अपनी आँखें बंद करो
apni aankhen band karo
The English phrase 'close your eyes' is translated into Hindi as अपनी आँखें बंद करो (apni aankhen band karo).
This phrase is used as a request or command to instruct someone to shut their eyelids.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'your eyes close do', where apni means 'one's own', aankhen means 'eyes', band means 'closed' and karo is the imperative form of 'to do'.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the command more polite or respectful, replace the imperative karo with kijiye to get अपनी आँखें बंद कीजिए.
How do you pronounce it?
apni aankhen band karo
Did you know?
- The word band is a distant relative of the English word 'bind'. Both trace their origins back to the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰendʰ- meaning to tie or fasten.
- In some Indian cultural contexts, closing one's eyes during a prayer or meditation is not just a physical act but is referred to as 'withdrawing the senses' from the outside world.
- Hindi has a specific word निद्रा for the state of sleep, but the act of closing eyes for a nap is often described as आँखें मूँदना in poetic or literary contexts.
Examples in context
- अपनी आँखें बंद करो और विश्राम करो।apnī āṅkhēṃ band karo aur vishrām karo.Close your eyes and rest.
- सरप्राइज़ के लिए अपनी आँखें बंद करो।surprise kē liē apnī āṅkhēṃ band karo.Close your eyes for the surprise.
Example conversation
Anjali is about to give Aditya a birthday gift.
- अंजलि Anjaliआदित्य, अपनी आँखें बंद करो।āditya, apnī āṅkhēṃ band karo.Aditya, close your eyes.
- आदित्य Adityaक्या तुम मुझे कुछ देने वाली हो?kyā tum mujhē kuch dēnē vālī ho?Are you going to give me something?
- अंजलि Anjaliहाँ, बस जल्दी से अपनी आँखें बंद करो।hāṃ, bas jaladī sē apnī āṅkhēṃ band karo.Yes, just close your eyes quickly.
- आदित्य Adityaठीक है, मैंने अपनी आँखें बंद कर ली हैं।ṭhīk hai, maiṃ nē apnī āṅkhēṃ band kar lī haiṃ.Okay, I have closed my eyes.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries बंद, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The South Indian phrase – “ninnade kaNugalu tuppuko.” is wrong. “tuppuko” is not a word in kannada.
Informally, we’d say “ninna kannu muchko”.
Ninna – your
Kannu – eye
Muchko – close
Kannu is singular eye, kannugalu is plural meaning eyes. But, when we speak we use singular.
Formally and with respect we’d say “nimma kannugalannu mucchikolli”
I’m a native kannada speaker.
Thank you for the Kannada lesson! This page is about Hindi, so I’ve removed the Kannada line instead of risking another slip. Dhanyavaad!