basic punjabi | lesson 2 | common useful phrases & grammar
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Sat sri akāl Lesson 2 on Basic Punjabi!
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Lesson objects
1 Common useful Phrases
2 Grammar
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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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English Punjabi
Cauliflower Gōbhī
Banana Kēlā
Apple Sēb
Mango Amb
Pomegranate Anār
Grapes Angūr
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Lesson objects
1 Common useful Phrases
2 Grammmar
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Common Phrases
English Punjabi
Open Khul'hā
Closed Band
Entrance Dāḵẖlā
Exit/out Nikās/Bāhar
Push Dhakko
Pull Khicho
Bathroom Gusalkhana
Men Mard
Women Tīvī'āṁ
Forbidden Varjat/manhan
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Common Addresses
English Punjabi
Mr. śrī
Mrs. śrīmatī
Mr.(Sikh) sardār
Mrs.(Sikh) sardārnī
Sir srīmān
Dr. ḍākṭar
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Lesson objects
1 Conman useful phrases
2 Grammar
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Common Pronouns
English Punjabi
I Maiṁ
Me(or “to me”) Mainū
We Asīṁ
You Tusīṁ
She Uh
He Uh
They Uh
This Ih
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Common Pronouns
English Punjabi
I am Mark Maiṁ Mark hāṁ
We are boys Asīṁ munde hāṁ
You are Lisa Tusīṁ Lisa hō
She is Juan Uh Juan hai
He is Jin Uh Jin hai
They are boys Uh munḍē hai
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Grammar tip..
I/ We (Maiṁ/Asīṁ) are first person pronouns, hence we use “hāṁ” for
“am/are”
You (Tusīṁ) is a second person pronoun, hence we use “hō” for “are” are
He/ She/ They are third person pronouns, hence we use “hai” for “is/are”
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Forms of “to-be verb”
Hāṁ is pronounced as “h+aa+slight n”
English Punjabi
Is Hai
Are(first person) Hāṁ
Are(second person) Hō
Am Hāṁ
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Common Pronouns (possessive)
English Punjabi
My/Mine Mērī/Mērā
Our Sāḍī/Sāḍā
Your Tuhāḍī/Tuhāḍā
Her Usdā/Usdī
His Usdā/Usdī
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Try yourself
She is Geet She is my mother She is your aunt She is her friend He is her teacher
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Solution
She is Geet
Uh Geet hai
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Solution
She is my mother
Uh mērī māṁ hai
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Solution
She is your aunt
Uh tuhāḍī cācī hai
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Solution
She is her friend
Uh Usdī dōsata hai
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Solution
He is her teacher
Uh Usdā gurū hai
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Grammar tip
Note the use of Usdī vs. Usdā Usdī is used because the “friend” here is a female Usdā is used because the “teacher” here is a male
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Revision
English Punjabi
She is Geet Uh Geet hai
She is my mother Uh mērī māṁ hai
She is your aunt Uh tuhāḍī cācī hai
She is her friend Uh Usdī dōsata hai
He is her teacher Uh Usdā gurū hai
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Common Interrogations
English Punjabi
How/of what kind? kivēṁ
How much/many? Kinna/kinne
What? Kī
When? Kadōṁ
Where? kithē
Who? Kauṇ
Why? ki'uṁ
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Basic Conversation
Speaker English
Lisa Hello, Who is he?
Mark Hello, He is Aman
Lisa Who is she?
Mark She is Sonia
Mark Sonia is his sister
Lisa What is this?
Mark This is a computer
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Basic Conversation
Speaker English Punjabi
Lisa Who is he? Uh Kauṇ hai
Mark He is Aman Uh Aman hai
Lisa Who is she? Uh Kauṇ hai
Mark She is Sonia Uh Sonia hai
Mark Sonia is his sister Uh Usdī bhaiṇ hai
Lisa What is this? Ih kī hai
Mark This is a computer Ih ik computer hai
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Revision–Common Signs
English Punjabi
Open Khul'hā
Closed Band
Entrance Dāḵẖlā
Exit/out Nikās/Bāhar
Push Dhakko
Pull Khicho
Bathroom Gusalkhana
Men Mard
Women Tīvī'āṁ
Forbidden Varjat/manhan
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Revision - Common Addresses
English Punjabi
Mr. śrī
Mrs. śrīmatī
Mr.(Sikh) sardār
Mrs.(Sikh) sardārnī
Sir srīmān
Dr. ḍākṭar
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Revision - Common Pronouns
English Punjabi
I Maiṁ
Me(or “to me”) Mainū
We Asīṁ
You Tusīṁ
She Uh
He Uh
They Uh
This Ih
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Revision - Common Interrogations
English Punjabi
How/of what kind? kivēṁ
How much/many? Kinna/kinne
What? Kī
When? Kadōṁ
Where? kithē
Who? Kauṇ
Why? ki'uṁ
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Festivals of Punjab
Punjab – the “Land of rivers” is also known as the “Land of festivals”
Lohri Baisakhi
Hola mohalla Sangrand
Teeyan
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Festivals of Punjab
Lohri is an extremely popular agricultural winter festival
celebrated throughout Punjab and in parts of Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh and Jammu
It is celebrated on January 13th and is
traditionally associated with the harvest of
the rabi crops (sown in autumn, harvested in winters)
People take peanuts, rewri, flour,
butter and various food items to places
of religious worship to thank God for a
good harvest
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Festivals of Punjab
Baisakhi (also known as Vaishakhi, or Vasakhi) is a religious as well as harvest festival and
New Year Day also In Sikhism, as the Khalsa
was founded on same day in 1699 It is celebrated on April 13th
and celebrations include parades and Nagar Kirtan observances Prayers,
Processions, raising of the Nishan Sahib flag
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Festivals of Punjab
Hola Mahalla is a Sikh Olympics event which most often falls in March, lasts for a week,
and consists of camping out and various displays of fighting prowess and bravery,
followed by kirtan, music, and poetry. Visitors sit together in pangats
(Queues) and eat food of the langars
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Festivals of Punjab
Sangrand means the first day of month. Specialdivans take place at Gurdwaras when Guru
Arjan’s Baramaha is
read in addition to the performance of usualservices.
Devotees turn up in large numbers and bring offerings, especially of karah prasad.
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Festivals of Punjab
Teeyan is the women's dance festival Giddha canbe seen at its best during the
celebrations in the month of Sawan (Rains). The dancing usually takes place
on the bank of some river. Swings are thrown over the branches and singing,
swinging and dancing is seen.
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