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"Hi" is a form of "hi", an interjection which is often translated as "hola". "Good morning. How are you?" is a phrase which is often translated as "Buenos días. ¿Cómo estás?". Learn more about the difference between "hi" and "Good morning. How are you?" below.
hi(
hay
)An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
1. (colloquial) (salutation)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Good morning. How are you?(
good
mor
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nihng
hau
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yu
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. Buenos días. ¿Cómo estás? (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
Good morning. How are you? - Oh, I'm all right. How about yourself?Buenos días. ¿Cómo estás? - Ah, más o menos. ¿Y tú?
b. Buenos días. ¿Cómo está? (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
Good morning. How are you? - Not so good, doctor. I've been having these constant headaches.Buenos días. ¿Cómo está? - No muy bien, doctor. He tenido dolores de cabeza constantes.
c. Buenos días. ¿Cómo están? (plural)
Good morning. How are you? - Fine, thank you Mrs. Clarke.Buenos días. ¿Cómo están? - Bien, gracias Sra. Clarke.
