تُہِ کِتھکَن پٲٹھۍ چِھو؟
tuhi kithkən pəəth' chiv?
The English phrase "how are you" is translated into Kashmiri as تُہِ کِتھکَن پٲٹھۍ چِھو؟ (tuhi kithkən pəəth' chiv?).
Meaning: greeting (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
A literal translation of تُہِ کِتھکَن پٲٹھۍ چِھو؟ is "You in what manner are?"
How do you pronounce it?
tuhi kithkən pəəth' chiv?
Did you know?
- When replying to this greeting, a person often starts with 'Alhamdulillah', meaning 'Praise be to God', regardless of their actual physical state.
- Kashmiri is a V2 language, meaning the verb usually occupies the second position in a sentence, which is a rare trait for Indian languages and more common in Germanic languages like English or German.
- The phrase is influenced by a unique linguistic blend of Dardic and Indo-Aryan roots, making its structure distinct from neighboring Urdu or Hindi.
Example conversation
Salman and Zainab meet in the street.
- زینب Zainabسلمان، تُہِ کِتھکَن پٲٹھۍ چِھو؟Salman, tü kithkan pāṭhyi chiv?Salman, how are you?
- سلمان Salmanمے چھُ واریاہ ٹھیک، تُہِ کِتھکَن پٲٹھۍ چِھو؟Me chu varyah thik, tü kithkan pāṭhyi chiv?I am very well, how are you?
- زینب Zainabبِہ تہِ چھُس ٹھیک، شُکریہ۔Bih ti chus thik, shukriya.I am also fine, thank you.
- سلمان Salmanخُدٲ حافِظ، زینب۔Khuda hafiz, Zainab.Goodbye, Zainab.
