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How to Say ‘Are they doing well too?’ in Japanese

も元気ですか。

mo genki desu ka

[moh gen-kee dess kah]

💬 Usage Tip: With [も], the idea is "too/as well," so [も元気ですか] is asking whether this person is well too, in addition to someone already mentioned. In a full sentence, [も] attaches to the person: [子どもたちも元気ですか。]

Phrase Breakdown

mo

[moh]

also; too

も means also or too, often used when asking about another family member after someone else.

Example

お義姉さんも元気ですか。

Is your older sister-in-law well too?

元気ですか

genki desu ka

are you well?; how are you?

Common way to ask how someone is doing.

Example

元気ですか。

How are you?

Words in this phrase

元気

genki

[gen-kee]

well; healthy; energetic

元気 means healthy, fine, or energetic. It is often used when asking how someone is doing.

Example

子どもは元気です。

The child is well.

です

desu

[dess]

is; am; are

です makes the sentence polite and is commonly used in everyday conversation.

Example

みんな元気です。

Everyone is well.

ka

[kah]

question marker

か marks the sentence as a question in polite Japanese.

Example

ご家族も来ますか。

Is your family coming too?

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