él Calla

be quiet, shut up

→ callar

call to be quiet, to keep quiet + a tú command; he/she/it present tense or subjunctive

verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #45,000

be quiet, shut up “Shut up” is more forceful; “calla” can sound like a direct command.

SP: Por favor, calla un momento.

EN: Please be quiet for a moment.

Conjugation of callar

Quiet down there!

— El Huésped (2006)

Shut up!

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

¡Calla, Lakha!

Shut up, Lakha!

— Lagaan, érase una vez en la India (2001)

Shut your damn mouth!

— Victoria (2015)

¡Calla, Weston!

Shut up, Weston!

— El engaño (2026)

Shut your damn mouth!

— Mommy (2014)