Kumusta ka karon?

How are you doing today?

Pronunciation

koo-MOOS-tah kah kah-ROHN (approximately)

Word by word

kumusta = how are you or how is it going
ka = you
karon = today or now

Meaning and context

This is a friendly everyday question used to ask how someone is doing today or at the present moment. Kumusta ka is the general equivalent of how are you, while karon adds the time reference of today or now. It works when starting a conversation in person, by phone, or through messages. A simple answer is Maayo ra ko, meaning I am fine.