- How are you -
this sentence is probably the first few sentences we know when we learn a new language. Unlike Americans who like doing short talk, Germans are quite cool and it is not often for them to ask "how are you" (unless they are very close and want to know how their friends are going) So, it is not often for them to ask how are you
We can learn them simply memorizing the sentence
Wie geht es Ihnen/Wie geht es dir?
short form as Wie geht's
we might ask back by saying:
Gut danke. Und Ihren?
or simply answering:
Sehr gut
Gut, danke
Es geht
Nicht so gut (not so good)