"I'm fine"
When somebody asks you "How are you?", there are many different ways to say that you feel well.
Ten ways to say "I'm fine"
casual · neutral · formal
- I'm fine thank you.neutral"How are you, Sir?" "I'm fine, thank you."
- I feel great/marvelous/fine.neutralAfter a good sleep, I feel great.
- Couldn't be better.casual"How's life?" "Couldn't be better. I just got engaged!"
- Fit as a fiddle.casualMy grandfather is 90 and still fit as a fiddle.
- Very well, thanks.neutral"How is your mother?" "Very well, thanks."
- Okay.casual"How was the exam?" "Okay."
- Alright.casual"Alright?" "Alright."
- Not bad.casual"How's the new job?" "Not bad."
- Much better.neutral"How is your fever?" "Much better, thanks."
- All the better for seeing you.casual"How are you, Grandma?" "All the better for seeing you."
How to use them
- Many students only learn . Try to learn some more expressions.
- is very positive. Marvelous is probably the strongest.
- is saying that it is impossible to be more healthy/well.
- is an idiom that says you feel very fit and healthy.
- are positive but not strong. People sometimes say these when they don't feel very well but they want to be polite.
- We say when we were sick before and now feel (more) well.
- is the friendliest phrase. We are saying that seeing the other person has made us feel healthier and happier. Don't use this with strangers.
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"Fit as a fiddle" means:
You were ill last week. Today someone asks how you are. What fits best?
"All the better for seeing you" is:
See also: "How are you?"
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