मेरी तबीयत ठीक नहीं है
meri tabiyat theek nahin hai
To say I am not feeling well in Hindi, say मेरी तबीयत ठीक नहीं है (meri tabiyat theek nahin hai).
This is the usual way to tell someone you are physically unwell, for example when you have a fever or need to miss work. It is about your body, not about feeling sad or upset.
What does it mean word for word?
मेरी (meri) means my, तबीयत (tabiyat) means health or condition, ठीक (theek) means fine, नहीं (nahin) means not and है (hai) means is. Literally it says my health is not fine.
Which one should you use?
मैं ठीक नहीं हूँ means I am not okay and is a more casual way to say you feel unwell or uneasy. मुझे अच्छा नहीं लग रहा है means I am not feeling good and can describe a vaguer sense of discomfort.
How does it change in a sentence?
मेरी has the feminine ending because तबीयत is a feminine noun. The phrase stays the same whether a man or a woman says it, since it agrees with the noun and not with the speaker.
When do people say it?
If you have a fever, you can name it with बुखार. People will often ask what is wrong and wish you a quick recovery.
Did you know?
- The word ठीक ('fine') shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'stay', as both come from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to stand'.
- The word तबीयत (tabiyat) used in this phrase is not originally Hindi, but was borrowed from Persian and Arabic to describe a person's nature or physical state.
Examples in context
- आज मेरी तबीयत ठीक नहीं है।aaj meri tabiyat theek nahin hai.I am not feeling well today.
- क्योंकि मेरी तबीयत ठीक नहीं है, मैं नहीं आ पाऊँगी।kyonki meri tabiyat theek nahin hai, main nahin aa paungi.Because I am not feeling well, I won't be able to come.
Example conversation
Neha tells Amit why she is missing a meeting.
- अमित Amitनेहा, तुम आज ऑफिस क्यों नहीं आई?Neha, tum aaj office kyun nahin aayi?Neha, why didn't you come to the office today?
- नेहा Nehaअमित, मेरी तबीयत ठीक नहीं है।Amit, meri tabiyat theek nahin hai.Amit, I am not feeling well.
- अमित Amitक्या तुम्हें डॉक्टर के पास जाना चाहिए?Kya tumhe doctor ke paas jaana chahiye?Should you go to the doctor?
- नेहा Nehaहाँ, मैं अभी जा रही हूँ।Haan, main abhi ja rahi hoon.Yes, I am going right now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ठीक, तबीयत, नहीं, है, CC BY-SA 4.0.
