ఎలా ఉన్నారు?
ela unnaru?
kaise ho in Telugu is ఎలా ఉన్నారు? (ela unnaru?)
ఎలా ఉన్నారు? is a common greeting used to ask someone how they are doing.
How do you pronounce it?
ela unnaru?
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful not to use kaise ho when speaking Telugu. While it means "How are you?", it is actually a Hindi phrase. If you use it in a Telugu context, people will understand you are speaking Hindi rather than Telugu.
Did you know?
- Although Hindi and Telugu are both spoken in India, they belong to entirely different language families, meaning kaise ho and ఎలా ఉన్నారు? share no linguistic ancestors.
- The Telugu greeting ఎలా ఉన్నారు? is culturally more formal than the Hindi kaise ho, as the Telugu version inherently carries a sense of respect through its verb endings.
- In Telugu, the level of respect is built into the verb, so you must change the ending of the word 'unnaru' based on who you are addressing.
Examples in context
- ఎలా ఉన్నారు?elā unnāru?How are you?
Example conversation
Two friends meet after a long time.
- లక్ష్మి Lakshmiరవి, మీరు ఎలా ఉన్నారు?Ravi, mīru elā unnāru?Ravi, how are you?
- రవి Raviనేను బాగున్నాను, లక్ష్మి.nēnu bāgunnānu, Lakshmi.I am doing well, Lakshmi.
- లక్ష్మి Lakshmiమీ ఇంట్లో అందరూ ఎలా ఉన్నారు?mī iṇṭlō andarū elā unnāru?How is everyone at your home?
- రవి Raviవారంతా బాగున్నారు.vārantā bāgunnāru.They are all doing well.
