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How?
 
  How are you?
 
 
  fine
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good
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okay
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pretty good, and you?
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not good
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  How is your mother?
 
 
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She's great!
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  How are you doing?
 
  How did you do that?
 
  How do you do it?
 
  How do you say "good bye" in English?
 

When used with an adjective it inquires into the degree of something.

 

How old are you?

 
 
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I'm 30 (years old).
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  How old is she?
 
 
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She's 65 (years old).
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  How complex is it?
 
 
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It's very complex.
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  How long is his nose?
 
 
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It's really long.
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Pictorial Vocabulary Guide
numbers

The United States uses the English system. Pretty much every other English speaking countries uses the metric system.

English system
mile
 
yard
 
foot
 
inch
 
Metric system
kilometer
 
meter
 
centimeter
 
millimeter
 
  How tall is he?
 
 
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He's really tall.
- He is 7 feet tall.
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gosto
 
far
 
near
 
distant
 
close
 
  How far is Chicago?
 
 
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It's very far.
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It's close.
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It's 2,340 miles away.
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By is commonly placed place after close and near. Away is commonly placed after far.

 
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It's close by.  
 
 
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It's near by.  
 
 
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It's far away.  
 
  They're learning how to swim.
 
  She taught them how to fly an airplane.
 
What and How can also be used to make exclamations.
  How amazing!
 
  How sad!
 
  What a woman!
 
  What a wonderful country!
 
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