ساکت باش
saket bash
The English phrase "be quiet" is translated into Dari as ساکت باش (saket bash).
This phrase is a command used to tell someone to stop making noise.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase ساکت باش is composed of the adjective ساکت (saket), meaning "quiet" and the verb باش (bash), meaning "be".
Which one should you use?
The phrase ساکت باش is the default informal form, while خاموش شو is another way to say "be quiet" informally.
How do you pronounce it?
saket bash
Did you know?
- While ساکت باش is a direct command, the alternative خاموش شو literally means 'become extinguished' or 'become silent' like a flame.
- While ساکت باش is a common way to say 'be quiet', using it with an elder or a stranger would be considered quite rude because it is the informal form.
- The word ساکت (saket) in 'saket bash' is actually an Arabic loanword rather than a native Persian word.
Examples in context
- او اصرار کرد"ساکت باش!"."Be quiet!" he urged.This sentence shows how to use the form ساکت باش in a direct command.Tatoeba #12878992 by manelie, translation #10510961 by sundown
- ساکت باش، من کار دارم.sakat bash, man kar daram.Be quiet, I am working.
- لطفاً ساکت باش.lotfan sakat bash.Please be quiet.
Example conversation
Hussein and Fatima are in a library.
- حسین Husseinفاطمه، لطفاً ساکت باش.Fatima, lutfan saket bash.Fatima, please be quiet.
- فاطمه Fatimaببخشید، من فراموش کردم.bebakshid, man faramosh kardam.Sorry, I forgot.
- حسین Husseinاینجا کتابخانه است.inja ketabkhana ast.This is a library.
- فاطمه Fatimaباشه، من ساکت هستم.basha, man saket hastam.Okay, I am quiet.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries باش, ساکت, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
