(Put your) phones away!

[yuechu]

大家好！

I teach high school students, and was wondering how to say "(Put your) phones away!" to a class. Sometimes students spend the class on their phones instead of doing their work.
Thanks!

EDIT: changed "Phones away!" to "(Put your) phones away!"

 

[dojibear]

Can't you just say 别手机 and glare at them?

 

[Lamb67]

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Reng Diao Shou Ji !

 

[yuechu]

Can't you just say 别手机 and glare at them?

OK! but are you sure that a noun can follow "别" in Chinese?

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Reng Diao Shou Ji !

扔掉手机啊? Literally, "throw out your phones", right? That's interesting! Is it commonly said? (as a first warning, for example?)

 

[asddfffhhh]

Actually, you may just say “放下（你们的）手机” or “大家把手机放一边” which means put down your phone or put your phone away.

 

[yuechu]

Oh, that's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, Asddfffhhh!

 

[Lostcause]

Hi, I think "放下手机" and "把手机放一边" would be better 🐼

 

[asddfffhhh]

Hi, I think "放下手机" and "把手机放一边" would be better 🐼

That's fine. Usually, as a teacher in classroom you need to clarify the object of your order or teacher talk, such as everyone in class or a particular student. So I say it with “你们的”, “大家”.

 

[SuperXW]

Can't you just say 别手机 and glare at them?

As said by Yuechu, you need a verb after 别(don't), e.g. 别玩手机, 别看手机.

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Reng Diao Shou Ji !

Really?
Sounds weird to me.

 

[hx1997]

放一边 means to put/set aside. 收起来/收好 means to put away (=put it back to where it belongs). I think normally you shouldn't put your phone on one side of your desk in the classroom. You should put it where it belongs, for example, in your bag or pocket. I therefore suggest 把手机收起来 or 别玩手机.

 

[piano_mary]

Can't you just say 别手机 and glare at them?

We don't usually say it this way, the expression we use for this is "把手机收起来"

If you say "把手机收了!"（with the exclamation mark🤣） it can emphasize your point more compared with just saying "把手机收起来".

 

[Ricardonzhou]

I think you should give a word making you sound more like a teacher. You should say"上课禁止玩手机"， which means phones are prohibited in class"