🌟 Small Talk Lesson 6: How’s your ? (__ 어때요?)

✨ Introduction (English)

In small talk, we often ask about someone’s school, job, or life. The most natural way is:

Q: How’s your ___?
👉 Examples: How’s school? How’s life? How’s the job?

The answer is simple:
A: It’s ____.

✨ 한국어 설명

스몰토크에서 상대방의 학교, 일, 생활 등을 물어볼 때 자주 쓰는 표현입니다:

Q: How’s your ___? (___ 어때요?)
👉 예: 학교는 어때요? 인생은 어때요? 직장은 어때요?

대답은 간단합니다:
A: It’s ____. (좋아요 / 괜찮아요 / 나빠요)

🗣️ Variations of the Question

• How’s school? (학교는 어때요?)
• How’s life? (인생은 어때요?)
• How’s the job? (직장은 어때요?)
• How’s your wife? (아내는 어때요?)
• How’s your family? (가족은 어때요?)
• How’s your work (going)? (일은 어때요?)

📝 Answers (Casual / Natural)

• It’s good. (좋아요.)
• It’s okay. (괜찮아요.)
• It’s so-so. (그냥 그래요.)
• It’s great. (아주 좋아요.)
• It’s awesome. (최고예요.)
• It’s amazing. (놀라워요.)
• It’s incredible. (믿을 수 없어요.)
• It’s horrible. (끔찍해요.)
• It’s pretty bad. (꽤 나빠요.)
• It’s pretty good. (꽤 좋아요.)

🗣️ Example Dialogue

• A: How’s your job?
• B: It’s pretty good. I’m learning a lot.
• A: Nice, sounds exciting.

📝 Practice Ideas

1. Pair practice: Ask about 5 things (How’s school? How’s life? How’s your English?).
2. Answer with short + longer replies (It’s okay. / It’s okay, but a little boring.).
3. Mix with other lessons: How was your weekend? → How’s school now?

📌 Teacher’s Tip:
Always start with “It’s…” — not “I’m.”
❌ Wrong: I’m good (for school).
✅ Right: It’s good.