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Sat sri akāl Lesson 12 on Basic Punjabi!

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Lesson objects

1 Conversation at school

2 Being with elders

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English Punjabi

Do you like movies? Ki tuhānū philamāṁ pasand hai?

Will you watch a movie? Ki tusi philam dekhan chaloge?

Who is your favorite actor? Tuhāḍā pasandidā actor kaun hai?

Will you eat popcorn? Ki tusi popcorn khāoge?

Do you want to eat popcorn? Ki tusi popcorn khāna chāhdē ho?

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English Punjabi

What did you do this week? Tusi ih haftē kī kitā?

I was sick Maiṁ bimar sī

And, where was Harpreet? Atē, Harpreet kithē sī?

She was also sick Uh vī bimar sī

What are you doing next week? Tusi agle hafte ki kar riha ho?

I am going to my aunt’s place Maiṁ mērī aunty dē ghar ja riha hāṁ

Where does your aunt stay? Tuhadi aunty kithe rehendi hai?

My aunt stays in Canada Mērī aunty Canada vich rehendi hāṁ

I will have fun there Maiṁ uthe maze karangā

That’s nice! Ih changā hai!

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Lesson objects

1 Conversation at school

2 Being with elders

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Conversation

Hey! the annual concert is on Friday

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Conversation

The annual concert is on Friday

sālānā sangeet sabha hai nu sukarwar

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Conversation

Year = sālEvery year = sālānā

Hey! the annual concert is on Friday

Sālānā sangeet sabha sukarwar nu hai

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Conversation

Are you participating in it?

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Conversation

Are you participating in it

ki tusi bhag lai riha ho vich uh

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Grammar tip

Participate means to take part which translates tobhag laina in punjabi

Take translates to laina

Participat-ing will translate as bhag lai riha ho(Continuous tense)

Are? Type of questions follow same structure as Do/can

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Conversation

Are you participating in it?

Ki tusi uh vich bhag lai riha ho?

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Conversation

I'm participating in a sport

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Conversation

I am participating in a sport

Maiṁ haṁ bhag lai riha vich ik khed

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Conversation

I'm participating in a sport

Maiṁ ik khed vich bhag lai riha haṁ

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Conversation

I'm reciting a poem

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I am reciting a poem

Maiṁ haṁ pesh kar riha ik kavita

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Grammar tip

Pesh means to present (a poem / a dance) It is not a complete verb, complete

form is pesh karna

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Conversation

I'm reciting a poem

Maiṁ ik kavita pesh kar riha haṁ

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Conversation

I'm singing a song

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Conversation

I am singing a song

Maiṁ haṁ Ga riha ik geet

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Conversation

Sing = ganaContinuous tense = ga riha

I'm singing a song

Maiṁ ik geet ga riha haṁ

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Conversation

I'm performing a dance

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Conversation

I am performing a dance

Maiṁ haṁ pesh kar riha ik nritya/naach

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Dance = naachna,perform dance = naach (pesh) karna

I'm performing a dance

Maiṁ ik nritya/ naach (pesh) kar riha haṁ

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Conversation

I'm dancing on___

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Conversation

I am dancing on ___

Maiṁ haṁ naach kar riha utē ___

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Conversation

I'm dancing on ___

Maiṁ _____ utē naach kar riha haṁ

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Grammar tip

Did you notice here 'on' translates to 'utē' but earlier we saw 'on' translates as 'nu'?

When on refers to a day/ date (on Monday/ on 26th March etc.)we use nu

But When on refers to dancing on/ sitting

on (verb+on) then we use utē

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Lesson objects

1 Conversation at school

2 Being with elders

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Speaking with elders

English Punjabi

Namste (aunty ji) Sāt Sri Akāl aunty ji

Uncle Uncle

Dada Dādā

Dadi(ma) Dādī(māā)

Masusa Māāsar

Mausi Māsī

Nani(ma) Nānī(māā)

Nana Nānā

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Speaking with elders

Please come sit here(sofa/offer a chair)

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Speaking with elders

Please come sit here (sofa/offer a chair)

kripā Betho ithē (sōphā/kurasī)

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Speaking with elders

Ji is added for respect

Please come sit here(sofa/offer a chair)

kripā ithē Betho ji(sōphā/kurāsī)

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Speaking with elders

Are you comfortable here?

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Speaking with elders

Are you Comfortable/ok/fine here?

Kī tusī theek ithē ho?

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Speaking with elders

Are you comfortable/ok/fine here?

Kī tusī ithē theek ho?

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Speaking with elders

Would you like to have something?

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Speaking with elders

would you like to have something?

kī tusī longe kucch

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Speaking with elders

Would you like to have something?

Kī tusī kucch longe?

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Conversation

A glass of water/ or tea?

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Conversation

A Glass of water or tea

ik galāspāṇī

jāṁ cha

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Speaking with elders

A glass of water/ or tea?

Ik galās pāṇī/jāṁ cha

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Speaking with elders

So, how is everyone else.. (in the family?)

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Speaking with elders

So how is everyone else (in the family)?

Hor kidda/kivēṁ bāāki sāb paravār vich hai

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Speaking with elders

Hor = casual form of “so”

So,how is everyone else.. (in the family?)

Hor bāāki sāb paravār vich kidda/kivēṁ hai

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Speaking with elders

It was nice meeting you

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Speaking with elders

It was nice meeting you

Āchā lagā mil ke tuhānū

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Speaking with elders

Lagā = felt (it felt nice)

It was nice meeting you

Tuhānū mil ke āchā lagā

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English Punjabi

Hey! the annual concert is on

Friday

Sālānā sangeet sabha sukarwar nu

hai

Are you participating in it? Ki tusi uh vich bhag lai riha ho?

I'm participating in a sport Maiṁ ik khed vich bhag lai riha haṁ

I'm reciting a poem Maiṁ ik kavita pesh kar riha haṁ

I'm singing a song Maiṁ ik geet ga riha haṁ

I'm performing a danceMaiṁ ik nritya/ naach (pesh) kar riha

haṁ

I'm dancing on ___ Maiṁ _____ utē naach kar riha haṁ

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English Punjabi

Please come sit here.(sofa/offer a

chair)Kripā ithē Betho ji (sōphā/kurāsī)

Are you comfortable/ok/fine

here?Kī tusī ithē theek ho?

Would you like to have

something?Kī tusī kucch longe?

A glass of water/ or tea? Ik galās pāṇī/jāṁ cha

So, how is everyone else.. (in the

family?)

Hor bāāki sāb paravār vich kidda /

kivēṁ hai?

It was nice meeting you Tuhānū mil ke āchā lagā

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See you at the Alley!

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