Alive and kicking!'

  • @EthanfromEngland-
    @EthanfromEngland- 5 лет назад +14

    Most of my daily interactions go as followed:
    Speaker 1: Y'aright?
    Speaker 2: Y'aright mate?
    End conversation
    I also like the repsonse "honestly?"

  • @bridgetagbetornyo1980
    @bridgetagbetornyo1980 3 года назад +1

    Thank you ,I really enjoyed ur teachings

  • @ljhardoby
    @ljhardoby 4 года назад +19

    I had a coworker who always answered, "Just short of wonderful!" Really sweet, upbeat guy he was.

    • @yassi_9724
      @yassi_9724 3 года назад

      Noted 😂

    • @SellingSocalRealty168
      @SellingSocalRealty168 3 года назад

      you meant sort of, correct?

    • @ljhardoby
      @ljhardoby 3 года назад +1

      @@SellingSocalRealty168 "Just short of," meaning almost. 😉

    • @jfan4reva
      @jfan4reva 3 года назад +1

      There was an older guy at work (since retired) who would always answer "GREAT!" with an un-nerving smile on his face. It made you curious as to what was so great, but kind of afraid to ask.

    • @roadie3124
      @roadie3124 3 года назад

      @@jfan4reva That was probably his intention 😁 My "absolutely fantastic" with a huge smile and an excited manner like an American motivational speaker freaks a few people out. I'm a very naughty boy 😉

  • @TheMinarus
    @TheMinarus 4 года назад +114

    "I can speak English why am I here?"
    *Sees Lucy and hears her accent*
    "Ah okay now I remember :)"

    • @TearingDownIdols
      @TearingDownIdols 4 года назад +5

      This. Yes. British accents generally don't do much for me but this one is like ASMR.

  • @deepikachandra7857
    @deepikachandra7857 4 года назад +70

    Friend: how are you?
    Me: I’m TRYING to survive quarantine

  • @asifaaftab6975
    @asifaaftab6975 3 года назад

    I love the way you explain and talk

  • @lucacaramani8833
    @lucacaramani8833 4 года назад +60

    1960: We will have flying cars in the future.
    2019: How to respond to how are you.

    • @maryhoss
      @maryhoss 4 года назад +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @faran.factor
      @faran.factor 4 года назад +1

      Savage😂

    • @rainhamz
      @rainhamz 4 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂 this comment made me choke

  • @joueurs4065
    @joueurs4065 4 года назад +63

    Examiner:How are you?
    Me:I'm alright now,but there's still time for everything to go horribly wrong.

  • @remkook7813
    @remkook7813 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you lovely teacher lucy

  • @raulgomez969
    @raulgomez969 3 года назад +1

    Super useful video! Thank you so much!

  • @3006Ave
    @3006Ave 4 года назад +16

    Life wasn't bad when I can learn English from Lucy during lockdown.

  • @jamestaylor5417
    @jamestaylor5417 4 года назад +106

    As an Irish person it’s: “Ah sure you know yourself”.

    • @user-fm7gu2vc6i
      @user-fm7gu2vc6i 4 года назад +5

      Hahaha tell Mary I said hi to the kids

    • @TH-ys9ux
      @TH-ys9ux 4 года назад +4

      “Leaving cert still happening” hahahah

    • @Mark-mp7eq
      @Mark-mp7eq 4 года назад +3

      Ara I'm grand

    • @ilqar887
      @ilqar887 4 года назад

      Aran can u speak Irish(Gaelic)?

    • @Mark-mp7eq
      @Mark-mp7eq 4 года назад

      scouse nofeyzulla Yep

  • @chatonsacrement7454
    @chatonsacrement7454 5 лет назад +40

    I loved "Never been better!" It sounds so happy 😄❤

    • @ojhasirgyan247
      @ojhasirgyan247 5 лет назад

      Ya . actually I am from India and I want to make a English speaker.can you help me because English is your mother language.

    • @benlee4012
      @benlee4012 5 лет назад

      Chaton Sacrément it couldn’t be better

    • @HAL-nt6vy
      @HAL-nt6vy 5 лет назад

      "Never better, but that ain't say'n much."

    • @GoNaturalEnglishLessons
      @GoNaturalEnglishLessons 5 лет назад

      Chaton Sacrément totally! We love this one too.

    • @lina_k6965
      @lina_k6965 5 лет назад +1

      Another option of saying the same - "Better than ever!" ☺️

  • @hanssprungfeld8487
    @hanssprungfeld8487 2 года назад

    I work with alot of students whose first language is not English they find these videos very helpful when i show them!

  • @stephens2r338
    @stephens2r338 4 года назад +91

    I like to use, " I'm not doing three bad" which is one better than not too bad...

  • @tiffanybui4241
    @tiffanybui4241 4 года назад +190

    “Same soup, just reheated”

  • @A.Spirited_Solivagant
    @A.Spirited_Solivagant 5 лет назад +9

    I absolutely loved this wonderful lesson from your end, Ms. Earl. I feel extremely proud as a student to see how far you've come. I came across your channel when it had a mere 500K subscribers and now it's on the verge of hitting yet another milestone(3M)! 🎉Subscribing to your channel was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life and your incredible lessons have certainly transformed it for the better. My heartiest gratitudes to you Ms. Earl for the efforts you've put in over the years to help students like me, realise their love for this beautiful language called English. May the forthcoming year usher in abundance of happiness and prosperity for you and your loved ones.
    Love xxx

    • @michaeljohnangel6359
      @michaeljohnangel6359 5 лет назад +4

      Since this is a programme that teaches correct British English, you should know that there is no full stop after a contraction (although there is in American English), only after an abbreviation: Mrs Jones is correct, as is Prof. Jones. Add to this that Ms is neither a contraction nor an abbreviation, it is a word; therefore, it has no full stop after it. (You could argue that Ms is a contraction of Mrs or Miss, but , as such, it still wouldn't have a full stop after it.)

    • @lilyl1125
      @lilyl1125 5 лет назад +1

      @@michaeljohnangel6359 Learnt something new. Thank you.😊

    • @A.Spirited_Solivagant
      @A.Spirited_Solivagant 4 года назад +2

      Thank you so much, Sir for your piece of advice. :)

  • @jeffreymiller1630
    @jeffreymiller1630 Год назад

    Thanks so much--what fun! A favorite response I've heard, and used on occasion, is, "If I were any better I'd have to be two people!"

  • @ipsygypsy16
    @ipsygypsy16 4 года назад +38

    Look them straight in the eye and say "You Reaaalllyyyy want to know, don't you?"
    There's intrigue, & there's terror.

  • @renocicchi7346
    @renocicchi7346 4 года назад +86

    Them: "How are you?"
    You: "Oh you know, thinking about the universe, the meaning of life, and big ol' butts."

  • @Non_Consistent_Potato
    @Non_Consistent_Potato 4 года назад +144

    "How are you? "
    "If I had a tail, I would wag it"
    That's my favourite

    • @yong9613
      @yong9613 3 года назад +1

      If I were a chauvinistic pig, I'd say oink.

  • @MsFishfish1
    @MsFishfish1 3 года назад

    Fairly mesmerising this young lady.

  • @Username-dr6ru
    @Username-dr6ru 4 года назад +163

    'Decently decent on this decent day, with a decent amount of decency to make it ever so slightly more decent'

  • @poppyz6816
    @poppyz6816 4 года назад +26

    “Better than I deserve”

  • @mr.butterworth9841
    @mr.butterworth9841 5 лет назад +36

    A southern response is “I’m peachy”.

  • @vitor2650
    @vitor2650 Год назад

    By far the best English teacher in the ether bar none!

  • @bennybenevento3899
    @bennybenevento3899 5 лет назад +14

    "Shhh , it's too early to tell..."
    I love it , lol 😁

  • @johnwtinsman
    @johnwtinsman 3 года назад +8

    When dealing with a lot negatively, one could cheerfully say, " as well as can be expected ! "

  • @kidssyed2213
    @kidssyed2213 4 года назад +50

    I normally do this:
    Friend: How are you?
    Me: Just like you 😉
    *Problem Solved*

  • @alegg8250
    @alegg8250 Год назад

    Great lesson! Thanks for sharing and I love my original response from a 68 male in the US.
    "Doing good for a man in my condition!"

  • @lollyfish5766
    @lollyfish5766 4 года назад +330

    "How are you?"
    "I'm god"
    "You're god are you?"
    "Yes I'm good"
    RM & V

    • @spaghetae5679
      @spaghetae5679 4 года назад +5

      lolly fish 😂

    • @oreofisk
      @oreofisk 4 года назад +9

      HAHAHAHA I KNEW IT 🤣🤣🤣🤧🤚🏻

    • @allisadarl
      @allisadarl 4 года назад +3

      😂😂💜

    • @sophiechristy7266
      @sophiechristy7266 4 года назад +11

      Yes army!!

    • @lunareclipsem.c.4462
      @lunareclipsem.c.4462 4 года назад +16

      AS SOON AS I SAW I'M GOD, I WAS LIKE: "THEY'RE ARMY, AREN'T THEY?!"!!!!!!
      AND YOU WERE!!!!!!
      😂💜

  • @muhammaddimasbayuwijaya3559
    @muhammaddimasbayuwijaya3559 5 лет назад +60

    "How are you?"
    "YES"

  • @ericjohnson6665
    @ericjohnson6665 4 года назад +513

    Or as Hermione Granger once responded to Harry Potter: “never better”.

  • @voranartsirisubsoontorn
    @voranartsirisubsoontorn 8 дней назад

    To encourage, I listen to your teaching for good and for your lovely way. Not really to be a good learner.❤❤

  • @nikkem1174
    @nikkem1174 5 лет назад +10

    'If I had a tail, I would wag it' I'm definitely using this one

  • @mincandy1380
    @mincandy1380 5 лет назад +57

    Bad days:
    How are you?
    Me: You don't want to know! 😁
    I liked it!

  • @michaelrogers172
    @michaelrogers172 3 года назад +4

    I like how I'm learning some British words from Lucy. She's helping me see great ways to properly express myself better.

  • @tessfranco9786
    @tessfranco9786 2 года назад

    Thank you Lucy.
    I want to learn more.
    God bless you

  • @ptnibin123456
    @ptnibin123456 5 лет назад +28

    A: How are you?
    B:Good enough!!
    A:Who are you?
    B:Guddinough
    A:........

  • @antonnym214
    @antonnym214 Год назад +3

    I grew up in Georgia, USA. We sometimes say things like "I'm finer than a frog's hair." or "If I were any better I'd be twins." The latter is funny to me, because I AM a twin. If I'm so-so, I might say, "fair to partly cloudy." or "Fair to midlin'." If I'm physically ill, I might say "I'm sicker than a dog; I know, because I have a dog, and she's doing pretty well." OR if I'm VERY sick, "I'd have to get better to die."

    • @ulexite-tv
      @ulexite-tv 11 месяцев назад

      I know and love all of those rural American phrases. My favourite of the ones you cited is "If I were any better I'd be twins" -- it really cracks me up. Another one i have always enjoyed is "Partly cloudy with a chance of rain." One old farmer i knew said, totally deadpan, "I'll feel better after you buy me a beer."

  • @9drtr
    @9drtr 4 года назад +61

    "How are you?"
    "Haven't keeled over dead yet."
    "How are you?"
    "My everything hurts."

  • @TTruongTheresa
    @TTruongTheresa 2 года назад

    Enjoy it! Thank you again. Best wishes!

  • @bizarrepalak8709
    @bizarrepalak8709 5 лет назад +12

    dear miss Earl can you please make a video on "some tips for public speaking."? that will be really helpful..and i really really want to thank you because i got an A plus in my writing skills as i just used some of the phrases as well as idioms that you included in your videos...really thanks a lot ...that is really kind of you...
    love from India ...

    • @parmeshsharma9058
      @parmeshsharma9058 5 лет назад

      There's a public speaking video on Lucy's channel and that's a business English course for free, just check it out in her channel

    • @parmeshsharma9058
      @parmeshsharma9058 5 лет назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/oR3B_9m4ZVw/видео.html another video of Lucy

    • @antoniomarcos1257
      @antoniomarcos1257 5 лет назад

      You can practice talking to youself or like I did. Creating a podcast
      anchor.fm/antonio-marcos21/episodes/How-To-Sound-Credible-Part-I-e93ut4

    • @GoNaturalEnglishLessons
      @GoNaturalEnglishLessons 5 лет назад

      The EDU lab this is a great question! Public speaking is something even native speakers get nervous about. Our English lesson on our channel this week is about how to reach your goals in English and our example is about public speaking!

    • @jamsultan4809
      @jamsultan4809 5 лет назад

      Right mam plz make some video conversion of english

  • @TearingDownIdols
    @TearingDownIdols 4 года назад +9

    "Fair to partly cloudy" is one of my favorites.

  • @ultimatepiro
    @ultimatepiro 4 года назад +9

    I seriously propose the use of more complex reaction options for the RUclips's videos. I'm in loved with all of them (English with Lucy)♥️. What a content!

  • @josephasauli9193
    @josephasauli9193 2 года назад

    I always have the problem with internet network. But I like to try to listen to your lesson when i can.