नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं?
namaste, āp kaise haiṃ?polite, Hindi
"Hello, how are you" is नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं? (namaste, āp kaise haiṃ?). With friends you can say हैलो, कैसे हो? (hailo, kaise ho?).
Meaning: greeting with a question about well-being (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Indian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं? | namaste, āp kaise haiṃ? | polite, Hindi |
| हैलो, कैसे हो? | hailo, kaise ho? | casual |
The answer is usually मैं ठीक हूँ, आप कैसे हैं? (maiṃ ṭhīk hū̃, āp kaise haiṃ?), returning the question.
How does it change in a sentence?
When you ask a woman, the polite form becomes आप कैसी हैं? (āp kaisī haiṃ?), and for a friend कैसी हो? (kaisī ho?).
Did you know?
- Hindi questions about well-being change by the gender of the person you ask, as in कैसे and कैसी.
Examples in context
- नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं?namaste, āp kaise haiṃ?Hello, how are you?
- हैलो, कैसी हो?hailo, kaisī ho?Hello, how are you? (to a woman)
Example conversation
Vivek meets his teacher Mrs. Sharma at the market.
- Vivekनमस्ते, मैडम। आप कैसी हैं?namaste, maiḍam. āp kaisī haiṃ?Hello, madam. How are you?
- Mrs. Sharmaनमस्ते, विवेक। मैं ठीक हूँ।namaste, vivek. maiṃ ṭhīk hū̃.Hello, Vivek. I am fine.
- Vivekयह सुनकर अच्छा लगा।yah sunkar acchā lagā.I am glad to hear that.
