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How To Say ‘How Are You?’ In Basque & Common Responses

In this post, you will learn how to say ‘how are you?’ in Basque. You’ll also learn common responses so you can respond if you’re asked this question.

This can be really useful if you’re speaking with someone from Basque Country or if you’re travelling there. 

Basque is a language spoken by the Basques who are based in an area of Northern Spain and Southwestern France known as Basque Country. 

Basque is a language isolate meaning it is unrelated to any other language. There are approximately 750,000 native speakers. 

How To Say ‘How Are You?’ In Basque

There are a few different ways to ask ‘how are you?’. Here are the most common:

In most situations you can say:

How are you?Zer moduz?

If you want to be a little more polite, you can say:

How are you?Zer moduz zaude?

How To Respond To ‘How Are You?’ In Basque

There are many different ways that you can reply to this question. Below are the most common responses to this question. I’ve also included how to say ‘thank you’ as it’s polite to thank someone if they ask how you are.

Thank youEskerrik asko
I’m fine/I’m goodOndo nago
Fine/goodOndo
Very goodOso ondo
Very wellPrimeran nago
I’m sickGaixorik nago
I don’t feel wellEz naiz ondo sentitzen
I’m tiredNekatuta nago
I’m sadTriste nago
I’m happyPozik nago

It’s also useful to know how to say ‘and you?’ or ‘what about you?’ to find out how someone else is if they ask you.

And you?Eta zu?

Check out the below video to hear the pronunciation of some of these phrases. Skip to 4:29 for ‘how are you?’:

This video also covers the pronunciation of some of these phrases:

Example Conversation:

Person 1: Zer moduz? (How are you?)

Person 2: Ondo, eskerrik asko. Eta zu? (Good, thank you. And you?)

Person 1: Ondo nago (I’m good)

Increase your vocabulary further by learning how to wish someone a happy birthday in Basque.


Thanks for reading this post. 

You should now know how to say ‘how are you?’ in Basque and you should also be able to respond if you’re asked! 

You can’t go wrong with these simple phrases.