How To Say ‘How Are You?’ In Tamil & Common Responses

In this post, you will learn how to say ‘how are you?’ in Tamil.

You’ll also learn common responses like ‘I am fine’ so you can respond in Tamil if you’re asked this question.

How To Say ‘How Are You?’ In Tamil

There are a few different ways to ask ‘how are you?’. Here are the most common:

In informal situations, such as with friends, you can say:

English	Tamil
How are you doing?	Eppadi irukkirai?
How are you?	Epadi irukka?
Are you doing well?	Sukama irukkinkala?
How are you?	Eppidi Irukureenkal?

In formal situations, such as with people you don’t know, you can say:

English	Tamil
How are you?	Eppadi Irukkureergal?
How are you? (used with elders)	Eppadi irukinga?

How To Respond To ‘How Are You?’ In Tamil

Here are some ways to respond to ‘how are you?’ in Tamil, including phrases like ‘I’m fine’ and ‘good’.

I’ve also included how to say ‘thank you’ as it’s polite to thank someone if they ask how you are.

English	Tamil
Thank you	Nandri
I’m fine	Nalla iruken
I’m fine (alternative)	Nalla sukam
Alright/so-so	Irukkiran paravayillai
Good	Irikkiran
Very good	Mika nalla
I feel sick	Enakku udambu sari illai

Check out the below video to hear the pronunciation of some of these phrases:

It’s also useful to know how to say ‘and you?’ or ‘what about you?’ to find out how someone else is if they ask you.

English	Tamil
And you?	Nienga?

Example Conversation:

Person 1: Eppadi irukkirai? (How are you?)

Person 2: Nallaa iruken, nandri. Nienga? (I’m fine, thank you. And you?)

Person 1: Nallaa iruken (I’m fine)

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Thanks for reading this post. 

You should now know how to say ‘how are you?’ in Tamil and you should also be able to respond if you’re asked! 

You can’t go wrong with these simple phrases.

This can be really useful if you’re speaking with someone from Tamil Nadu (in India), Sri Lanka or if you’re travelling to one of those places.

If you found this post useful, you may also want to learn how to say I love you in Tamil.