నమస్కారం
namaskārām
The English phrase "good evening" is translated into Telugu as నమస్కారం (namaskārām).
While the English "good evening" is a greeting specific to the evening hours, the Telugu equivalent నమస్కారం is a general greeting that can be used at any time of day.
Meaning: greeting said in the evening (intj)
Which one should you use?
నమస్కారం is a general greeting used regardless of the time of day, whereas శుభ సాయంత్రం is a more literal and formal way to specifically say "Good Evening".
How do you pronounce it?
namaskārām
Did you know?
- If you use the literal 'good evening' translation శుభ సాయంత్రం with a stranger, they may assume you are a news anchor or reading from a formal script.
- Telugu uses the word శుభ in శుభ సాయంత్రం, which literally means 'auspicious' rather than just 'good'.
- In very traditional settings, a person may touch the feet of an elder while saying నమస్కారం to show deep reverence.
Examples in context
- నమస్కారం, మీరు ఎలా ఉన్నారు?namaskāram, mīru elā unnāru?Good evening, how are you?
- అందరికీ నమస్కారం.andarikī namaskāram.Good evening to everyone.
- నమస్కారం, ఈ సాయంత్రం చాలా బాగుంది.namaskāram, ī sāyantram chālā bāgundi.Good evening, this evening is very nice.
Example conversation
Kavya and Venkat meet at a community park in the evening.
- కావ్య Kavyaనమస్కారం, వెంకట్!namaskāram, venkat!Good evening, Venkat!
- వెంకట్ Venkatనమస్కారం, కావ్య! ఎలా ఉన్నావు?namaskāram, kāvya! elā unnāvu?Good evening, Kavya! How are you?
- కావ్య Kavyaనేను బాగున్నాను, ధన్యవాదాలు.nēnu bāgunnānu, dhanyavādālu.I am fine, thank you.
- వెంకట్ Venkatసంతోషం, మళ్ళీ కలుద్దాం.santōsham, maḷḷī kaluddām.Happy to hear, see you again.
