Glossary entry

Hindi term or phrase:

chalo

English translation:

"Let us go"

Added to glossary by satish krishna itikela
May 4, 2007 08:09
17 yrs ago
Hindi term

chalo

Hindi to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
I've got numerous hindi words in book I translate and this is one of them.
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May 4, 2007 08:09: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

May 6, 2007 16:10: satish krishna itikela Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+7
6 mins
Selected

"Let us go"

This is used in general conversation between people who have close relationship.
Peer comment(s):

agree Narasimhan Raghavan : Chalo sajna, jahaan thak gataa chalee
4 mins
Thank you Raghavan.
agree C.M. Rawal
7 mins
Thank you Rawal.
agree georgina singh
37 mins
Thank you Georgina.
agree Pundora
41 mins
Thank you Pundora.
agree Rajan Chopra
59 mins
Thank you langclinic.
agree Seema Ugrankar
3 hrs
Thank you Seema.
agree Shruti Nagar
5 hrs
Thank you Shruti.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thnx"
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4 hrs

"Let us go" or "Let it be" or "Alright"

Chalo can mean any of the three expressions given above.
Example sentence:

Ous naih woh kaam nahei kiya. Chalo!

Peer comment(s):

neutral Shruti Nagar : 'let it be' if after 'chalo', there is 'jaane do' also in the sentence.
38 mins
agree Rajan Chopra : yes, it could also mean these things based on context
18 hrs
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