میری خوش قسمتی ہے
meri khush qismati hai
The English phrase "my pleasure" is translated into Urdu as میری خوش قسمتی ہے (meri khush qismati hai).
This phrase is a polite reaction to receiving thanks.
Meaning: a polite reaction to receiving thanks (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "it is my good fortune", where khush qismati means "good fortune" or "luck".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
میری خوش قسمتی ہے is a formal and polite way to respond to thanks, making it more sophisticated than a simple "no problem". The phrase Khushi hui is also a formal way to say "I am pleased."
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the feminine possessive pronoun meri because khush qismati is a feminine noun in Urdu.
How do you pronounce it?
meri khush qismati hai
Did you know?
- The word قسمتی comes from قسمت, which describes 'fate' or 'destiny'. This means the phrase implies that helping the other person was predestined as a blessing.
- The word ہے ('is') in this phrase is a distant relative of the English word 'is'. Both can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁es-.
Examples in context
- یہ میری خوش قسمتی ہے کہ میں آپ کی مدد کر سکا ۔Yeh meri khush qismati hai ke mein aap ki madad kar saka.It is my pleasure to be able to help you.
Example conversation
Fatima helps Omar carry some heavy bags.
- فاطمہ Fatimaیہ لیجیے، آپ کے بیگ۔Yeh lijiye, aap ke bags.Here you go, your bags.
- عمر Omarمدد کے لیے بہت شکریہ، فاطمہ۔Madad ke liye bohat shukriya, Fatima.Thank you so much for the help, Fatima.
- فاطمہ Fatimaمیری خوش قسمتی ہے، عمر۔Meri khush qismati hai, Umar.It is my pleasure, Umar.
- عمر Omarآپ بہت مہربان ہیں۔Aap bohat meharban hain.You are very kind.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries خوش, ہے, CC BY-SA 4.0.
