आपकी दुआ (aapkii duaa)

phrase A polite formulaic phrase meaning 'your blessing/kind wishes', used as a modest response when someone credits you with success or well-being. Related to दुआ (duaa, 'prayer, blessing') and आप (aap, the respectful 'you').

Sense 1 : modest response crediting the listener's good wishes for one's own success/well-being

phrase Typically used as a stand-alone reply to a question like कैसे हो? (kaise ho?, 'how are you?') or as a tag after describing one's own good fortune, functioning as a polite deflection of credit rather than a literal statement about prayer.

Synonyms: आपकी मेहरबानी (aapkii meharbaanii, 'your kindness'), आपका आशीर्वाद (aapkaa aashiirvaad, 'your blessing', often used toward elders)

Frequency: medium

Cultural Note: This is the classic humble comeback when someone says आप बहुत अच्छे लग रहे हैं (aap bahut achchhe lag rahe hain, 'you're looking very well') or asks after your health or success -- instead of taking credit, you deflect it graciously back to the asker's good wishes. It works beautifully with both elders and peers, and is one of those small phrases that makes an English speaker's Hindi suddenly sound native and courteous.

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often translate this too literally as 'your prayer' and miss that it functions as a set modest reply, similar to saying 'I'm well, thanks to you' in English -- it is not really about religious prayer. 2) It is used regardless of the listener's actual religious practice; it is a social courtesy, not a devotional statement.

Sample Sentences:

सब आपकी दुआ है। It's all thanks to your blessing.

(sab aapkii duaa hai।)

बेटा, मैं ठीक हूँ, आपकी दुआ है। I'm fine, son, it's your blessing.

(betaa, main thiik hoon, aapkii duaa hai।)

अंकल: "बहुत तरक्की कर रहे हो!" -- "आपकी दुआ है, अंकल।" Uncle: "You're doing so well!" -- "It's your blessing, uncle."

(ankal: "bahut tarakkii kar rahe ho!" -- "aapkii duaa hai, ankal।")

इस बार परीक्षा में अच्छे नंबर आए, सब आपकी दुआ थी। I got good marks in the exam this time, it was all your blessing.

(is baar pariikshaa men achchhe nambar aae, sab aapkii duaa thii।)

जब भी कुछ अच्छा होता है, मैं यही कहता हूँ कि यह आपकी दुआ है। Whenever something good happens, I always say it's your blessing.

(jab bhii kuchh achchhaa hotaa hai, main yahii kahtaa hoon ki yah aapkii duaa hai।)

सर, आप ही की दुआ है कि प्रोजेक्ट सफल रहा। Sir, it's entirely your blessing that the project succeeded.

(sar, aap hii kii duaa hai ki projekt saphal rahaa।)

अगर आपकी दुआ न होती, तो मैं यहाँ तक न पहुँच पाता। If it weren't for your blessing, I wouldn't have reached this far.

(agar aapkii duaa n hotii, to main yahaan tak n pahunch paataa।)

आप जो भी कहें, पर मेरी सफलता में आपकी दुआ ही है। Say what you will, but it's your blessing behind my success.

(aap jo bhii kahen, par merii saphaltaa men aapkii duaa hii hai।)

मम्मी ने जब मेरी नई नौकरी की बात सुनी तो खुश होकर बोलीं, "अरे, यह तो आपकी दुआ है।" When Mom heard about my new job, she happily said, "Oh, it's your blessing."

(mammii ne jab merii naii naukrii kii baat sunii to khush hokar boliin, "are, yah to aapkii duaa hai।")