सो जाओ
so jao
To say "go to sleep" in Hindi, use सो जाओ (so jao).
The phrase is an imperative used to tell someone to begin sleeping.
Which one should you use?
While सो जाओ is the standard form used for peers, सो जा is a more casual version used for close friends or children and सो जाइये serves as a respectful way to address the act of sleeping.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form सो जाओ is a standard imperative used for peers or in general contexts. For a more casual form, use सो जा when speaking to a very close friend, a child or someone younger, whereas the polite form सो जाइए should be used to say 'go to sleep' more politely or to an elder.
How do you pronounce it?
so jao
Did you know?
- In Hindi, the word for sleep सोना is a homonym with the word for gold सोना. Depending on the context, the same word can refer to a deep slumber or a precious metal.
- The word जाओ in सो जाओ literally means 'go', but in this phrase, it functions as an auxiliary verb to indicate the start of an action rather than a physical movement to a destination.
- In a poetic or literary context, sleep is often personified as निद्रा (nidra). While you would tell someone सो जाओ in daily life, a poet might describe the arrival of निद्रा as a goddess.
Examples in context
- सो जाgo sleep
- अब सो जाओ।ab so jao.Go to sleep now.
- बच्चे, जल्दी सो जाओ।bacche, jaldi so jao.Children, go to sleep quickly.
- देर हो गई है, सो जाओ।der ho gayi hai, so jao.It is late, go to sleep.
Example conversation
A brother telling his sister to sleep because it is late.
- राहुल Rahulअंजलि, बहुत रात हो गई है।Anjali, bahut raat ho gayi hai.Anjali, it is very late.
- अंजलि Anjaliबस पाँच मिनट और, राहुल।Bas paanch minute aur, Rahul.Just five more minutes, Rahul.
- राहुल Rahulनहीं, अब सो जाओ।Nahin, ab so jao.No, go to sleep now.
- अंजलि Anjaliठीक है, मैं सो रही हूँ।Thik hai, main so rahi hoon.Okay, I am going to sleep.
