How to say “How are you?” in Japanese?

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Pronunciation in Japanese

1) おげんきですか(お元気ですか/ogenkidesuka) = How are you?

おこさんおげんきですね(お子さんお元気ですね/okosan ogenkidesune)

2) どうですか(doudesuka) = How is it going?

なにがですか(nanigadesuka) =what are you talking about?

3) ちょうしどうですか(調子どうですか/cyoushi doudesuka) = How is it going? （How is your condition?)

くるま(車/kuruma) = car

どうですかちょうしは(どうですか調子は/doudesuka cyoushiha) = How is it going? （How is your condition?)

4) さいきんどうですか(最近どうですか/saikin doudesuka) = How is it going recently?

どうですかさいきん(どうですか最近/doudesuka saikin) = How is it going recently?

5) さいきんちょうしどうですか(最近調子どうですか/saikin cyoushi doudesuka) = How is it going recently?

6) あれからちょうしどうですか(あれから調子どうですか/arekara cyoushi doudesuka) = How is it going since then?

7) どうすか(dousuka) = How is it going? (less formal version)

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How are you?

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