আপনি কেমন আছেন?
apni kemon achen?
aap kaise ho in Bengali is আপনি কেমন আছেন? (apni kemon achen?)
A polite greeting used to ask someone how they are doing.
How do you pronounce it?
apni kemon achen?
What mistakes should you avoid?
The phrase 'aap kaise ho' is actually Hindi, not Bengali and an English speaker might mistakenly use it when trying to speak Bengali.
Did you know?
- Using the polite form আপনি with a very close friend or a younger sibling can actually be perceived as cold or sarcastic, signaling a desire for distance.
- Bengali uses a specific honorific system where the verb itself must also be 'polite' to match the pronoun আপনি (apni), creating a double layer of respect.
- The word আপনি (apni) is a respectful form that evolved through linguistic analogy with other formal pronouns like তিনি (tini). This makes its structure slightly different from the standard 'apne' seen in other dialects.
Examples in context
- আপনি কেমন আছেন?Apni kemon achen?How are you?
Example conversation
Moumita and Sourav meet at a professional seminar.
- মৌমিতা Moumitaসৌরভ বাবু, আপনি কেমন আছেন?Sourav babu, apni kemon achen?Mr. Sourav, how are you?
- সৌরভ Souravআমি ভালো আছি, মৌমিতা। আপনি কেমন আছেন?Ami bhalo achi, Moumita. Apni kemon achen?I am doing well, Moumita. How are you?
- মৌমিতা Moumitaআমিও ভালো আছি। ধন্যবাদ।Amio bhalo achi. Dhonnobad.I am also doing well. Thank you.
- সৌরভ Souravশুনে খুশি হলাম।Shune khushi holam.I am glad to hear that.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries আপনি, CC BY-SA 4.0.
