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How do you say "how have you been" in Spanish (Latin America)?
¿Cómo has estado?
In Spanish (Latin America), "how have you been" is ¿Cómo has estado?.
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Pronunciation
Try KO-mo AS e-STA-do for "Cómo has estado" — keep the tongue relaxed for the r, and don't harden the c the way Spaniards sometimes do.
Grammar notes
¿Cómo has estado? is a phrase used the same way as its English equivalent.
Example sentence
how have you been
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How to remember ¿Cómo has estado?
Practice "Cómo has estado" inside the full sentence "¿Cómo has estado?" rather than alone; context makes "how have you been" harder to forget.
Related words
- good morning Buenos días
- good afternoon Buenas tardes
- good evening Buenas noches
- good night Buenas noches
- how is it going ¿Cómo va todo?
- whats up ¿Qué onda?
- its nice outside today Hoy está bonito afuera
- the weather is nice El clima está agradable
- what are you doing this weekend ¿Qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?
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Questions about ¿Cómo has estado?
How do you pronounce ¿Cómo has estado??
Try KO-mo AS e-STA-do for "Cómo has estado" — keep the tongue relaxed for the r, and don't harden the c the way Spaniards sometimes do.
Is ¿Cómo has estado? formal or casual?
¿Cómo has estado? is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is ¿Cómo has estado? used in Spanish (Latin America)?
¿Cómo has estado? is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (how have you been).
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