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"Shush" is an interjection which is often translated as "chitón", and "hush" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "hacer callar". Learn more about the difference between "shush" and "hush" below.
shush(
shuhsh
)An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
1. (colloquial) (used to make people silent)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (colloquial) (to hush)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. hacer callar
The teacher shushed the children so she could carry on with the lesson.La profesora hizo callar a los chicos para poder seguir con la clase.
b. callar
Teresa shushed her sister because she kept interrupting.Teresa calló a su hermana porque no paraba de interrumpir.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (colloquial) (to keep quiet)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
hush(
huhsh
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to silence)
a. hacer callar
The kids were making too much noise, so the headmaster came and hushed them.Los chicos estaban haciendo demasiado ruido, así que el director se acercó y los hizo callar.
Will you hush the baby, please?¿Puedes hacer callar a la bebé, por favor?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. callarse
Can you hush? I'm trying to listen to the speaker.¿Te puedes callar? Estoy intentando de escuchar al orador.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (silence)
a. el silencio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The lights went down in the theater and a hush fell over the crowd.Las luces del teatro se apagaron y se hizo un silencio en el público.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
4. (Be quiet!)
a. ¡Silencio!
Hush! I'm trying to hear what they're saying.¡Silencio! Estoy intentando oír lo que dicen.
b. ¡Cállate! (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
That's enough already. Hush! Get to work.Ya basta. ¡Cállate! Ponte a trabajar.
c. ¡Chitón!
"Hush!" whispered Tomas, "The teacher's coming."¡"Chitón"! susurró Tomás, "Ya viene la maestra".
