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Hi guys! Dan here for BBC Learning English with this week's Learner Question.
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Find out what it is after this.
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OK! This week's learner question comes from Ashfaq from Pakistan, who says, what is the difference between these two sentences: "How are you?" and "How do you do?"
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Well, Ashfaq, "How do you do?" is quite formal, and it's not used much these days.
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You might possibly use it the first time you meet somebody for business or with somebody very, very important.
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It's usually accompanied with a handshake.
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The response to "how do you do" is… "how do you do", but with a slightly different emphasis.
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For example, "How do you do?" "How do you do?"
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Did you see the difference?
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You could also say: "I'm pleased to meet you" or "it's very nice to meet you."
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"How are you?" is used in both informal and formal circumstances.
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So usually it's quite a good question to begin a conversation with.
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It's a question which asks about the other person's state of being.
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But don't go into too much detail when you give the answer.
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Standard replies include, "very well thank you," (and) "I'm fine thanks."
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And of course it's traditional to then return the question to the other person and ask, "and yourself?" "and you?" "how are you?"
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Very informal greetings include, "hey", "hi", "hiya", "heya", and are often accompanied by questions such as, "what's up?" "what's going on?" and, "how's things?"
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Finally, if we're talking about formal greetings, we should also talk about formal farewells.
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Again these are usually accompanied with a handshake.
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And we might say, "it was a pleasure meeting you."
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Or "it's been great meeting you. Thank you very much for your time."
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Thank you for your time, Ashfaq. I hope that's answered your question.
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If anybody else out there has a question for Learners' Questions, you can email us on: [email protected]
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Please remember to include Learners' Questions in the subject box and your name and the country that you're writing from.
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We can't answer every single question, guys, we just get too many, but we do read every single one.
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And for more information, go to our website: bbclearningenglish.com.
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That's it for this week's Learners' Questions. I'll see you next time.
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