Greetings
I'm well
Bhalo achhi
BHAH-loh AH-chhee
About this phrase
Why it works
The natural, register-neutral reply to 'how are you?'; it's often followed by asking the same question back with apni or tumi to keep the exchange polite and warm.
Literally
Well (I) am
When to use it
The natural reply when someone asks how you are. Often followed by asking them back.
How it feels
Positive, everyday.
Formality
Same in both tumi and apni registers
Grammar
Word by word
Inside achhi
achhe → achh + -i → achhi
I (ami) · Present
See the full achhe conjugationachhe: to be present, to exist, to have, all persons & tensesThe full explanation
Bangla uses this existential verb, not a copula, to state a state of being.
bhalo: the adjective 'good/well'.
achhi; 'I am (present/existing)': the 1st-person (ami) present of the existential verb achhe 'to be, exist', stem achh- + the ami ending -i. With bhalo it means 'I am well'.
Rules in this phrase
Examples
Common replies
Apni kemon achhen?
how about you?