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"Do you have children?" in Hindi: क्या आपके बच्चे हैं?

क्या आपके बच्चे हैं?kya aapke bachche hain?

Say it: kya aap-ke BACH-che hainphrase/kjɑː ɑːpkeː bətʃtʃeː ɦɛ̃ː/

Do you have children is क्या आपके बच्चे हैं? (kya aapke bachche hain?). Keep the full polite question with आपके and बच्चे.

Neighbor tea

क्या आपके बच्चे हैं, आंटी?

kya aapke bachche hain, aunty?

Do you have children, auntie?
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kya aap-ke BACH-che hain

/kjɑː ɑːpkeː bətʃtʃeː ɦɛ̃ː/

Kya aap-ke BACH-che hain. बच्चा has a doubled soft ch; बच्चे is plural.

"Do you have children?" in Hindi: quick reference

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क्या आपके बच्चे हैं?kya aapke bachche hain?do you have children?

Default polite ask.

आपके कितने बच्चे हैं?aapke kitne bachche hain?how many children do you have?

Follow-up.

हाँ, दो बच्चे हैंhaan, do bachche hainyes, two children

Common reply.

अभी बच्चे नहीं हैंabhi bachche nahin hainno children yet

Soft no.

How to use क्या आपके बच्चे हैं? in real life

  1. 1Neighbor tea

    क्या आपके बच्चे हैं, आंटी?

    kya aapke bachche hain, aunty?

    Do you have children, auntie?

    Warm ask.

  2. 2Wedding small talk

    अंकल, क्या आपके बच्चे हैं?

    uncle, kya aapke bachche hain?

    Uncle, do you have children?

    Family event.

  3. 3School gate

    माफ़ कीजिएक्या आपके बच्चे हैं यहाँ?

    maaf kijiye — kya aapke bachche hain yahaan?

    Excuse me — do you have children here?

    Finding a parent.

Mistakes English speakers make with क्या आपके बच्चे हैं?

Incorrect: क्या तुम्हारे बच्चे हैं? as the taught line

Correct: क्या आपके बच्चे हैं?

This page teaches the aap form with आपके.

Incorrect: Asking बच्चे हैं? without क्या आपके

Correct: क्या आपके बच्चे हैं?

Use the full question.

Good to know

Family questions come early in Indian small talk. Soften with जी or a smile. Some prefer not to answer — accept अभी नहीं with no follow-up pressure.

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  1. ChatPal

    अगर ठीक हो तो पूछूँक्या आपके बच्चे हैं?

    agar theek ho to poochhoon — kya aapke bachche hain?

    If it's okay to ask — do you have children?

  2. You

    हाँ, एक बेटी है। आपके?

    haan, ek beti hai. aapke?

    Yes, one daughter. Yours?

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    मेरे दो बच्चे हैं। क्या आपके बच्चे स्कूल जाते हैं?

    mere do bachche hain. kya aapke bachche school jaate hain?

    I have two children. Do your children go to school?

  4. You

    हाँक्या आपके बच्चे भी पास रहते हैं?

    haan — kya aapke bachche bhi paas rahte hain?

    Yes — do your children live nearby too?

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Common questions about "Do you have children?" in Hindi

How do you ask do you have children?

क्या आपके बच्चे हैं?

How many children?

आपके कितने बच्चे हैं?

Soft no?

अभी बच्चे नहीं हैं.

Is tum okay?

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