Spanish words for kids · Greetings & manners
How to say “how are you?” in Spanish
How are you? is the first real conversation kids can have in a new language: one question and a short answer they can say back.
How are you? in Spanish
¿cómo estás?
Sounds like ≈ KOH-moh ehs-TAHS
Good to know: This is the friendly tú form used with children, friends and family. Spanish questions open with an upside-down ¿, which kids often love drawing. A typical answer: muy bien, gracias.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Spanish songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
¿Cómo estás hoy?
How are you today?
from Vamos al Médico (At the Doctor)
¿Cómo estás?
How are you?
from Buenos Días (Good Morning)
3 songs that teach it
“How are you?” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Spanish with its English meaning.
Buenos Días
Good Morning · Greetings · Free
- buenos días · good morning
- ¿cómo estás? · how are you?
- muy bien · very well
- gracias · thank you
Hola, ¿Cómo Estás?
Hi, How Are You? · Greetings · Free
- hola · hello
- ¿cómo estás? · how are you?
- bien · good
- ¡a jugar! · let's play!
Hola, Amigo
Hi, Friend · Greetings · Free
- hola · hello
- amigo · friend
- ¿cómo estás? · how are you?
- nombre · name
Also sung in: Adiós, Amigos, Hoy es Lunes, Vamos al Médico.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Ask cómo estás at pick-up time and accept any answer, in any language. The point is hearing the question every day.
- 2Give a teddy a voice and have it ask your child cómo estás, then swap roles.
- 3Pair it with feelings: ask cómo estás, then point at a happy or sad face drawing together.
Related Spanish words
“How are you?” in other languages
Sing it in Spanish, free
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Spanishhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Spanish songs with your family.