Significado
Asking someone to remain silent or stop explaining.
Contexto cultural
Venting about public services (transport, electricity) is a common social bonding ritual where this phrase is the star. Parents use this to stop children from making excuses, emphasizing authority and 'knowing better.' In the 'Oxford of the East,' directness is sometimes tempered with this phrase to avoid long, unnecessary debates. Commuters use this to share the 'pain' of the rush hour without needing to describe the specific struggle.
Use with 'Tar'
Add 'tar' after the topic to sound more like a native speaker. 'Traffic-baddal tar kahi sangu naka!'
Watch your tone
If said with a smile, it's friendly venting. If said with a frown, it's a harsh shut-down.
Significado
Asking someone to remain silent or stop explaining.
Use with 'Tar'
Add 'tar' after the topic to sound more like a native speaker. 'Traffic-baddal tar kahi sangu naka!'
Watch your tone
If said with a smile, it's friendly venting. If said with a frown, it's a harsh shut-down.
The 'Naka' Rule
Always use 'naka' in shops or with strangers to maintain a polite distance.
The Hand Gesture
Pair this phrase with a slight shake of the head and a palm-out gesture for maximum effect.
Teste-se
Choose the correct formal response to: 'कालचा सामना (match) कसा होता?'
The match was terrible and you don't want to talk about it.
The 'naka' ending is formal/neutral and fits the context of venting about a bad match.
Fill in the blank to complete the informal command to a friend.
त्याला माझ्याबद्दल काही ______ नकोस.
The potential form 'सांगू' is required before the negative imperative 'नकोस'.
Match the phrase to the most likely situation.
Situation: You are late for a meeting and your boss looks very angry.
The boss is dismissing your excuses and telling you to just sit down.
Complete the dialogue.
A: हॉटेल कसं होतं? B: ________, खूप घाणेरडं होतं.
This fits the context of expressing frustration about a bad experience.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
When to say 'Kahi Sangu Naka'
Frustration
- • Traffic
- • Weather
- • Prices
Authority
- • Excuses
- • Lies
- • Delays
Secrets
- • Surprises
- • Gossip
- • Privacy
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosThe match was terrible and you don't want to talk about it.
The 'naka' ending is formal/neutral and fits the context of venting about a bad match.
त्याला माझ्याबद्दल काही ______ नकोस.
The potential form 'सांगू' is required before the negative imperative 'नकोस'.
Situation: You are late for a meeting and your boss looks very angry.
The boss is dismissing your excuses and telling you to just sit down.
A: हॉटेल कसं होतं? B: ________, खूप घाणेरडं होतं.
This fits the context of expressing frustration about a bad experience.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
12 perguntasIt depends on the tone. In a shared venting context, it's very friendly. To a superior, it can be risky.
Yes! 'Her beauty? Don't even ask!' (तिच्या सौंदर्याबद्दल काही सांगू नका!) implies it's beyond words.
'Sangu' is about sharing information (tell), 'bolu' is about the act of speaking.
Use 'Kahi sangu nakos' (informal).
It's a bit too colloquial for formal emails. Use 'या विषयावर अधिक बोलण्याची गरज नाही' instead.
Literally yes, but 90% of the time it means 'I don't want to hear it because it's annoying/obvious.'
Just saying 'नका नका' with a head shake works in very informal settings.
Say 'कोणालाही काही सांगू नका' (Don't tell anyone anything).
Yes, it's universal across all Marathi dialects.
'Kahi' is used in negative sentences (anything), 'Kahitari' in positive ones (something).
Marathi doesn't use 'please' (krupaya) often in speech; the 'naka' ending already implies a level of formal request.
Usually 'Ho na!' (Yeah, right!) or 'Khara aahe' (That's true).
Frases relacionadas
विचारूच नका
similarDon't even ask!
विषय सोडा
builds onDrop the subject.
गप्प बसा
specialized formShut up / Keep quiet.
बोलू नका
synonymDon't speak.
काहीच सांगू नका
specialized formDon't tell me a single thing.
