How to Say “What Are You Talking About?” in Hindi

आप किस बारे में बात कर रहे हैं?
aap kis baare mein baat kar rahe hain?
The English phrase "what are you talking about?" is translated into Hindi as आप किस बारे में बात कर रहे हैं? (aap kis baare mein baat kar rahe hain?)
This phrase is a question used to ask for clarification about the subject or topic someone is discussing.

What does it mean word for word?

The component किस बारे में (kis baare mein) literally means "about which" or "concerning what".

Which one should you use?

While आप किस बारे में बात कर रहे हैं? is the polite version used with strangers, elders or in formal settings, other forms exist for different social contexts. आप क्या कह रहे हैं? and आप किस विषय पर बात कर रहे हैं? are also formal ways to ask this question. For informal situations, you might use तुम किस चीज़ की बात कर रहे हो? or the much more blunt/slang तू क्या बकवास कर रहा है? and तू क्या बोल रहा है?

How does it change in a sentence?

The verb endings change based on the level of formality and the gender of the person you are addressing.

How do you pronounce it?

aap kis baare mein baat kar rahe hain?

Did you know?

  • The word for 'you' used in the formal version of this phrase, आप, comes from the Sanskrit word आत्मन् (ātman), which refers to the 'self' or 'soul'.
  • While आप किस बारे में बात कर रहे हैं? is the polite standard, switching to the pronoun तू in the slang version can be perceived as an insult or a sign of extreme intimacy.
  • Using the phrase तू क्या बकवास कर रहा है? changes the meaning from asking for clarification to accusing the speaker of talking 'nonsense'.

Examples in context

  • क्षमा करें, आप किस बारे में बात कर रहे हैं?
    kshama karein, aap kis baare mein baat kar rahe hain?
    Excuse me, what are you talking about?
  • मुझे समझ नहीं आया, आप किस बारे में बात कर रहे हैं?
    mujhe samajh nahi aaya, aap kis baare mein baat kar rahe hain?
    I didn't understand, what are you talking about?

Example conversation

Two colleagues are discussing a project in the office.

  1. विकास Vikas

    हमें कल की मीटिंग बदलनी होगी।
    humein kal ki meeting badalni hogi.
    We will have to change tomorrow's meeting.
  2. अंजलि Anjali

    विकास, आप किस बारे में बात कर रहे हैं?
    Vikas, aap kis baare mein baat kar rahe hain?
    Vikas, what are you talking about?
  3. विकास Vikas

    मैनेजर ने समय बदल दिया है।
    manager ne samay badal diya hai.
    The manager has changed the time.
  4. अंजलि Anjali

    ठीक है, मैं ईमेल चेक करती हूँ।
    theek hai, main email check karti hoon.
    Okay, I will check the email.

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