بێدەنگ بە
bêdeng be
To say shut up in Kurdish, say بێدەنگ بە (bêdeng be). It literally means be without sound and is used to tell one person to stop talking.
بێدەنگ بە works as a command to stop talking. It is actually a fairly neutral way to say be quiet and is less aggressive than the English slang.
Meaning: "Stop talking." (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from bê (without), deng (sound) and be (be), so it literally means be without sound.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Although it translates as shut up, بێدەنگ بە is a relatively neutral way to say be quiet.
How does it change in a sentence?
بێدەنگ بە is the singular imperative, used when speaking to one person. To tell several people to be quiet, use the plural بێدەنگ بن (bêdeng bin).
How do you pronounce it?
بێدەنگ بە is romanized as bêdeng be.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use the singular form for a group. Use بێدەنگ بن when you speak to more than one person.
Did you know?
- The word deng meaning 'sound' is a distant relative of the English word 'tongue' as both come from an ancient Indo-European root.
- In many Kurdish dialects, the command uses the same grammatical structure as the Persian word be to form the imperative.
- Because بێدەنگ بە is structurally neutral, the difference between a polite request for silence and a harsh command is conveyed entirely through facial expressions and tone.
Examples in context
- بێدەنگ بە و تەماشای فیلمەکە بکە.Shut up and watch the movie.The sentence uses بێدەنگ بە to tell one person to be quiet and watch the movie.Tatoeba #10310784 by Sarchia, translation #5389041 by Hybrid
- بێدەنگ بە، دەنگت زۆرە.Shut up, you are too loud.
- تکایە بێدەنگ بە.Please shut up.
Example conversation
Two friends are arguing in a library.
- Nalinنالین، تۆ هەموو شتەکان تێک دەدەیت!Nalin, you are ruining everything!
- Soranبێدەنگ بە، لێرە کتێبخانەیە.Shut up, this is a library.
- Nalinبەڵام من دەمەوێت قسە بکەم.But I want to talk.
- Soranسۆران ڕاست دەکرد، تۆ زۆر دەقسەی.Soran was right, you talk too much.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بە, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
