how are you

Bengali translation: Upni kemon achen? : আপনি কেমন আছেন? OR, Tumi kemon acho?

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English term or phrase:how are you?
Bengali translation:Upni kemon achen? : আপনি কেমন আছেন? OR, Tumi kemon acho?
Entered by: Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.

13:03 Aug 26, 2004
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Upni kemon achen?
Explanation:
Upni kemon achen?

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-08-26 13:10:09 GMT)
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You can also use \"Tumi kemon acho?\" if you are very close to the person whom you are asking or if the person is much younger than you. \"Upni kemon achen?\" is the standard form to ask \"How are you?\"

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Note added at 8 mins (2004-08-26 13:11:57 GMT)
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By using the Bengali font \"SolaimanLipi\":
Upni kemon achen? : আপনি কেমন আছেন?
Tumi kemon acho? : তুমি কেমন আছ?
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 12:59
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5 +2Upni kemon achen?
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
5 +1kemon aachhen? / kemon aachho?
keshab


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Upni kemon achen?


Explanation:
Upni kemon achen?

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-08-26 13:10:09 GMT)
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You can also use \"Tumi kemon acho?\" if you are very close to the person whom you are asking or if the person is much younger than you. \"Upni kemon achen?\" is the standard form to ask \"How are you?\"

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Note added at 8 mins (2004-08-26 13:11:57 GMT)
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By using the Bengali font \"SolaimanLipi\":
Upni kemon achen? : আপনি কেমন আছেন?
Tumi kemon acho? : তুমি কেমন আছ?

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 12:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swarnali choudhury (X): correct, but i think the upni should be apni
19 hrs
  -> Thank you. It is difficult to write Bengali by using English letters. So, I have also provided the translation by using the Bengali fonts. "Up" (of upni) rhymes with "up" (in english), so I used "upni" instead of "apni".

agree  argon
5 days
  -> Thank you
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
kemon aachhen? / kemon aachho?


Explanation:
"kemon aachhen" is courteous. "kemon aachho" refers intimacy between two persons.

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Note added at 4 hrs 44 mins (2004-08-26 17:48:16 GMT)
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\"kemon aachhis\" is also applicable but this refers that either target person is intimate friend or younger in age.

keshab
Local time: 12:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in BengaliBengali

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swarnali choudhury (X): kemon achhis, kemon achho ebong kemon achhen, all are applicable
23 hrs
  -> thank you, swarnali.
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