how are you? - replies

[Lenka]

If someone asks me How are you? What should I answer?
May I say:
- I am good. or
- I am going good. or
- I am well. or
- I am going well. ?

Is there a difference between these replies? Which of them are wrong?
Is it right to say e.g. I am well, but I am not good. ? Would it mean that I feel healthy (well), but not going good/well (?) – without succes.

[Tdol]

I wouldn't use 'going'. You can use 'doing'. 'I'm well but not good' is a little unclear- you would be better off with something like 'but things aren't going well'.

[Nordic Bill]

"I'm fine" and "I'm doing fine" seem most natural to me.

Bill

[Mihai_alexandru]

Is it correct to say

I am good.

and

I am well.


or

I am doing good.

and

I am doing well.

[riverkid]

Is it correct to say

I am good.

and

I am well.


or

I am doing good.

and

I am doing well.

Yup, it is, Mihai.

[riverkid]

If someone asks me How are you? What should I answer?

- I am going good. or

- I am going well. ?


Instead of using "I", Lenka, you can use 'things', as in "Things are going good/well".

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[Offroad]

I thought one could say:

I am good. (NOT well, since it's a adjective)
I am doing well. (NOT good, since it's a adverb)

right?

[banderas]

I thought one could say:

I am good. (NOT well, since it's a adjective)
I am doing well. (NOT good, since it's a adverb)

right?

What are you good at? I am good (adjective) at something.
How are you? I am good, thanks. or I am well(adjective)/fine, thanks.
In general:
I am good=AE
I am well=BrE
Although I sometimes hear Americans say: "I am well" and Brits say "I am good". It is a matter of personal preference. I would like meet to a Brit, who spent al his/her life in the UK and never went abroad, say: "I am good".

Well is an adjective with the meaning "in good health". But mostly "well" is an adverb:
you speak English well, not good
you play piano well, not good

I personally say "I am fine, thanks" when answering "How are you?".