तुमचें नांव किदें?
Tumchen naun kiden?
The English phrase "what is your name?" is translated into Konkani as तुमचें नांव किदें? (Tumchen naun kiden?)
This phrase is used to ask someone for their name.
What does it mean word for word?
The literal translation of तुमचें नांव किदें? is "Your name what?", where tumchen means "your", naun means "name" and kiden means "what".
Which one should you use?
The phrase तुमचें नांव किदें? is the polite or formal version, while तुजें नांव किदें? is used for informal or familiar address.
How do you pronounce it?
Tumchen naun kiden?
Did you know?
- In some traditional Konkani social contexts, asking someone's name directly can be seen as too abrupt. Instead, people may first ask about a person's village or family lineage to establish a social connection.
- Depending on whether the speaker is in Goa or Karnataka, they might use entirely different scripts to write तुमचें नांव किदें?, such as Devanagari or the Roman alphabet.
- The word नांव for 'name' is a cognate with the English word 'name', as both descend from the same ancient Proto-Indo-European root.
Examples in context
- माचें नांव अमित. तुमचें नांव किदें?maachem naav amit. tumchem naav kidem?My name is Amit. What is your name?
- क्षमा करा, तुमचें नांव किदें?kshama kara, tumchem naav kidem?Excuse me, what is your name?
Example conversation
Priya and Rohan meet for the first time at a party.
- प्रिया Priyaनमस्कार, तुमचें नांव किदें?Namaskar, tumchem nanv kiden?Hello, what is your name?
- रोहन Rohanम्हाका रोहन म्हणटात.Mhaka Rohan mhantat.I am called Rohan.
- प्रिया Priyaहांव प्रिया.Hanv Priya.I am Priya.
- रोहन Rohanतुका भेटून बरे दिसले, प्रिया.Tuka bhetun bare disle, Priya.Nice to meet you, Priya.
