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"How are you doing?"

It's the moment you've been waiting for... your first complete sentence!

And then it turns out to be a question.

We've got the pieces already, of course. Now, to put them in order. You'll be glad to know the "how" part is always at the beginning. After that...

Spanish ¿Cómo está Usted? (koh-moh ay-stah oo-stayth) is nice 'n' easy: How are you? (or, at worst, "How is Your Grace?")

Italian Come sta Lei? (koh-may stah lay) is "How are you?" - but really, "How stands She (i.e. Your Highness)?"

French Comment allez-vous is "How are going you (guys)?" That's a little trickier, but not too bad.

Note:

  • There's an upside down question mark at the start of the Spanish.
  • There's a hyphen between allez and vous in the French.
  • The hokiness of Lei as "Your Highness" and "Usted" as "Your Grace" should have sunk in enough for you to remember they're third person. Henceforth, I'll just say "You" (but with the capital "y," especially to remind you that It. Lei = "You" is capitalized.
Having muddled the waters enough to make you sort things out so you'll remember, now I'll give the short version:

Spanish ¿Cómo está Usted? = "How are You doing?" ("How are you?")

Italian Come sta Lei? = "How are you doing?" ("How stand You?")

French Comment allez-vous? = "How are you doing?" ("How are you (guys) going?")