When somebody asks you "How are you?", there are many different ways to say that we feel well.
- I'm fine thank you.
- I feel great/marvelous/fine.
- Couldn't be better.
- Fit as a fiddle.
- Very well, thanks.
- Okay.
- Alright.
- Not bad.
- Much better.
- 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.