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How to say “How long have you known each other?” in Hindi
Ask how long two people have known one another.
आप लोग एक-दूसरे को कब से जानते हैं?aap log ek-doosre ko kab se jaante hain?
How long have you known each other?
The construction describes a relationship that began in the past and continues now.
Use it in three situations
Meeting a couple
आप लोग एक-दूसरे को कब से जानते हैं?aap log ek-doosre ko kab se jaante hain?
How long have you known each other?
Asking about colleagues
क्या आप एक-दूसरे को काफ़ी समय से जानते हैं?kya aap ek-doosre ko kaafi samay se jaante hain?
Have you known each other for a long time?
Discussing an old friendship
आप पहली बार कहाँ मिले थे?aap pehli baar kahan mile the?
Where did you first meet?
What to watch for
It is different from asking how long they have been in the same room today.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine visiting family. Say this in Hindi: Have you known each other for a long time?
Reveal a sample reply
क्या आप एक-दूसरे को काफ़ी समय से जानते हैं?kya aap ek-doosre ko kaafi samay se jaante hain?
Have you known each other for a long time?
Build a useful exchange
Thank a host and take part in a family visit.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking Hindi
These examples generally use respectful आप (aap). Familiar तुम (tum) changes the verb ending, and तू (tu) can sound too intimate or disrespectful in the wrong relationship. Where gender changes a first-person form, choose the version that describes the speaker.
Read the Devanagari alongside the romanization. Romanization is a reading aid rather than an exact description of every sound. Everyday Hindi can use familiar loanwords, while a literal English word order may sound unnatural.
