Learn Basic Russian Phrases | Ways to ask HOW ARE YOU in Russian and some great ways to respond

Hello! It's Mila from How to Russian, and I'm here to help you learn Russian language easy, fast and with lots of fun. In this video, I will show you the ways to ask a question how are you doing in Russian, and also some great ways to respond to this question using Russian TV series and movies. This expression contains two words КАК, which means how, and ДЕЛА, which means affairs or things. Pay attention that a vowel Е is pronounced as И in this word, because it is not stressed. КАК ДЕЛА is the most popular way to ask how are you in Russian. It is rather informal than formal, and you should avoid using this form with strangers, for example, social workers, elderly people if you don't know them well, and some people in authority, for example, your boss, professors, and so on. Do you want a great tip on how to remember the expression КАК ДЕЛА? This expression contains three words КАК, which means how, and ТВОИ ДЕЛА, your affairs or things. Pay attention that a vowel О is pronounced as А in the word ТВОИ, because it is not stressed. КАК ТВОИ ДЕЛА is another informal and more personal variation of КАК ДЕЛА. You can use this expression with friends, family members, good acquaintances, colleagues, and children. In this expression, we use a plural possessive informal pronoun ТВОИ that comes from ТЫ. You can turn this expression into formal by switching ТВОИ with ВАШИ. КАК ВАШИ ДЕЛА? This expression contains three words КАК, which means how, and ВАШИ ДЕЛА, your affairs. КАК ВАШИ ДЕЛА is a formal and very polite variation of КАК ДЕЛА. You can use this expression with strangers, for example, social workers, and some officials, colleagues older than you, people in authority, for example, your boss, professors, and so on, and elderly people. In this expression, we use a plural possessive polite formal pronoun ВАШИ that comes from ВЫ. КАК ВАШИ ДЕЛА? It is good to know different ways to use a Russian word ДЕЛА, which is a singular form of the word ДЕЛА. ДЕЛА can mean affair or business in certain expressions. Two plural forms are possible in some expressions ДЕЛ and ДЕЛА. КАК ТЫ? There are two ways to use this expression, an informal with a pronoun ТЫ, and a formal one with a pronoun ВЫ. КАК ТЫ? КАК ТЫ is a casual and short variation of КАК ДЕЛА. You can use this expression with friends, family members, good acquaintances, colleagues not older than you, and children. КАК ВЫ is a formal variation of КАК ТЫ. It can also be addressed to a group of people. This expression is less formal than КАК ВАШИ ДЕЛА? You can use this expression with people you don't know well, colleagues older than you, people in authorities, like your boss and professors. КАК САМ? This expression has two forms, a masculine and a feminine. КАК САМ? so you can address it to men. КАК САМА? you can address it to women. By the way, you can change the order of words in this question, so it can start with a pronoun САМА or САМ. САМА КАК? to address to women. САМ КАК? to address to men. КАК САМ? is a common casual follow-up question after responding to somebody's question КАК ДЕЛА? or its other version. You can use this expression with friends, family members, and good acquaintances, as well as colleagues not older than you. Another version of follow-up question is У ТЕБЯ КАК? For example, Привет, как дела? Спасибо, хорошо. У ТЕБЯ КАК? or КАК У ТЕБЯ? Another version is ТЫ КАК? ТЫ КАК? For example, Привет, как дела? Спасибо, хорошо. ТЫ КАК? ТЫ КАК? or КАК ТЫ? АЛЁ, МАЙКЛ, ПРИВЕТ! ЧО КАК САМ? КАК ЖИЗНЬ? ЧО НОВОГО? ДА КОНЕЧНО, ПОФИГ, МЫ У НАС ЧЕГО-ТО РАЗГОВОРА НАЧАЛИ. ЧТО НОВОГО? This expression contains two words ЧТО, which means what, and НОВОГО, which means new. ЧТО НОВОГО? is a casual expression that is usually used when you haven't seen a person for some time You can use this expression with friends, family members, good acquaintances, colleagues, and other types of acquaintances. In informal conversations, a question word ЧТО is often reduced to just ЧЁ. НИЧЕГО НОВОГО? This expression contains two words НИЧЕГО, which means nothing, and НОВОГО, which means new. НИЧЕГО НОВОГО? is a common reply to the question ЧТО НОВОГО? if a person doesn't have any news, Short and super casual versions of НИЧЕГО НОВОГО are НИЧЕГО, НИЧЁ НОВОГО, and НИЧЁ. КАК ЖИЗНЬ, САША? КАК ЖИЗНЬ? This expression contains two words КАК, which means how, and ЖИЗНЬ, which means life. КАК ЖИЗНЬ is a casual way to ask КАК ДЕЛА? and it's mostly men who use it. It may sound a little dramatic and outdated. You can use this expression with friends, family members, good acquaintances, colleagues not older than you, and elderly people you know. КАК ПОЖИВАЕШЬ? This expression contains two words КАК, which means how, and ПОЖИВАЕШЬ, which means you lived. КАК ПОЖИВАЕШЬ is a less casual and more polite version of КАК ЖИЗНЬ. You can use this expression with good acquaintances, friends, and colleagues. A formal version of КАК ПОЖИВАЕШЬ is КАК ПОЖИВАЕТЕ? For example, Здрасьте, КАК ПОЖИВАЕТЕ? ЧТО, КАК НАСТРОЕНИЕ? КАК НАСТРОЕНИЕ? This expression contains two words КАК, which means how, and НАСТРОЕНИЕ, which means mood. КАК НАСТРОЕНИЕ is a common way to inquire about a person's morale and mood in general. It is often used on TV shows, games, special occasions in order to cheer up the audience. Let's look at another way to use a word НАСТРОЕНИЕ. which means no mood. It's a common way to let somebody know that you are not in a good mood. Let's look at another way to use a word НАСТРОЕНИЕ. There are different positive and negative ways to respond to the question КАК ДЕЛА? and its variations. Let's have a look at the most common ones. НЕПЛОХО, ТАК СЕБЕ, МОГЛО БЫТЬ И ЛУЧШЕ, ПЛОХО, УЖАСНО НИШТЯК means really good or cool. It comes from the expression НИЧЁ ТАК, that means it's not that bad. НИШТЯК is a slang word and you should better use it only with your friends. КАПЕЦ or its another variation is ПИПЕЦ. It means a disaster or the end. It's not a swear word and young people use it a lot in different contexts. You can also use it to express surprise, for example КАПЕЦ, У НЕЁ УЖЕ ДВОЕ ДЕТЕЙ. Or you can use it to express despair or anger, for example КАПЕЦ, МЫ ЗАВАЛИЛИ ЭКЗАМЕН. There is a stronger version of КАПЕЦ, which is ПИЗДЕЦ. This word means a complete disaster. Be careful, it is a strong swear word, but young people use it a lot in different situations. ВОСТОРГ ОБРЕЧЁННОСТЬ ЗЛОБО СТРАННО ПИПЕЦ ДА ПИПЕЦ КАКОЕ СЛОВО КАК ДЕЛА ВСЁ ПУЧКОМ А У НАС ВСЁ ПУЧКОМ ТАМ ГДЕ ПРЯМО НЕ ПРОЛЕЗЕМ МЫ ПРОЙДЁМ БАРАШКОМ ВСЁ ПУЧКОМ А У НАС ВСЁ ПУЧКОМ ВСЁ ПУЧКОМ A direct translation of the expression ВСЁ ПУЧКОМ is Everything is in the form of a bunch. It is possible that this expression is associated with a bunch of deal, meaning that you are fine and fresh as deal. And yeah, Russian people love deal. ВСЁ ПУЧКОМ is an idiomatic colloquial expression. You can use this expression with friends, family members, good acquaintances and colleagues. I hope that you enjoyed watching this video and if you did, don't forget to like it so that I will know that I should continue making videos like this. If you are new here, don't forget to subscribe and hit a notification bell so that you will never miss any of my videos. I also have an Instagram account where I post some great materials every week. 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