یہاں سے چلے جاؤ
yahan se chale jaodirect
The plain way to say "go away" in Pakistan is یہاں سے چلے جاؤ (yahan se chale jao). To someone you must respect, say چلے جائیں (chale jaen). دفع ہو جاؤ (dafa ho jao) is rude.
Meaning: telling someone to leave (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Pakistan | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| یہاں سے چلے جاؤ | yahan se chale jao | direct |
| چلے جائیں | chale jaen | polite but firm |
| دفع ہو جاؤ | dafa ho jao | rude |
جاؤ (jao) is "go" for a person you call تم (tum). جائیں (jaen) is the respectful form for a person you call آپ (aap).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
In Urdu, the tone matters as much as the word. A calm براہ مہربانی چلے جائیں (barah-e-meharbani chale jaen), "please go", is firm without being insulting.
What mistakes should you avoid?
دفع ہو جاؤ (dafa ho jao) is an angry phrase, close to "get lost", so learners should recognise it but avoid using it.
Did you know?
- The word دفع (dafa) comes from Arabic and literally means "repelling", so دفع ہو جاؤ (dafa ho jao) means roughly "be repelled".
Examples in context
- یہاں سے چلے جاؤ۔yahan se chale jao.Go away from here.
- مجھے اکیلا چھوڑ دو۔mujhe akela chhor do.Leave me alone.
Example conversation
Kamran asks a street seller to stop pestering him near a bus stop in Rawalpindi.
- Sellerصاحب، یہ لے لیں، سستا ہے۔sahab, yeh le len, sasta hai.Sir, take this, it is cheap.
- Kamranنہیں چاہیے، براہ مہربانی چلے جائیں۔nahin chahiye, barah-e-meharbani chale jaen.I do not want it, please go away.
- Sellerاچھا جی، معاف کیجیے۔achha ji, maaf kijiye.Okay, sorry.
