by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “How are you doing?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
How are you doing?
元気?
genki
If someone asks you “元気?”, you can answer like this :
元気だよ。
genki dayo
This is like you answering “Good!”.
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
お元気ですか?
ogenki desuka
If someone asks you “お元気ですか?”, then you can answer like this :
元気です。
genki desu
Pronunciation