Hindi · Everyday Verbs
"to close" in Hindi: बंद करना
बंद करनाband karna
To close in Hindi is बंद करना (band karna). Past: मैंने दरवाज़ा बंद किया. Polite: कृपया खिड़की बंद कीजिए.
AC in a room
कृपया दरवाज़ा बंद कर दीजिए।kripya darwaza band kar dijiye.
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How to pronounce बंद करना
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BAND KAR-na
/bən̪d̪ kərnɑː/
Band karna is BAND KAR-na. Clear final d on band, then kar with a tapped r.
"to close" in Hindi: quick reference
| Hindi | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| बंद करनाband karna | to close; to shut Default transitive phrase. | Default transitive phrase. |
| बंद कीजिएband kijiye | please close Polite aap. | Polite aap. |
| बंद कियाband kiya | closed (past) Maine darwaza band kiya. | Maine darwaza band kiya. |
| बंद हो जानाband ho jaana | to close / shut by itself Shop band ho gayi. | Shop band ho gayi. |
How to use बंद करना in real life
- 1AC in a room
कृपया दरवाज़ा बंद कर दीजिए।
kripya darwaza band kar dijiye.
Please close the door.
Full band kar phrase.
- 2Laptop focus
मैंने टैब बंद कर दिए।
maine tab band kar diye.
I closed the tabs.
Past with kiye/diye.
- 3Shop hours
दुकान नौ बजे बंद करनी है।
dukaan nau baje band karni hai.
We have to close the shop at nine.
Need-to form.
Mistakes English speakers make with बंद करना
Incorrect: Only saying बंद without करना for an action you do
Correct: Band karna / band kijiye
Band alone is an adjective (closed). To close something, use band karna.
Incorrect: Kholna when you mean close
Correct: Band karna
Kholna is to open.
Good to know
Shops बंद करना on time is a daily rhythm, and hosts ask guests to band the door for the AC. On phones, band kar digiye covers apps and tabs. Band ho gaya describes something that shut on its own.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Leaving an office meeting room
ChatPal
लाइट बंद कर दें?
light band kar den?
Shall we switch off / close the lights?
You
हाँ, और खिड़की भी बंद कर दीजिए।
haan, aur khidki bhi band kar dijiye.
Yes, and please close the window too.
ChatPal
मैंने एसी भी बंद कर दिया।
maine AC bhi band kar diya.
I closed/turned off the AC too.
You
धन्यवाद, चलते हैं।
dhanyavaad, chalte hain.
Thanks, let's go.
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Common questions about "to close" in Hindi
Polite command?
Band kijiye / band kar dijiye.
Past tense?
Maine … band kiya / band kar diya.
Shop closed?
Dukaan band hai / band ho gayi.
Open opposite?
Kholna.
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