बात करना बंद करो
baat karna band karo
In Hindi, "stop talking" is said as बात करना बंद करो (baat karna band karo).
This phrase is a direct command used to tell someone to cease speaking. Depending on your tone of voice, it can sound quite harsh or rude.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of baat (talk/conversation), karna (to do), band (closed/stopped) and karo (do/imperative).
Which one should you use?
While बात करना बंद करो focuses specifically on the action of talking, the phrase चुप रहो focuses instead on the state of being quiet.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the command more polite or respectful, you can replace the imperative karo with kijiye to form बात करना बंद कीजिए.
How do you pronounce it?
baat karna band karo
Did you know?
- The root of करना comes from the Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-, which is the ancestor of many words across Europe and Asia related to creating or doing.
Examples in context
- कृपया अब बात करना बंद करो।kripya ab baat karna band karo.Please stop talking now.
- ज़रा बात करना बंद करो और सुनो।zara baat karna band karo aur suno.Just stop talking and listen.
Example conversation
Neha and Vikas are in a quiet library.
- नेहा Nehaविकास, ज़रा बात करना बंद करो।Vikas, zara baat karna band karo.Vikas, please stop talking.
- विकास Vikasठीक है, मैं चुप हो जाता हूँ।thik hai, main chup ho jaata hoon.Okay, I will be quiet.
- नेहा Nehaशुक्रिया, यहाँ बहुत शांति चाहिए।shukriya, yahan bahut shaanti chahiye.Thank you, it needs to be very quiet here.
- विकास Vikasमाफ़ करना, नेहा।maaf karna, Neha.I am sorry, Neha.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries करना, बंद, बात, CC BY-SA 4.0.
