什么场合可以/不可以说"Are you okay?"

油管链接："Are you okay"open in new window

什么场合不应该说

开场白的问候不可以说"Are you okay?", 虽然中文直译"你好吗?"似乎没有问题，但是我们不可以把它当作问候语。正确说法如下：

How are you?
How are you guys doing?

招呼客人，询问是否一起都好，不能用"Are you okay?", 我们可以用以下的说法：

Can I get you anything?
Is there anything I can get you?
Are you (guys) doing okay?

什么场合说

被人发生什么事了，表同情或者关系 - 你怎么样啊？
碰到无礼的人，很生气的回怒 - 你没事吧？

场景

Can you help me get a fitting room? I have about five items to try on.

Five items? Okay fine. (very impatient)

Are you okay? Did you wake up on the wrong site of the bed or something? Is that how you talk to your customers?