basic punjabi | lesson 1 | introductions

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Sat sri akāl, Lesson 1 on Basic Punjabi!

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Lesson objects

1 Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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Lesson objects

1 Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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Introduction

Punjabi is spoken as a native language by over 2.85% of Indians

Official language of the Indian state of Punjab

Spoken internationally by about 125 million people and is the twelfth

natively most spoken language in the world

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Introduction

Punjab : Land of five rivers

Punjab derives its name from two Persian words,

panj (five) and aab (water), having

reference to the five rivers which

confer on the country i.e

- PUNJ (5/five) + AAB (river)

These rivers run between Indus and Jamna,

and their names, in succession, eastward

from the Indus, are Jhelum, Chenab,

Ravi, Bias and Sutlej

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Lesson objects

1 Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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Hello !

Hello

Sat Sri Akāl

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Conversation

Hello, Who are you? Hello, I am Mark

I am a student

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Simple Question 1

Hello, Who are you?

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Simple Question 1

Hello who are you

Sat Sri Akāl kauṇ hō Tusī

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Grammar tip

This literal translation is wrong Punjabi follows a different question structure

as compared to English

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Simple Question 1

Hello, Who are you?

Sat Sri Akāl, Tusī kauṇ hō?

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello, I am Mark

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello I am Mark

Sat Sri Akāl maiṁ hāṁ Mark

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello, I am Mark

Sat Sri Akāl, maiṁ Mark hāṁ

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Simple Sentence 2

I am a student

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Simple Sentence 2

I am a student

maiṁ hāṁ ik vidi'ārathī

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Simple Sentence 2

I am a student

Maiṁ ik vidi'ārathī hāṁ

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Your first conversation

Speaker English Punjabi

Lisa Hello, Who are you? Sat Sri Akāl, Tusī kauṇ hō?

Mark Hello, I am Mark Sat Sri Akāl , maiṁ Mark hāṁ

Mark I am a student Maiṁ ik vidi'ārathī hāṁ

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Cultural note

Sat Sri Akāl is a greeting in the Punjabi language

Sat means truth Sri means an honorific and Akal is the timeless being, god

The whole phrase may be roughly translated as 'God is the ultimate truth'

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Moving on..

Moving on let's look at punjabi cuisine Remember punjabis love to eat

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Punjabi Cuisine

RotīFlattened bread, cooked in tandoor,

a special oven or a flat pan

Makkī dī

rotīA bread made by Makki (corn flour)

Sabzī Vegetable dish

ParānthāA special rotī cooked with ghee (clarified butter) and

usually stuffed

Nān Nān bread

Paneer Cottage cheese

Chāwal Rice

Sarson da

sāgA dish prepared from green mustard leaves

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Punjabi Cuisine

Dāl Pulses specially lentils

Dāl makhani lentils with cream and Makhaṇ (butter )

RājmāRed kidney bean, usually eaten

with Chāwal (rice)

Rongi Black-eyed peas

Choley / CholiāChick peas, usually eaten with nān

(bread) or kulchā

Kadhi PakorāTraditional curry with

Pakorās (Fritters)

Dahīṁ Curd

Chās Buttermilk

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Sweets

Jalebi Orange colored sweet

LaddooOrange colored sweet made

from gram flour

Petha Pumpkin in syrup

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Try Yourself

Curd Rice

Buttermilk Butter Lentils

Vegetable (dish) Flattened Bread

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Solution

English Punjabi

Curd Dahīṁ

Rice Chāwal

Buttermilk Chās

Butter Makhaṇ

Lentils Dāl

Vegetable (dish) Sabzī

Flattened Bread Rotī

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Fruits & Vegetables

English Punjabi

Potato Ālū

Onion Pi'āz

Tomato Tamāṭar

Peas Maṭar

Carrot Gājar

Cucumber Khīrā

Spinach Pālak

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Fruits & Vegetables

English Punjabi

Cauliflower Gōbhī

Banana Kēlā

Apple Sēb

Mango Amb

Pomegranate Anār

Grapes Angūr

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Simple Sentence 3

This is a potato

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Simple Sentence 3

This is a potato

Ih ik Ālū hai

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Simple Sentence 3

This is a potato

Ih ik Ālū hai

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Revision

Speaker English Punjabi

Lisa Hello, Who are you? Sat Sri Akāl, Tusī kauṇ hō?

Mark Hello, I am Mark Sat Sri Akāl , maiṁ Mark hāṁ

Mark I am a student Maiṁ ik vidi'ārathī hāṁ

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Revision

English Punjabi

Hello Sat Sri Akāl

Who Kauṇ

Are Hō

You Tusī

I Maiṁ

Am Hāṁ

A ik

Student Vidi'ārathī

This Ih

Is Hai

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Revision

English Punjabi

Potato Ālū

Onion Pi'āz

Tomato Tamāṭar

Peas Maṭar

Carrot Gājar

Cucumber Khīrā

Spinach Pālak

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Revision

English Punjabi

Cauliflower Gōbhī

Banana Kēlā

Apple Sēb

Mango Amb

Pomegranate Anār

Grapes Angūr

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