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"How are you doing?" is a phrase which is often translated as "¿Cómo estás?", and "sweetie" is a noun which is often translated as "el encanto". Learn more about the difference between "How are you doing?" and "sweetie" below.

How are you doing?(

hau

ihng

)

A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).

phrase

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(used to address one person)

a. ¿Cómo estás?

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).

(informal)

(singular)

How are you doing? - Fine, thanks.¿Cómo estás? - Bien, gracias.

b. ¿Cómo te va?

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).

(informal)

(singular)

How are you doing? I hope that everything is well with you and your family.¿Cómo te va? Espero que las cosas les vayan bien a ti y a tu familia.

sweetie(

swi

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(sweetie pie)

a. el encanto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Ariadna always helps. - Yeah, she's a real sweetie.Ariadna siempre ayuda. - Sí, es un verdadero encanto.

b. el cielo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

What a sweetie! She didn't have to drive us to the airport.¡Qué cielo! No tenía porqué llevarnos al aeropuerto.

c. el amor

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Rose was a such a sweetie when my mom died.¡Qué amor esa Rose cuando murió mi madre!

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(term of endearment)

a. el cielo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

How are you this morning, sweetie?¿Cómo amaneciste, cielo?

b. el cariño

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Come on, sweetie! You can do it!¡Vamos, cariño! ¡Sí que puedes!

c. el amor

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

How's it going, sweetie?¿Cómo te va, amor?

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(culinary)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. la golosina

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Can I have a sweetie, please?¿Me das una golosina, por favor?

b. el caramelo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I bought some sweeties from the corner shop.Compré algunos caramelos de la tienda de la esquina.

c. el dulce

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

You can't eat sweeties before breakfast!¡No se pueden comer dulces antes de desayunar!

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