วางหูโทรศัพท์

Explanation

This expression consists of วาง, “to put down,” and หูโทรศัพท์, “telephone receiver.” It literally describes putting the receiver back down and, by extension, means ending a phone call. Because it evokes a physical handset, it is especially natural when talking about a landline. For simply ending a call, วางสาย is a shorter and more broadly applicable alternative.

Usage

It is commonly used when someone finishes a landline call and replaces the receiver, or when describing or instructing that action. It can also appear in statements such as “Don’t hang up yet” or “He hung up.”

Caution

For mobile-phone calls, วางสาย is usually more natural because there is no physical receiver to put back. The opposite action, picking up the receiver, is ยกหูโทรศัพท์.

1 hang up the phone synonyms

• วางสาย

  waaŋ sǎay hang up

  วางสาย is the more general expression for ending a call and works naturally with both landlines and mobile phones. วางหูโทรศัพท์ more specifically evokes putting down a physical receiver, so it is especially natural for a landline.

• วางหู

  waaŋ hǔu hang up the phone

  วางหู is a shorter form meaning to put down the receiver and is used when the telephone context is already clear. วางหูโทรศัพท์ explicitly includes โทรศัพท์, making the reference to a telephone receiver unambiguous.