तुम कैसे हो?
tum kaise ho?friendly, to a boy
To a boy your own age, say तुम कैसे हो? (tum kaise ho?). To an older boy or a man you do not know well, use the respectful आप कैसे हैं? (aap kaise hain?). It is also called तू कैसा है? (tu kaisa hai?).
Meaning: greeting asking about someone's well-being (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Hindi | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| तुम कैसे हो? | tum kaise ho? | friendly, to a boy |
| आप कैसे हैं? | aap kaise hain? | respectful |
| तू कैसा है? | tu kaisa hai? | very close friends |
A common answer is मैं ठीक हूँ (main theek hoon), "I am fine", sometimes followed by आप सुनाइए (aap sunaaiye), "you tell me".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
तू (tu) is only for very close friends and younger children. Used with the wrong person it sounds rude, so तुम (tum) is the safer friendly choice.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word for "how" follows the person you ask. For a boy or man it is कैसे (kaise) with हो or हैं, and कैसा (kaisa) with है in the very casual form.
Did you know?
- Hindi has three levels of "you": तू (tu), तुम (tum) and आप (aap), and the question changes with each.
Examples in context
- सर, आप कैसे हैं?sar, aap kaise hain?Sir, how are you?
- अरे यार, तू कैसा है?are yaar, tu kaisa hai?Hey buddy, how are you?
Example conversation
Rahul meets his classmate Amit at the school gate.
- Rahulअमित, तुम कैसे हो?Amit, tum kaise ho?Amit, how are you?
- Amitमैं ठीक हूँ। तुम सुनाओ।main theek hoon. tum sunaao.I am fine. You tell me.
- Rahulसब बढ़िया।sab badhiyaa.All good.
