Generic Phrases

Latin phrases?

How do you say "How are you" in Latin? I know it's something facis? cheers

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1. Hola!
2. Como estas?... or... como vas?.... or .....estas bueno?
3. How are you? = "ut vales?"
4. com e stais
5. Romans used to start their letters with the words: "si tu vales, bene est, ego quoque valeo." This meant "If you are well, that is great, I am well too." They would greet each other with "salve!" meaning "be well" and say goodbye with "vale" , meaning "be strong". I suppose "how are you" would be "valesne", which means "are you strong" couched in a way which expects the answer yes.
6. "Quid facis?" and "Quid agis?" both literally mean "What are you doing, but the latter is more of a "What's up" kind of question.
7. So many people really seem not to know the difference between Spanish and Latin. Latin is the language of the Romans. Ok getting off soap box. How are you: Quomodo te habes? = How are you doing? Quid agis? = what are you doing? Quid facis? = what are you doing? Quid is what, quomodo is how as a general rule. Now, you might use quid agis as the Latin equivalent of "what's up?"