सरप्राइज़ के लिए तोहफ़ा अभी मत दिखाना।

It means for the surprise.

• सरप्राइज़ = surprise
• के लिए = for

So सरप्राइज़ के लिए तोहफ़ा is literally a gift for the surprise or the gift for the surprise.

In natural English, depending on context, this may be understood more smoothly as the surprise gift or the gift meant for the surprise.

के लिए is the standard way to say for in Hindi.

Examples:

• मेरे लिए = for me
• बच्चों के लिए = for the children
• सरप्राइज़ के लिए = for the surprise

Hindi uses postpositions after nouns, where English uses prepositions before nouns. So English for the surprise becomes Hindi सरप्राइज़ के लिए.

तोहफ़ा means gift or present.

It is a masculine noun. In this sentence it is singular:

• तोहफ़ा = gift

A learner may also know उपहार, which also means gift, but तोहफ़ा is very common in everyday speech.

Hindi does not have articles like a, an, and the.

So:

• तोहफ़ा can mean a gift or the gift
• सरप्राइज़ can mean a surprise or the surprise

The exact meaning depends on context. In this sentence, English will often use the because the speaker probably has a specific gift in mind: Don’t show the gift yet.

Literally, अभी often means now / right now. But in negative commands like this, it commonly gives the sense of not yet or not right now.

So:

• अभी मत दिखाना = don’t show it now
• In natural English: don’t show it yet

That is why अभी can feel like yet in this sentence, even though its basic meaning is closer to now.

Both are possible, but they feel a little different.

• मत दिखाओ = a direct don’t show
• मत दिखाना = also don’t show, often a bit softer or more conversational in many contexts

So:

• तोहफ़ा मत दिखाओ। = Don’t show the gift.
• तोहफ़ा मत दिखाना। = Don’t show the gift. / Make sure not to show the gift.

Learners often notice that Hindi uses this मत + verb infinitive-like form pattern very naturally in speech:

• मत जाना = don’t go
• मत बताना = don’t tell
• मत दिखाना = don’t show

The verb is दिखाना, which means to show.

In this sentence, it appears in a negative command:

• मत दिखाना = don’t show

You may also see related forms:

• दिखाओ = show (informal imperative)
• दिखाइए = please show / polite imperative
• दिखाया = showed
• दिखाना = to show

It depends on tone and context, but it is usually fairly natural and conversational.

Hindi has several ways to give commands, and they vary by politeness:

• मत दिखा = very informal / blunt
• मत दिखाओ = informal but common
• मत दिखाना = common conversational negative instruction
• मत दिखाइए = polite

So अभी मत दिखाना sounds like something you might say naturally to a friend, family member, or someone you are speaking to casually.

Hindi word order is more flexible than English, but the normal pattern is often object + adverb + verb near the end.

Here:

• तोहफ़ा = object
• अभी = time adverb
• मत दिखाना = negative command

So:

• तोहफ़ा अभी मत दिखाना = Don’t show the gift yet

Other orders can be possible for emphasis, such as:

• अभी तोहफ़ा मत दिखाना
• तोहफ़ा मत दिखाना अभी

But the original sentence sounds natural and straightforward.

Yes, the literal structure is somewhat broad, and context helps a lot.

Word-for-word, it is something like:

• For the surprise, the gift, now don’t show

So depending on the situation, the intended meaning could be:

• Don’t show the gift for the surprise yet
• Don’t reveal the surprise gift yet
• Don’t show the present yet—it’s for the surprise

Hindi often leaves these small interpretive details to context.

Hindi commonly borrows English words and writes them in Devanagari script.

So:

• सरप्राइज़ = surprise
• फ़ोन = phone
• ट्रेन = train

This is very normal in modern Hindi. Even though the word comes from English, it behaves like a Hindi noun in the sentence:

• सरप्राइज़ के लिए = for the surprise

A rough guide:

• तोहफ़ा ≈ toh-fa
• सरप्राइज़ ≈ sur-praiz

A few details:

• The फ़ in तोहफ़ा is a f sound. The dot under the letter shows a borrowed sound.
• ज़ in सरप्राइज़ is a z sound.
• Hindi pronunciation may vary slightly depending on speaker and accent, especially for borrowed words.

Yes. उपहार also means gift.

So you could say:

• सरप्राइज़ के लिए उपहार अभी मत दिखाना।

That is grammatically fine, but तोहफ़ा sounds more everyday and conversational in many situations, while उपहार can sound a bit more formal or literary.

Yes. Commands in Hindi usually omit the subject, just like English often does.

So:

• अभी मत दिखाना = (You) don’t show it yet

The listener is understood from the command form. Hindi does not need to say तुम or आप unless the speaker wants emphasis or clarity.

Not normally in a command like this.

For negative commands, Hindi uses मत:

• मत दिखाना = don’t show

Using नहीं here would sound wrong or unnatural for a direct command.

Compare:

• वह नहीं दिखाता। = He does not show (it).
• मत दिखाना। = Don’t show (it).

So:

• नहीं is used for ordinary negation
• मत is used for prohibitions and negative commands