जल्दी करो
jaldī karoeveryday
In India most people searching this mean Hindi, where you say जल्दी करो (jaldī karo!). To be polite use जल्दी कीजिए (jaldī kījie). It is also called जल्दी चलो (jaldī chalo).
Meaning: telling someone to be quick (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Indian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| जल्दी करो | jaldī karo | everyday |
| जल्दी कीजिए | jaldī kījie | polite |
| जल्दी चलो | jaldī chalo | let us go |
जल्दी चलो! (jaldī chalo!) is what you say when you want someone to come along quickly, for example before a train leaves.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
To a very close friend or a younger person, people say the short जल्दी कर! (jaldī kar!). To elders and strangers, use कीजिए (kījie) with ज़रा (zarā), meaning "a little", to soften it.
Did you know?
- जल्दी (jaldī) means "quickly" or "early", and जल्दबाज़ी (jaldbāzī) is the noun for being in a hurry.
Examples in context
- ज़रा जल्दी कीजिए, देर हो रही है।zarā jaldī kījie, der ho rahī hai.Please hurry a little, we are getting late.
- जल्दी चलो, सब इंतज़ार कर रहे हैं।jaldī chalo, sab intazār kar rahe haiṅ.Hurry, everyone is waiting.
Example conversation
Mother and son Aryan get ready to leave for the railway station.
- Motherआर्यन, जल्दी करो, ट्रेन छूट जाएगी।āryan, jaldī karo, ṭren chhūṭ jāegī.Aryan, hurry up, the train will leave.
- Aryanबस दो मिनट, मम्मी।bas do minaṭ, mammī.Just two minutes, Mom.
- Motherजल्दी चलो, टैक्सी आ गई है।jaldī chalo, ṭaiksī ā gaī hai.Hurry, the taxi has come.
