How are you?

Japanese translation: 元気ですか/みんな元気

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English term or phrase:How are you?
Japanese translation:元気ですか/みんな元気
Entered by: Katsunori Higuchi

12:46 Oct 21, 2004
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: How are you?
How would you say How are you like you were saying it to an audience of people?
John Clark
元気ですか。or みんな元気。
Explanation:
元気ですか(genki desuka) is the common way of saying.
みんな元気(minna genki) is a colloquial expression, which a singer uses when he or she talks to the audience.
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Katsunori Higuchi
Japan
Local time: 19:11
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Thank you so much!
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5 +1元気ですか。or みんな元気。
Katsunori Higuchi
5Minasan konnichiwa
humbird


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
how are you?
元気ですか。or みんな元気。


Explanation:
元気ですか(genki desuka) is the common way of saying.
みんな元気(minna genki) is a colloquial expression, which a singer uses when he or she talks to the audience.

Katsunori Higuchi
Japan
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you so much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nyasue: Toan audience of people, Minasan konnichiwa sounds the best.
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how are you?
Minasan konnichiwa


Explanation:
This means "How's everyone?"
Very appropriate when you are speaking to a bunch of people in front of you (your audience).
You can add "Genki desuka?" which is pretty much same as "how are you doing?"

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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