શાંત રહો
shānt raho
The phrase "be quiet" in Gujarati is translated as શાંત રહો (shānt raho).
This phrase is used as a request or command for someone to stop making noise.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective શાંત (shānt) meaning "quiet/calm" and the verb રહો (raho) meaning "stay/remain".
How do you pronounce it?
shānt raho
Did you know?
- The root of the word શાંત (shānt) is related to the concept of 'extinguishing' or 'quenching', much like how a fire is calmed.
- In religious contexts, શાંતિ (shānti), a close relative of શાંત, is chanted three times to invoke total peace and silence.
- Gujarati speakers may use the word શાંત to describe a windless day or a still body of water.
Examples in context
- કૃપા કરીને થોડો સમય શાંત રહો.krupā karīne thōḍō samaya śānta rahō.Please be quiet for a little while.
- બાળકો, હવે શાંત રહો.bāḷakō, havē śānta rahō.Children, be quiet now.
Example conversation
In a library, a man asks a woman to lower her voice.
- નિલય Nilayનિયા, મહેરબાની કરીને શાંત રહો.Niyā, mahērbānī karīne śānta rahō.Niya, please be quiet.
- નિયા Niyaમાફ કરજો, નિલય.māpha karajō, Nilay.I am sorry, Nilay.
- નિલય Nilayઅહીં બહુ અવાજ થાય છે.ahīṃ bahu avāja thāya chē.It is too noisy here.
- નિયા Niyaહવે હું શાંત રહીશ.havē huṃ śānta rahīśa.I will be quiet now.
