جلدی کرو
jaldī karoeveryday, to friends
The usual way to say "hurry up" in Pakistan is جلدی کرو (jaldī karo). To be polite use جلدی کریں (jaldī karaiñ). It is also called جلدی کر (jaldī kar).
Meaning: telling someone to be quick (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Pakistan | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| جلدی کرو | jaldī karo | everyday, to friends |
| جلدی کریں | jaldī karaiñ | polite |
| جلدی کر | jaldī kar | rude, to close friends only |
Parents say جلدی کرو، دیر ہو رہی ہے (jaldī karo, der ho rahī hai) to children before school, meaning "hurry up, we are getting late".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The three forms match the three levels of "you". کریں (karaiñ) goes with آپ (āp), کرو (karo) with تم (tum) and کر (kar) with تو (tū). The last one is blunt and sounds rude to anyone but a close friend.
Did you know?
- جلدی (jaldī) also works alone as an exclamation, and جلدی جلدی (jaldī jaldī) means "quickly, quickly".
Examples in context
- جلدی کرو، گاڑی آ گئیjaldī karo, gāṛī ā gaʾīHurry up, the car has come
- براہ کرم جلدی کریںbarāh-e-karam jaldī karaiñPlease hurry up
Example conversation
Mother Shaista calls her son Ali before school in Faisalabad.
- Shaistaعلی، جلدی کرو!ʿalī, jaldī karo!Ali, hurry up!
- Aliامی، بس آ رہا ہوں۔ammī, bas ā rahā hūñ.Mom, I am just coming.
- Shaistaدیر ہو رہی ہے۔der ho rahī hai.We are getting late.
