तुम्ही कसे आहात?
tumhi kase ahat?
How are you? In Marathi is तुम्ही कसे आहात? (tumhi kase ahat?)
This phrase is a common greeting used to ask someone about their current well-being.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of tumhi (you), kase (how) and ahat (are).
Which one should you use?
The default form तुम्ही कसे आहात? is used for both plural subjects and to show respect to a single person. If you are addressing a single person in a singular masculine way, you use तू कसा आहेस? or तू कशी आहेस? for a singular feminine way.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Pune region, the informal variation कसं चाललंय? is used to mean "How are things going?"
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular masculine form is तू कसा आहेस? and the singular feminine form is तू कशी आहेस?
How do you pronounce it?
tumhi kase ahat?
When do people say it?
A common response to this question is मी मजेत आहे, which literally means "I am in fun/joy" and translates to "I am doing well."
Did you know?
- The word कसे comes from the ancient Sanskrit word कथम् meaning 'how'.
- In the city of Pune, people often swap the standard 'how are you' for कसं चाललंय?, which literally asks how things are 'walking'.
- Marathi uses a distinct system of pronouns where the distinction between 'tu' and 'tumhi' reflects a deep cultural boundary between intimacy and formality.
Examples in context
- नमस्कार, तुम्ही कसे आहात?namaskār, tumhī kase āhāta?Hello, how are you?
- काका, तुम्ही कसे आहात?kākā, tumhī kase āhāta?Uncle, how are you?
Example conversation
Sayali meets Rohan in a park.
- सायली Sayaliनमस्कार रोहन, तुम्ही कसे आहात?namaskār rohan, tumhī kase āhāta?Hello Rohan, how are you?
- रोहन Rohanमी छान आहे, धन्यवाद!mī chāna āhe, dhan'yavāda!I am fine, thank you!
- सायली Sayaliतुम्ही आता काय करत आहात?tumhī ātā kāy karat āhāta?What are you doing now?
- रोहन Rohanमी फक्त फिरत आहे.mī phakta phirat āhe.I am just walking.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries कसे, तुम्ही, CC BY-SA 4.0.
