Ways to say it
| Hindi | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| क्या हाल है? | kyā hāl hai? | ||
| आप कैसे हैं? | āp kaise ha͠i? | formal | |
| कैसे हो? | kaise ho? | /kɛː.seː ɦoː/ (Hindi, Standard, word by word) | informal |
| कैसा चल रहा है? | kaisā cal rahā hai? |
These phrases are used to greet someone and inquire about their well-being. कैसा चल रहा है? is used to ask about the general progress of someone's life or a specific situation.
What does it mean word for word?
The colloquial phrase क्या हाल है? literally translates to "What is the condition?" or "What is the state?"
Which one should you use?
आप कैसे हैं? uses the respectful pronoun आप to address the listener. In contrast, कैसे हो? uses a more familiar structure. Additionally, क्या हाल है? acts as a more colloquial way to ask how someone is, similar to "How's it going?" or "What's up?" in English.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
आप कैसे हैं? is the formal version. The phrase कैसे हैं आप? is also a formal way to say "How are you?" For informal situations, you can use कैसे हो? The phrase क्या हाल है? is also considered informal and colloquial.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the formal default form आप कैसे हैं?, the masculine adjective कैसे is used to refer to a male listener. If you are addressing a female formally, the adjective changes from कैसे to कैसी, resulting in आप कैसी हैं? For informal address, use कैसा है? when speaking to a male and कैसी हो? when speaking to a female.
How do you pronounce it?
āp kaise ha͠i?
When do people say it?
When someone greets you with these phrases, a common response is मैं ठीक हूँ (Main thīk hūn), which means "I am fine".
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Examples in context
- आप कैसे हैं? बहुत बढ़िया। और आप? बहुत बढ़िया, शुक्रिया।How are you? Great. And you? Great, thank you.This sentence shows how to exchange "how are you" and "great".Tatoeba #9004646 by AnjaliNoronha, translation #9839066 by anushka
- कैसे हो?How are you?This sentence is a way to ask "how are you?" informally.Tatoeba #10979871 by glitter23, translation #373320 by CK
- नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं?Hello and how are you?This sentence demonstrates how to combine a greeting with the formal "how are you?"Tatoeba #2336256 by RadiumCat, translation #1674421 by garydale
- नमस्ते, कैसे हैं आप?Hello, how are you?
- हाय, कैसी हो?Hi, how are you?
- अच्छा हूं, धन्यवाद।I'm good, thank you.
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Example conversation
Neha meets Aditya at a professional event.
- नेहा Nehaनमस्ते आदित्य, आप कैसे हैं?Namaste Aditya, aap kaise hain?Hello Aditya, how are you?
- आदित्य Adityaनमस्ते नेहा, मैं ठीक हूँ।Namaste Neha, main theek hoon.Hello Neha, I am fine.
- नेहा Nehaयह जानकर खुशी हुई।Yeh jaankar khushi hui.I am happy to know that.
- आदित्य Adityaशुक्रिया, आप भी बताइए।Shukriya, aap bhi bataiye.Thank you, you tell me too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “how are you” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (कैसे, हो) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries आप, कैसा, कैसे, क्या, चल, हाल, है, हो, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
