How are you going meaning in English
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Definition
How are you going? (AUS, NZ): Are you well? How are things?
Examples
- "How are you going, mate?"
- "How are you going to react to the experience?"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with these common terms from England, New Zealand and Australia. All were used in the dialogue.
This term is synonymous with a "friend" → "My Dave lives in Wellington."
In American and British English, we ask "How are you doing?" In Australia in New Zealand, we ask "How are you ?"
This term is synonymous with an "apartment" → "Dave lives in a small downtown."
This British English slang term describes a television or tv → "Dave doesn't own a , so he doesn't watch a lot of shows".
This term is synonymous with a "friend" → "My Dave lives in Wellington."
In American and British English, we ask "How are you doing?" In Australia in New Zealand, we ask "How are you ?"
This term is synonymous with an "apartment" → "Dave lives in a small downtown."
This British English slang term describes a television or tv → "Dave doesn't own a , so he doesn't watch a lot of shows".
Fill in the blanks below with these common terms from England, New Zealand and Australia. All were used in the dialogue.
This term is synonymous with a "friend" → "My mate 1 Dave lives in Wellington."
In American and British English, we ask "How are you doing?" In Australia in New Zealand, we ask "How are you going 2?"
This term is synonymous with an "apartment" → "Dave lives in a small flat 3 downtown."
This British English slang term describes a television or tv → "Dave doesn't own a telly 4, so he doesn't watch a lot of shows".
This term is synonymous with a "friend" → "My mate 1 Dave lives in Wellington."
In American and British English, we ask "How are you doing?" In Australia in New Zealand, we ask "How are you going 2?"
This term is synonymous with an "apartment" → "Dave lives in a small flat 3 downtown."
This British English slang term describes a television or tv → "Dave doesn't own a telly 4, so he doesn't watch a lot of shows".
1 mate: "Mate" can be used to describe a "friend" or more generally a person. It is used mainly in the UK and Australia (and New Zealand). Example: Me and my mates go to the pub every Friday night to fight and drink beer.
2 going: The expression "How are you going?" is commonly used in Australia and New Zealand to ask about someone. It is the equivalent of the American and British expressions "How are you doing?" or "How are you?".
3 flat: "Flat" is a non-US English term that is synonymous with "apartment", and sometimes "home" or "house". It is a set of rooms usually on one floor. Like "apartments", "flats" can be rented or owned.
4 telly: A "telly" is a typically British, Australian or New Zealand abbreviation of "television". In this dialogue, the man at the airport tells Bruno that his friend Dave does not possess a "telly"!
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