চুপ
The Bengali phrase for shush is চুপ.
The term চুপ! can be used informally to tell someone to be quiet.
Meaning: To be quiet (verb)
Did you know?
- Bengali has a specific word মৌনতা for a deep or spiritual silence, which is distinct from the functional silence of চুপ.
- The phrase চুপ থাকা literally means 'to stay quiet', but it is often used idiomatically to mean keeping a secret or not revealing the truth.
- Using চুপ toward an elder or a stranger is a significant social faux pas in Bengal, as it lacks the necessary honorific tone.
Examples in context
- আমরা শান্ত থাকবো।We will stay quiet.
- অবশ্যই, সবাই শান্ত হবে।Of course, everyone will be quiet.
- একটু চুপ করো।Ektu chup koro.Please be quiet for a moment.
- সেখানে সবাই চুপ থাকবে।Shekhane shobai chup thakbe.Everyone will be quiet there.
- চুপ থাকো, আমি বলছি।Chup thako, ami bolchi.Be quiet, I am talking.
Example conversation
Tania and Akash are in a library.
- তানিয়া Taniaআকাশ, একটু চুপ করো!Akash, ektu chup koro!Akash, please be quiet!
- আকাশ Akashদুঃখিত, আমি খুব জোরে কথা বলছিলাম?Dukhito, ami khub jore kotha bolchilam?Sorry, was I talking too loudly?
- তানিয়া Taniaহ্যাঁ, এখানে সবাই চুপ থাকা উচিত।He, ekhane shobai chup thaka uchit.Yes, everyone should be quiet here.
- আকাশ Akashঠিক আছে, আমি এখন চুপ থাকব।Thik ache, ami ekhon chup thakbo.Alright, I will be quiet now.
