How you been Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhaʊ/ /ˈju/ /ˈbɪn/, /bən/, /bɪn

HOW yoo BIN (or buhn, or bin)

UK

hˈaʊ/ /jˈuː/ /bˈiːn

HOW YOO BEEN

التعريف

A casual, friendly way to ask someone about their well-being or what has happened in their life since you last met.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal and most commonly used in American English, especially in casual conversation or when greeting friends after some time. Not standard grammar; avoid in formal writing. Similar to 'how have you been?', but more relaxed.

• Spanish: ¿cómo has estado?
• Portuguese (BR): como você tem estado?
• Portuguese (PT): como tens estado?
• Chinese (Simplified): 你最近怎么样？
• Chinese (Traditional): 你最近怎麼樣？
• Hindi: तुम कैसे रहे हो?
• Arabic: كيف كنت؟
• Bengali: কেমন আছো - কেমন ছিলে (অনানুষ্ঠানিক)
• Russian: как дела - как ты был
• Japanese: 元気にしてた？ - 最近どう？
• Vietnamese: dạo này thế nào - bạn dạo này sao rồi
• Korean: 잘 지냈어? - 요즘 어때?
• Turkish: nasılsın - nasıldı hayatın
• Urdu: کیسا رہا؟ - کیسے ہو؟
• Indonesian: gimana kabar? - udah gimana nih?

جمل نموذجية

Hey, how you been? Long time no see!

basic

It's been a while. How you been?

basic

Hi, how you been since graduation?

basic

Yo! How you been holding up with all this rain lately?

natural

Saw your pictures online—how you been these days?

natural

Hey man, how you been after moving to the new city?

natural