Hindi · Greetings & Essentials
"How?" in Hindi: कैसे?
कैसे?kaise?
How in Hindi is कैसे? (kaise?). With feminine nouns you hear कैसी (kaisi), and with aap the greeting is aap kaise hain?
Learning a recipe
यह सब्ज़ी कैसे बनाते हैं?yeh sabzi kaise banaate hain?
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How to pronounce कैसे?
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KY-se
/kɛːseː/
Kaise is KY-se with a clear ai glide. Keep se light; don't say case like English.
"How?" in Hindi: quick reference
| Hindi | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| कैसे?kaise? | how? Default / masculine / plural. | Default / masculine / plural. |
| कैसी?kaisi? | how? (f.) Feminine nouns. | Feminine nouns. |
| कैसे हैं?kaise hain? | how are you? (aap) Greeting. | Greeting. |
| किस तरह?kis tarah? | in what way? Manner. | Manner. |
How to use कैसे? in real life
- 1Learning a recipe
यह सब्ज़ी कैसे बनाते हैं?
yeh sabzi kaise banaate hain?
How do you make this vegetable dish?
Process question.
- 2Greeting
नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं?
namaste, aap kaise hain?
Hello, how are you?
Classic line.
- 3Movie opinion
फ़िल्म कैसी लगी आपको?
film kaisi lagi aapko?
How did you find the film?
Feminine kaisi.
Mistakes English speakers make with कैसे?
Incorrect: Aap kaisa hai?
Correct: Aap kaise hain?
Aap takes plural kaise hain.
Incorrect: Film kaise lagi
Correct: Film kaisi lagi
Film is treated as feminine: kaisi.
Good to know
Aap कैसे हैं? is the polite default greeting. Friends shorten to kaise ho? Manner questions (kaise jaana hai?) fill travel talk. Matching kaisi/kaise to gender is a small skill that makes you sound natural.
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Asking about a metro route
ChatPal
वहाँ कैसे जाना है?
vahaan kaise jaana hai?
How do we get there?
You
मेट्रो से कैसे पहुंचेंगे, बताइए।
metro se kaise pahunchenge, bataaiye.
Please tell me how we'll reach by metro.
ChatPal
पीली लाइन लीजिए, सीधा है।
peeli line lijiye, seedha hai.
Take the yellow line — it's direct.
You
धन्यवाद! टिकट कैसे लें?
dhanyavaad! ticket kaise len?
Thanks! How do we get tickets?
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FAQ
Common questions about "How?" in Hindi
Kaise vs kaisi?
Kaise for masculine/plural; kaisi for feminine.
How are you?
Aap kaise hain? / tum kaise ho?
How much?
That's kitna / kitni — different word.
How to go?
Kaise jaana hai?
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