There are umpteen ways of saying “How are you?” in Indian languages and equally enigmatic replies you can expect. Amazed? Here are a few:
Entha vishesham? (What is special? – Malayalam)
Sukhamthanne (I am fine)
Kasa kay? (How and what? – Marathi)
Chalalay ahe (It’s going on)
Kem cho? (How are things? – Gujarati)
Maja ma (I am in fun (maja) [A Gujarati always says he is having fun])
Kemo nacho? (How are things? – Bengali)
Bhalo aschi (Things are fine)
Kaisa hai? (How are things? – Hindi)
Theek hai (Things are good)
Eppidi irukka (How are things? – Tamil)
Nalla irukka (Things are good)
Want to add some more to this list? Do indulge!
Malayalam|Marathi|Gujarati|Bengali|Hindi|Tamil|
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