How to Say ‘Hello, how are you?’ in Mexican Spanish
Hola, ¿cómo está?
OH-lah KOH-moh eh-STAH
[OH-lah KOH-moh eh-STAH]
💬 Usage Tip: Great polite opener: greeting + formal check-in. Very natural on the phone.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: In Mexico, small polite openings often come before the main request, even in practical calls.
Phrase Breakdown
Hola
[OH-lah]
hello
A standard greeting used when starting a conversation politely.
Hola, ¿cómo está? Le hablo del departamento.
Hello, how are you? I’m calling about the apartment.
cómo
[KOH-moh]
how
Question word used in greetings like “how are you?”
Hola, ¿cómo está? Quería avisarle del problema.
Hello, how are you? I wanted to let you know about the problem.
está
[eh-STAH]
are you / is
Formal present tense of estar, often used for polite speech.
Hola, ¿cómo está? El agua no está caliente.
Hello, how are you? The water is not hot.
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