お元気ですか。
Ogenki desu ka.
How are you?
- Word for word
- “Are you in good spirits?”
- Politeness: Polite
- です/ます style. The safe default with strangers, shop staff and colleagues.
- When you would say it
- When you have not seen someone for a while.
- Worth knowing
- Not an everyday greeting. Asking colleagues this every morning would sound odd; use お疲れ様です instead.