शाबाश
śābāś/ʃɑː.bɑːʃ/
शाबाश (śābāś) is the Hindi way to say well done.
शाबाश is an interjection used to express approval or encouragement after someone has achieved something. It serves as an exclamation of praise.
Meaning: exclamation of praise (intj)
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
शाबाश is an informal exclamation. It is commonly used by elders to children or between peers. For other informal ways to praise someone, you might use बहुत बढ़िया किया, which means You did very well or शानदार काम, which means Excellent job.
How do you pronounce it?
śābāś (/ʃɑː.bɑːʃ/)
Did you know?
- The word शाबाश is actually a command from Persian that translates literally to 'be joyful'.
- In many South Asian contexts, using शाबाश to praise a very high-ranking superior can actually sound condescending rather than polite.
- In some historical contexts, शाबाश was a term used by soldiers to encourage one another during battle, much like 'bravo'.
Examples in context
- शाबाश!Well done!This example shows how to use the interjection शाबाश.Tatoeba #6179203 by fastrizwaan, translation #464478 by lukaszpp
- बधाई हो! आपने काम में बहुत अच्छा प्रदर्शन किया है।Congratulations! You have performed very well in your work.
- बहुत बढ़िया किया! तुमने हमारे द्वारा दिए गए कार्य को बहुत अच्छी तरह पूरा किया है।Well done! You have completed the task given to you by us in an excellent manner.
- शाबाश, तुमने बहुत अच्छा काम किया!shabash, tumne bahut achchha kaam kiya!Well done, you did a very good job!
- शाबाश! तुम्हारी जीत हुई।shabash! tumhari jeet hui.Well done! You won.
Example conversation
Aditya is praising Priya for winning a singing competition.
- आदित्य Adityaप्रिया, शाबाश! तुमने बहुत अच्छा गाया।Priya, shabash! tumne bahut achchha gaaya.Priya, well done! You sang very well.
- प्रिया Priyaशुक्रिया, आदित्य।shukriya, Aditya.Thank you, Aditya.
- आदित्य Adityaतुम्हारी मेहनत रंग लाई।tumhari mehnat rang laayi.Your hard work paid off.
- प्रिया Priyaहाँ, मैं बहुत खुश हूँ।haan, main bahut khush hoon.Yes, I am very happy.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry शाबाश, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries शाबाश, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
