सुप्रभात, आप कैसे हैं?
Suprabhat, aap kaise hain?
The English phrase "good morning how are you" is translated into Hindi as सुप्रभात, आप कैसे हैं? (Suprabhat, aap kaise hain?)
This phrase is a polite greeting used in the morning to wish someone well and ask about their well-being.
Which one should you use?
While सुप्रभात, आप कैसे हैं? is the standard form, you may encounter other variations. For a more formal tone, you can use शुभ प्रभात, कैसे हैं आप?, whereas the informal version is सुप्रभात, क्या हाल है?
How does it change in a sentence?
When addressing a female, the adjective used for "how" must change. In the phrase आप कैसी हैं?, the word कैसे changes to कैसी to match the gender of the person you are speaking to.
How do you pronounce it?
Suprabhat, aap kaise hain?
When do people say it?
When someone asks you how you are, a common polite response is मैं ठीक हूँ, धन्यवाद (I am fine, thank you) or ठीक हूँ, धन्यवाद! (I am fine, thank you!).
Did you know?
- The formal word for 'you' आप is a linguistic descendant of the Sanskrit word आत्मन्, meaning 'soul' or 'self'.
- Hindi has three different levels of 'you' based on respect, and using the wrong one in आप कैसे हैं? can accidentally signal that you are talking down to someone or being overly formal with a friend.
- While सुप्रभात is the literal translation of 'good morning', it is often perceived as very formal or 'bookish' and is more common in written texts or news broadcasts than in spoken conversation.
Examples in context
- नमस्ते, सुप्रभात, आप कैसे हैं?namaste, suprabhāt, āp kaise haiṃ?Hello, good morning, how are you?
Example conversation
Neha and Vikas meet at the office in the morning.
- विकास Vikasसुप्रभात, आप कैसे हैं?Suprabhāt, āp kaise hain?Good morning, how are you?
- नेहा Nehaमैं ठीक हूँ, धन्यवाद। और आप?Main thīk hūn, dhanyavād. Aur āp?I am fine, thank you. And you?
- विकास Vikasमैं भी अच्छा हूँ।Main bhī achhā hūn.I am also good.
- नेहा Nehaचलिए काम शुरू करते हैं।Chaliyē kām shurū kartē hain.Let's start the work.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries आप, कैसे, सुप्रभात, CC BY-SA 4.0.
