How to Say ‘How have you been?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cómo han estado?
KOH-moh ahn ehs-TAH-doh
[KOH-moh ahn ehs-TAH-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: To ask how someone has been lately, Spanish often uses [¿Cómo han estado?] rather than a literal [how are you]. For one person, switch it to [¿Cómo ha estado?].
Phrase Breakdown
Cómo
[KOH-moh]
how
Introduces a question about someone’s condition or how things have been going.
¿Cómo han salido las cosas en casa?
How have things turned out at home?
Han estado
ahn ehs-TAH-doh
Have been
Present perfect form used to ask about how someone has been lately.
¿Cómo han estado estos días?
How have you been these days?
Words in this phrase
han
[ahn]
have
Auxiliary verb used here to form the present perfect.
Han mejorado mucho este mes.
They have improved a lot this month.
estado
[ehs-TAH-doh]
been
Past participle used with 'han' to ask about ongoing condition up to now.
Han estado tranquilos últimamente.
They have been calm lately.
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