নমস্কাৰ / ধন্যবাদ
Hello and Thank You
নমস্কাৰ is a polite hello, and ধন্যবাদ thanks someone.
How It Works
- নমস্কাৰ is a polite hello. It works at any time of day and suits teachers, elders and strangers. Close friends often say হেৰা or হাই instead.
- ধন্যবাদ means “thank you”. It stands alone as a full sentence.
To thank someone more strongly, put বহুত “very” before it: বহুত ধন্যবাদ “thank you very much”.
A greeting often comes with a question about the other person, as in নমস্কাৰ, আপুনি কেনে আছে? “Hello, how are you?”. Use আপুনি with people you do not know well.
Neither word changes for the person you speak to. The verb in the question that follows does change, so match it to the relationship.
Examples (5)
- নমস্কাৰ!
Hello!
নমস্কাৰ is a polite hello.
- নমস্কাৰ, মই ৰিনা।
Hello, I am Rina.
A greeting often comes before a name.
- নমস্কাৰ, আপুনি কেনে আছে?
Hello, how are you?
The greeting comes first, then the question.
- ধন্যবাদ!
Thank you!
ধন্যবাদ alone is a full sentence.
- বহুত ধন্যবাদ।
Thank you very much.
বহুত makes the thanks stronger.
Related Patterns
- কেনে আছাHow Are You
A greeting is often followed by this question.
Level 1 - মই / আমিI and We
মই “I” follows the greeting when you give your name.
Level 1 - বৰ / বহুত / অলপVery, Much and a Little
বহুত “very, a lot” makes ধন্যবাদ stronger.
Level 1 - তুমি / আপুনিTwo Ways to Say You
The question after নমস্কাৰ uses তুমি or আপুনি by relationship.
Level 1
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