मुझे फ़ोन करना बंद करो
mujhe fon karnā band karodirect, informal
To tell someone to stop phoning you, say मुझे फ़ोन करना बंद करो (mujhe fon karnā band karo). Use बंद कीजिए (band kījie) for a firm but polite version. It is also called मुझे बार-बार फ़ोन मत करो (mujhe bār-bār fon mat karo) and मुझे फ़ोन करना बंद कीजिए (mujhe fon karnā band kījie).
Meaning: asking someone to stop phoning (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Indian | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| मुझे फ़ोन करना बंद करो | mujhe fon karnā band karo | direct, informal |
| मुझे बार-बार फ़ोन मत करो | mujhe bār-bār fon mat karo | informal |
| मुझे फ़ोन करना बंद कीजिए | mujhe fon karnā band kījie | polite, firm |
The verb बंद करना (band karnā) means to stop or shut. With मत (mat) you can also say मुझे फ़ोन मत करो (mujhe fon mat karo), meaning do not call me.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
करो (karo) is the informal command. कीजिए (kījie) is respectful and suits a stranger, a salesperson or an elder.
Did you know?
- The English loanword फ़ोन (fon) is the normal Hindi word for phone, and "call" is usually फ़ोन करना (fon karnā), literally to do a phone.
Examples in context
- कृपया मुझे फ़ोन करना बंद कीजिए।kripayā mujhe fon karnā band kījie.Please stop calling me.
- मुझे अब फ़ोन मत करो।mujhe ab fon mat karo.Do not call me anymore.
Example conversation
Neha gets repeated calls from a sales agent and answers the phone.
- Nehaहैलो, मुझे फ़ोन करना बंद कीजिए।hailo, mujhe fon karnā band kījie.Hello, please stop calling me.
- Agentमैडम, एक मिनट सुनिए।maiḍam, ek minaṭ sunie.Madam, listen for one minute.
- Nehaनहीं, मुझे दिलचस्पी नहीं है।nahīṁ, mujhe dilchaspī nahīṁ hai.No, I am not interested.
