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"Quiet" in Hindi: चुप

चुपchup

Say it: CHUPadjective/tʃʊp/

Note: quiet place: शांत (shaant)

Quiet as hush/silent is चुप (chup). Soft command: चुप रहो. A quiet place is often शांत — keep चुप as the headword stem here.

Library

कृपया चुप रहिए।

kripya chup rahiye.

Please be quiet.
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How to pronounce चुप

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CHUP

/tʃʊp/

Chup is CHUP. Soft ch, short u, clear p. One clipped beat.

"Quiet" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
चुपchupquiet; silent

Default adjective/interjection.

चुप रहोchup rahobe quiet

Command.

चुपचापchupchaapquietly; silently

Adverb-like.

शांतshaantcalm; quiet (place)

Places — related sense.

How to use चुप in real life

  1. 1Library

    कृपया चुप रहिए।

    kripya chup rahiye.

    Please be quiet.

    Polite aap.

  2. 2Baby sleeping

    बच्चा सो रहा है, चुप बोलो।

    bachcha so raha hai, chup bolo.

    The baby is sleeping — speak quietly.

    Home.

  3. 3Class

    सब चुप हो गए जब टीचर आए।

    sab chup ho gaye jab teacher aaye.

    Everyone went quiet when the teacher came.

    Sudden hush.

Mistakes English speakers make with चुप

Incorrect: Using only shaant for hush commands

Correct: Hush: चुप रहो

Shaant is calm/peaceful; chup is silence.

Incorrect: Harsh चुप with elders

Correct: Softer: कृपया चुप रहिए

Tone matters with aap.

Good to know

चुप रहो can sound sharp — soften with please/aap forms. Libraries and temples prefer quiet. शांत जगह is place talk; चुप is mouth-closed talk.

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Keeping a hallway quiet during a call

  1. ChatPal

    थोड़ा चुप रहना, कॉल है।

    thoda chup rahna, call hai.

    Stay a bit quiet — there's a call.

  2. You

    ठीक, मैं चुप हूँ।

    theek, main chup hoon.

    Okay — I'm quiet.

  3. ChatPal

    शुक्रिया चुप माहौल चाहिए था।

    shukriya — chup mahaul chahiye tha.

    Thanks — we needed a quiet atmosphere.

  4. You

    कॉल खत्म होने तक चुप रहूँगा।

    call khatm hone tak chup rahoonga.

    I'll stay quiet until the call ends.

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Common questions about "Quiet" in Hindi

Be quiet?

Chup raho / chup rahiye.

Quiet place?

Often shaant jagah.

Quietly?

Chupchaap.

Soft with aap?

Kripya chup rahiye.

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