আপনার রাতের খাবার হয়েছে?
apnar rater khabar hoyeche?
The English phrase 'have you had your dinner?' is translated into Bengali as আপনার রাতের খাবার হয়েছে? (apnar rater khabar hoyeche?)
This phrase is used to ask if someone has already eaten their evening meal. In Bengali culture, asking if someone has eaten is a very common way to show care and is often used as a standard greeting or social pleasantry.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'Has your night food happened?' where hoyeche (happened/become) is used to indicate the completion of an action like eating.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the level of intimacy by changing the word for 'your'. Replacing the polite apnar with tomar makes the question informal, suitable for friends or younger people. Using tui instead of apnar or tomar is the most intimate or casual form, used with very close friends or children.
How do you pronounce it?
apnar rater khabar hoyeche?
When do people say it?
When someone asks you this, a common way to answer 'yes' is হ্যাঁ, হয়েছে। (Yes, it's done). To say 'not yet', you can use না, এখনো হয়নি। (No, not yet).
Did you know?
- In many Bengali households, answering 'yes' to this question might be met with an immediate offer of more food, as the question functions more as an invitation to eat than a simple inquiry into your status.
- Because Bengali uses three different levels of 'you', using তুই ('tui') in this phrase to a stranger or elder can be seen as a serious insult rather than just being casual.
- While English speakers might ask 'Have you eaten?' to check on someone's hunger, in Bengali, the phrase can serve as a substitute for 'How are you?' during a casual encounter.
Examples in context
- আপনার রাতের খাবার শেষ হয়েছে তো?Is your dinner finished?
- আপনি কি ভোজন করেছেন?Have you had your food?
- তুমি কি রাতে খাবার খেয়েছো?Have you had dinner?
- এখন কি আপনার রাতের খাবার হয়েছে?Ekhon ki apnar rater khabar hoyeche?Have you had your dinner yet?
Example conversation
Tania and Akash are talking on the phone in the evening.
- আকাশ Akashহ্যালো তানিয়া, আপনার রাতের খাবার হয়েছে?Hello Tania, apnar rater khabar hoyeche?Hello Tania, have you had your dinner?
- তানিয়া Taniaনা, আকাশ, আমি এখনো খাইনি।Na, Akash, ami ekhono khaini.No, Akash, I haven't eaten yet.
- আকাশ Akashতাহলে তাড়াতাড়ি খেয়ে নিন।Tahole taratari kheye nin.Then please eat quickly.
- তানিয়া Taniaঠিক আছে, আমি এখনই খাচ্ছি।Thik ache, ami ekhoni khachchi.Okay, I am eating right now.
