In the third video of our “인사” series, you will learn various ways to ask “how are you?” There may only be two words to know, but there many ways to say them, depending on who you are talking to, and your relationship with them. We also brush up on the difference between the two different “how’s” (어떻게 v 어떡해), and the subtle differences on when to use them.

어떻게 how

어떡해 how (expression)

지내다 life is going

어떻게 지내? casual, conversational

어떻게 지내요? formal, conversational

어떻게 지냈어? casual, conversational, past-tense

어떻게 지냈어요? formal, conversational, past-tense

어떻게 지내셔요? very formal, conversational

어떻게 지내셨어요? very formal, conversational, past-tense

0:00 – intro

0:38 – 어떻게 지내다

0:52 – 어떡해 VS 어떻게

1:22 – 어떻게 지내 casual

1:55 - 어떻게 지내세요

2:10 – 어떻게 지내셨어요

2:25 – making verbs formal

3:47 – review

4:53 – outro