Hindi · Everyday Verbs

"to close" in Hindi: बंद करना

बंद करनाband karna

Say it: BAND KAR-naverb/bən̪d̪ kərnɑː/

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.

Please close the door.
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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

HindiEnglish
बंद करनाband karnato close; to shut

Default transitive phrase.

बंद कीजिएband kijiyeplease close

Polite aap.

बंद कियाband kiyaclosed (past)

Maine darwaza band kiya.

बंद हो जानाband ho jaanato close / shut by itself

Shop band ho gayi.

How to use बंद करना in real life

  1. 1AC in a room

    कृपया दरवाज़ा बंद कर दीजिए।

    kripya darwaza band kar dijiye.

    Please close the door.

    Full band kar phrase.

  2. 2Laptop focus

    मैंने टैब बंद कर दिए।

    maine tab band kar diye.

    I closed the tabs.

    Past with kiye/diye.

  3. 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.

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Leaving an office meeting room

  1. ChatPal

    लाइट बंद कर दें?

    light band kar den?

    Shall we switch off / close the lights?

  2. You

    हाँ, और खिड़की भी बंद कर दीजिए।

    haan, aur khidki bhi band kar dijiye.

    Yes, and please close the window too.

  3. ChatPal

    मैंने एसी भी बंद कर दिया।

    maine AC bhi band kar diya.

    I closed/turned off the AC too.

  4. You

    धन्यवाद, चलते हैं।

    dhanyavaad, chalte hain.

    Thanks, let's go.

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"to close" in other languages

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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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