Questions & Answers about चाकू पर नज़र रखिए।
How do I pronounce चाकू पर नज़र रखिए?
A natural pronunciation is:
chaakū par nazar rakhiye
A few quick notes:
- चाकू = chaa-koo
- चा has a long aa
- कू has a long oo
- पर = par, but the vowel is usually a quick, neutral sound, closer to pər
- नज़र = nazar
- with ज़, many speakers say a z sound
- रखिए = rakhiye
- ख is an aspirated k sound: kh
- the ending -इए / -iye gives it a polite command tone
So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:
chaa-koo pər na-zər ra-khi-ye
What does नज़र रखना mean? Is it a fixed expression?
Yes. नज़र रखना is a very common Hindi expression.
Literally:
- नज़र = sight, gaze, eye
- रखना = to keep, to place
But together, नज़र रखना means:
- to keep an eye on
- to watch
- to keep track of
- to monitor
So in this sentence, Hindi is using a natural idiom, not just translating word-for-word from English.
Why is पर used after चाकू?