നിങ്ങളുടെ ദിവസം എങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു
ningalude divasam engane undaayirunnu
The English phrase 'how was your day' is expressed in Malayalam as നിങ്ങളുടെ ദിവസം എങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു (ningalude divasam engane undaayirunnu).
This phrase is used to ask someone about the events and experiences they had during their day.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ningalude (your), divasam (day), engane (how) and undaayirunnu (was).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form നിങ്ങളുടെ ദിവസം എങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു uses the pronoun ningalude, which makes it appropriate for use with elders, strangers or in professional settings. For a close friend or someone younger, you can use the informal version നിന്റെ ദിവസം എങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
How does it change in a sentence?
When speaking informally to a close friend or someone younger, you can use ninte instead of the formal ningalude.
How do you pronounce it?
ningalude divasam engane undaayirunnu
When do people say it?
A common way to respond to this question is നന്നായിരുന്നു (nannaayirunnu), which means 'it was good'.
Did you know?
- In many social contexts in Kerala, instead of asking this direct question, it is more common to ask 'Did you eat?' (unnu kazhicho) as a way to show care and initiate conversation about one's wellbeing.
- The Malayalam word for 'day' ദിവസം is not native to the language but was borrowed from the Sanskrit word divasa.
- The formal version uses നിങ്ങളുടെ (ningalude), which is the plural form of 'you', a common way in Malayalam to show respect to a single person.
Examples in context
- നിങ്ങളുടെ ദിവസം എങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു എന്ന് പറയൂ.ningalude divasam engane undayirunnu ennu parayu.Tell me how your day was.
- നിങ്ങളുടെ ദിവസം എങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു എന്ന് എനിക്ക് അറിയണം.ningalude divasam engane undayirunnu ennu enikku ariyanam.I want to know how your day was.
Example conversation
A couple greeting each other after work.
- അഞ്ജലി Anjaliമനോജ്, നിങ്ങളുടെ ദിവസം എങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു?Manoj, ningalude divasam engane undayirunnu?Manoj, how was your day?
- മനോജ് Manojഎല്ലാം നന്നായി പോയി, അഞ്ജലി.ellam nannayi poyi, Anjali.Everything went well, Anjali.
- അഞ്ജലി Anjaliഅത് കേട്ടതിൽ സന്തോഷം.athu kettathil santhosham.I am glad to hear that.
- മനോജ് Manojനിങ്ങളുടെ ദിവസം എങ്ങനെ ആയിരുന്നു?ningalude divasam engane ayirunnu?How was your day?
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ദിവസം, CC BY-SA 4.0.
