More ways to say...
"I'm fine"

When somebody asks you "How are you?", there are many different ways to say that we feel well.

  1. I'm fine thank you.
  2. I feel great/marvelous/fine.
  3. Couldn't be better.
  4. Fit as a fiddle.
  5. Very well, thanks.
  6. Okay.
  7. Alright.
  8. Not bad.
  9. Much better.
  10. All the better for seeing you.

Explanations

  • Many students only learn phrase 1. Try to learn some more expressions.
  • Phrase 2 is very positive. Marvelous is probably the strongest.
  • Phrase 3 is saying that it is impossible to be more healthy/well.
  • Phrase 4 is an idiom that says you feel very fit and healthy.
  • Phrases 6, 7 and 8 are positive but not strong. People sometimes say these when they don't feel very well but they want to be polite.
  • We say phrase 9 when we were sick before and now feel (more) well.
  • Phrase 10 is the friendliest phrase. We are saying that seeing the other person has made us feel healthier and happier. Don't use this with strangers.