खुश हो जाओ
khush ho jao
The English phrase 'cheer up' is translated into Hindi as खुश हो जाओ (khush ho jao).
This phrase is used as an instruction to someone to change their mood. Note that खुश हो जाओ is used when telling a person to change their own state. It is not used to describe the external action of making someone else happy, such as 'I will cheer him up'. For that action, one would use khush karna.
Meaning: to make someone happy (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of khush (happy) and ho jao (become/be).
How does it change in a sentence?
खुश हो जाओ is an imperative form. To increase politeness or show respect, the form खुश हो जाइए should be used instead of खुश हो जाओ.
How do you pronounce it?
khush ho jao
Did you know?
- The word ho can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰuH-, which is a distant relative of the English verb 'be'.
- The word khush used in the phrase is actually a loanword from Persian, rather than being an ancient Sanskrit root.
- Because khush ho jao is an imperative, saying it to a stranger or an elder without adding the respect marker might come across as quite blunt or even rude.
Examples in context
- अरे, मत उदास हो, हँसते रहो!Hey, don't be sad, keep laughing!
- अब खुश हो जाओ।ab khush ho jao.Now cheer up.
- सब ठीक है, तुम खुश हो जाओ।sab theek hai, tum khush ho jao.Everything is fine, cheer up.
Example conversation
Anjali is trying to comfort Rahul after he failed a test.
- अंजलि Anjaliराहुल, उदास मत हो।Rahul, udaas mat ho.Rahul, don't be sad.
- राहुल Rahulमेरा टेस्ट बहुत खराब गया।Mera test bahut kharab gaya.My test went very badly.
- अंजलि Anjaliकोई बात नहीं, अब खुश हो जाओ।Koi baat nahi, ab khush ho jao.It's okay, now cheer up.
- राहुल Rahulशुक्रिया, अंजलि।Shukriya, Anjali.Thanks, Anjali.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries हो, CC BY-SA 4.0.
