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How do you say how are in 100 languages?

It's impossible to list "how are you" in 100 languages, as there are thousands of languages spoken around the world.

However, I can give you a good starting point with some common greetings in different language families:

Indo-European:

* English: How are you?

* French: Comment allez-vous?

* Spanish: ¿Cómo estás?

* German: Wie geht es dir?

* Italian: Come stai?

* Russian: Как дела? (Kak dela?)

* Hindi: कैसे हो? (Kaise ho?)

* Bengali: কেমন আছেন? (Kemone achhen?)

* Persian: حال شما چطور است؟ (Hal-e shoma chetor ast?)

* Greek: Τι κάνεις; (Ti kaneis?)

Sino-Tibetan:

* Mandarin Chinese: 你好嗎? (Nǐ hǎo ma?)

* Cantonese: 你好嗎? (Nei hou ma?)

* Vietnamese: Bạn có khỏe không? (Bạn có khỏe không?)

Afro-Asiatic:

* Arabic: كيف حالك؟ (Kayfa haluk?)

* Hebrew: מה שלומך? (Mah shlomcha?)

Austronesian:

* Tagalog: Kumusta ka?

* Indonesian: Apa kabar?

* Malay: Apa khabar?

Other:

* Japanese: お元気ですか? (O genki desu ka?)

* Korean: 잘 지내세요? (Jal jinae seyo?)

* Thai: สบายดีไหม (Sabai dii mai?)

* Portuguese: Como está?

Tips for finding more:

* Use an online translator: Many websites and apps can translate "how are you" into a variety of languages.

* Look up greetings specific to a language: Some languages have different greetings depending on the time of day or formality.

* Ask a native speaker: The best way to learn the most accurate and culturally appropriate greeting is to ask someone who speaks the language.

Remember that language is a living, evolving thing, and there may be regional variations in how people greet each other.

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