तुम्ही कसे आहात?
tumhi kase ahat?
aap kaise ho in Marathi is तुम्ही कसे आहात? (tumhi kase ahat?)
In Marathi, you use this expression to ask how someone is doing as a polite greeting.
Which one should you use?
The form of the phrase changes based on the gender of the person you are addressing and the level of respect you wish to show. To address a female politely, you use तुम्ही कशा आहात? where the word for 'how' changes to कशा. For an informal address to a female, you would use तू कशी आहेस?
How does it change in a sentence?
The polite/plural pronoun तुम्ही is used for respect. When addressing a female, the word for 'how' changes to कशी or कशा depending on the formality level. For example, in the informal feminine form तू कशी आहेस?, the word for 'how' is कशी.
How do you pronounce it?
tumhi kase ahat?
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid using the phrase aap kaise ho when speaking Marathi. That specific phrase is Hindi. In Marathi, you should use तुम्ही कसे आहात? for a polite inquiry.
Did you know?
- The polite pronoun तुम्ही is a linguistic relative of the archaic English words 'thee' and 'thou'. They both descend from the same ancient Indo-European root.
- Even though many people in Maharashtra understand the Hindi phrase aap kaise ho, using it in a Marathi conversation can make you sound like a tourist or a Bollywood actor rather than a local.
- The word for 'how', कसे, traces its lineage back to the ancient Sanskrit word कथम्.
Examples in context
- नमस्कार, तुम्ही कसे आहात?namaskār, tumhī kase āhāt?Hello, how are you?
- काका, तुम्ही कसे आहात?kākā, tumhī kase āhāt?Uncle, how are you?
Example conversation
Two colleagues meeting at the office.
- सायली Sayaliनमस्कार राहुल, तुम्ही कसे आहात?Namaskar Rahul, tumhi kase aahat?Hello Rahul, how are you?
- राहुल Rahulमी ठीक आहे, आणि तुम्ही?Mi thik aahe, ani tumhi?I am fine, and you?
- सायली Sayaliमी सुद्धा छान आहे.Mi suddha chhan aahe.I am also doing well.
- राहुल Rahulहे ऐकून आनंद झाला.He aikun anand jhala.I am glad to hear that.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries कसे, तुम्ही, CC BY-SA 4.0.
