Bedeutung
The end of the school day.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'School Bell' is a powerful symbol. Many schools still use a manual brass bell struck with a hammer. The sound is the literal 'voice' of the phrase 'shala sutli'. In villages, school timings often change during the harvest season or extreme summer heat. 'Shala sutne' might happen at 10 AM to avoid the midday sun. The 'School Van' culture is huge. Hundreds of vans line up outside schools, and 'shala sutne' is the signal for a chaotic but organized boarding process. The phrase is used in many poems to symbolize the end of childhood or the loss of innocence, not just the end of a day.
The Retroflex L
Make sure to pronounce the 'L' in 'Shala' correctly. It's not a soft 'L' like in 'leaf', but a hard retroflex 'L'.
Gender Matters
Always remember 'Shala' is feminine. Saying 'Shala sutla' is a very common beginner mistake.
Bedeutung
The end of the school day.
The Retroflex L
Make sure to pronounce the 'L' in 'Shala' correctly. It's not a soft 'L' like in 'leaf', but a hard retroflex 'L'.
Gender Matters
Always remember 'Shala' is feminine. Saying 'Shala sutla' is a very common beginner mistake.
Use it for Work
In very casual settings with close friends, you can say 'Office suttle' to sound more like a local.
The Bell Symbol
If you see a picture of a school bell in Maharashtra, the first thought people have is 'Shala sutli!'
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'सुटणे' for the past tense.
काल शाळा लवकर ______.
Since 'शाळा' is feminine singular, the past tense is 'सुटली'.
Which sentence means 'When will school end?'
Choose the correct translation:
'सुटेल' is the future tense form.
Complete the dialogue between two friends.
A: आज शाळा लवकर सुटणार आहे का? B: हो, आज दोन वाजताच ______.
The question asks about the future ('सुटणार आहे का'), so the answer should be in the future ('सुटेल').
Match the sentence to the situation.
Sentence: 'शाळा सुटल्यावर ट्रॅफिक वाढते.'
The sentence means 'Traffic increases after school ends.'
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Daily School Cycle
Morning
- • शाळा भरणे (Start)
Afternoon
- • शाळा सुटणे (End)
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenकाल शाळा लवकर ______.
Since 'शाळा' is feminine singular, the past tense is 'सुटली'.
Choose the correct translation:
'सुटेल' is the future tense form.
A: आज शाळा लवकर सुटणार आहे का? B: हो, आज दोन वाजताच ______.
The question asks about the future ('सुटणार आहे का'), so the answer should be in the future ('सुटेल').
Sentence: 'शाळा सुटल्यावर ट्रॅफिक वाढते.'
The sentence means 'Traffic increases after school ends.'
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt's better to say 'Lecture sampale' (Lecture finished), but for the whole day, 'College suttle' is fine.
It is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your younger brother.
'Shala bharne' (शाळा भरणे) means school is starting.
While people might understand, it sounds very 'Hinglish/Marathish'. 'Sutli' is much more authentic.
Not necessarily, but it means the official classes are over for the students.
No, for a meeting use 'Meeting sampli'.
'Shala sutli' is the daily end. 'Shalechi sutti' is a holiday (like Sunday or Diwali).
You say 'शाळा सुटायची वेळ झाली आहे' (Shala sutaychi vel jhali ahe).
Hindi uses 'School ki chutti hona', which is similar in concept but uses a different word.
It literally means 'the slate broke,' a playful way of saying 'no more writing/studying today!'
Verwandte Redewendungen
शाळा भरणे
contrastSchool starting/convening
सुट्टी होणे
similarTo have a holiday
शाळा सोडणे
confusingTo leave/quit school
कॉलेज सुटणे
specialized formCollege ending for the day
