ٹھیک ہے
theek che
The English phrase 'ok' is translated into Kashmiri as ٹھیک ہے (theek che).
ٹھیک ہے is used as an interjection to express acknowledgement or acceptance.
Meaning: acknowledgement or acceptance (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
In many Kashmiri dialects, the verb 'che' (is) is often shortened to 'ch' in rapid or colloquial speech, resulting in the form ٹھیک چھ.
How do you pronounce it?
theek che
Did you know?
- Depending on the community, the phrase ٹھیک ہے is written in either the Perso-Arabic script or the Devanagari script.
- The common use of ٹھیک ہے in Kashmiri is actually an adoption from Urdu rather than an original Kashmiri root.
- Depending on the tone, ٹھیک ہے can be used sarcastically to mean 'fine, whatever' when a speaker is actually annoyed or conceding a point reluctantly.
Examples in context
- ٹھیک ہے، میہ پتہ چھِ.theek hai, mye pata chi.Ok, I know.
Example conversation
Zainab and Salman are deciding on a meeting time.
- زینب Zainabسلمان، اسیں چار بجے ملہ۔Salman, asin char baje mila.Salman, let's meet at four o'clock.
- سلمان Salmanٹھیک ہے، میں تیہہ ملہ۔thik hai, me tiha mila.Ok, I will meet you.
- زینب Zainabبگھ تالہہ تالہہ ملہ۔bagh talah talah mila.Then we will meet then.
- سلمان Salmanٹھیک ہے، خدا حافظ۔thik hai, khuda hafiz.Ok, goodbye.
