నిశ్శబ్దంగా ఉండండి
The English phrase keep quiet is translated into Telugu as నిశ్శబ్దంగా ఉండండి.
The phrase is used as a verb meaning to remain silent.
Meaning: remain silent (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The word నిశ్శబ్దంగా is an adverb meaning 'silently' or 'in a quiet manner'.
Which one should you use?
While నిశ్శబ్దంగా ఉండండి is a polite request to be quiet, the phrase నోరు మూసుకో is a much more aggressive and rude way to tell someone to shut up.
How does it change in a sentence?
The polite version of the phrase is నిశ్శబ్దంగా ఉండండి, which uses the polite imperative suffix '-ండి' (-ṇḍi). For informal or casual situations, you can use నిశ్శబ్దంగా ఉండు.
Did you know?
- To tell a child to be quiet softly, a Telugu speaker might use the word మెల్లగా (mellagaa), which means 'slowly' or 'softly', instead of addressing the silence directly.
- The root word శబ్దం (śabdam) in నిశ్శబ్దంగా refers to 'sound' or 'noise' and is a direct loan from Sanskrit, where it also relates to the sacred sound of the universe.
- The concept of 'silence' in Telugu is often linked to the word మౌనం (maunam), which carries a philosophical or meditative weight that 'quiet' lacks in English.
Examples in context
- దయచేసి కాసేపు నిశ్శబ్దంగా ఉండండి.dayachēśi kāsēpu niśśabdangā uṇḍaṇḍi.Please keep quiet for a while.
- లైబ్రరీలో నిశ్శబ్దంగా ఉండండి.laibrarīlō niśśabdangā uṇḍaṇḍi.Keep quiet in the library.
- సినిమా చూస్తున్నప్పుడు నిశ్శబ్దంగా ఉండండి.sinimā chūstunnappuḍu niśśabdangā uṇḍaṇḍi.Keep quiet while watching the movie.
