ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹੋ
chup raho
To say "be quiet" in Punjabi, use ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹੋ (chup raho).
The phrase is used as a request or command for someone to stop making noise or speaking.
What does it mean word for word?
The word ਚੁੱਪ literally means "silent" or "quiet".
Which one should you use?
The default form ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹੋ is a polite or plural version used when addressing elders or a group of people. In contrast, ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹਿ is the informal or singular version used with friends, children or people younger than you.
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive form of the phrase is ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹਿਣਾ, which means "to be quiet".
How do you pronounce it?
chup raho
Did you know?
- The word ਚੁੱਪ is a loanword from Persian, where it also means 'silence'. This reflects the deep historical influence of Persian on the Punjabi language through the Mughal era.
- While ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹੋ is a standard request, putting a finger to the lips while saying it can be seen as overly childish or condescending to an adult in traditional Punjabi culture.
- In Punjabi poetry and Sufi literature, ਚੁੱਪ is frequently used as a metaphor for the divine silence of the soul or the inability to express the depths of love.
Examples in context
- ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹੋ।kirpā karakē ithē chup rahō.Please be quiet here.
- ਬੱਚਿਆਂ, ਹੁਣ ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹੋ।bacchi'āṅ, hun chup rahō.Children, be quiet now.
Example conversation
Herman and Kiran are in a library.
- ਹਰਮਨ Hermanਕਿਰਨ, ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹੋ।kiran, kirpā karakē chup rahō.Kiran, please be quiet.
- ਕਿਰਨ Kiranਠੀਕ ਹੈ ਹਰਮਨ, ਮੈਂ ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹਾਂਗੀ।ṭhīka hai harman, maiṅ chup rahāṅgī.Okay Herman, I will be quiet.
- ਹਰਮਨ Hermanਧੰਨਵਾਦ, ਇੱਥੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਸ਼ੋਰ ਹੈ।dhanavāda, ithē bahut śōra hai.Thank you, it is very noisy here.
- ਕਿਰਨ Kiranਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ, ਮੈਂ ਹੁਣ ਚੁੱਪ ਰਹਾਂਗੀ।māfa karanā, maiṅ hun chup rahāṅgī.Sorry, I will be quiet now.
