How to Say “Hi, How Are You?” in Pakistan (Urdu)

ہیلو، آپ کیسے ہیں؟
helo, āp kaise haiñ?polite, to a man
The polite way to say "hi, how are you" in Pakistan is ہیلو، آپ کیسے ہیں؟ (helo, āp kaise haiñ?). With friends and people your age you can use تم کیسے ہو؟ (tum kaise ho?). It is also called ہیلو، تم کیسے ہو؟ (helo, tum kaise ho?) and ہیلو، آپ کیسی ہیں؟ (helo, āp kaisī haiñ?).
Meaning: greeting that asks about someone's well-being (phrase)

Ways to say it

“Hi, How Are You?” in Pakistan
Pakistan Romanization Note
ہیلو، آپ کیسے ہیں؟ helo, āp kaise haiñ? polite, to a man
ہیلو، تم کیسے ہو؟ helo, tum kaise ho? casual
ہیلو، آپ کیسی ہیں؟ helo, āp kaisī haiñ? polite, to a woman

Many people start with السلام علیکم (assalāmu ʿalaikum) instead of ہیلو (helo) and then ask the question. A common answer is میں ٹھیک ہوں، شکریہ (main ṭhīk hūñ, shukriya).

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

آپ (āp) is the respectful "you" and takes ہیں (haiñ). تم (tum) is friendly and takes ہو (ho). Elders and strangers get آپ.

How does it change in a sentence?

The word for "how" changes with the person you ask. Use کیسے (kaise) for a man and کیسی (kaisī) for a woman.

Did you know?

  • Urdu speakers also ask کیا حال ہے؟ (kyā ḥāl hai?), which literally asks "what is the condition?"

Examples in context

  • ہیلو، آپ کیسے ہیں؟
    helo, āp kaise haiñ?
    Hi, how are you?
  • ہیلو، تم کیسے ہو؟
    helo, tum kaise ho?
    Hi, how are you? (to a friend)

Example conversation

Sana meets her teacher Mr. Rashid at the school gate in Karachi.

  1. Sana

    ہیلو سر، آپ کیسے ہیں؟
    helo sir, āp kaise haiñ?
    Hi sir, how are you?
  2. Mr. Rashid

    میں ٹھیک ہوں، شکریہ۔ آپ کیسی ہیں؟
    main ṭhīk hūñ, shukriya. āp kaisī haiñ?
    I am fine, thank you. How are you?
  3. Sana

    میں بھی ٹھیک ہوں۔
    main bhī ṭhīk hūñ.
    I am fine too.
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