basic punjabi | lesson 3 | introducing yourself and family

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Sat sri akl Lesson 3 on Basic Punjabi!

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Lesson objects

1 Introducing yourself and family

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Revision Common Signs

English Punjabi

Open Khul'h

Closed Band

Entrance Dl

Exit/out Niks/Bhar

Push Dhakko

Pull Khicho

Bathroom Gusalkhana

Men Mard

Women Tv'

Forbidden Varjat/manhan

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Revision - Common Addresses

English Punjabi

Mr. r

Mrs. rmat

Mr.(Sikh) sardr

Mrs.(Sikh) sardrn

Sir srmn

Dr. kar

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Revision - Common Pronouns

English Punjabi

I Mai

Me(or to me) Main

We As

You Tus

She Uh

He Uh

They Uh

This Ih

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Revision - Common Interrogations

English Punjabi

How/of what kind? kiv

How much/many? Kinna/kinne

What? K

When? Kad

Where? kith

Who? Kau

Why? ki'u

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Ask someones name

What is your name?

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Ask someones name

What is your name

k hai Tuh nm

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Ask someones name

What is your name?

Tuh nm k hai?

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Introduce Yourself

To reply to the previous question we would make use of the phrases we learnt in the

previous lessons

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Introduce Yourself

English Punjabi

I an Mark Mai Mark h

My name is Mark Mr nm Mrak hai

I am a boy Mai ik munda h

I am a student Mai ik vidi'rath h

I am punjabi Mai pajb h

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Introduce Yourself

I stay in Chicago

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Introduce Yourself

Stay = rahinaI stay = mai rahend h (male)

I stay in Chicago

Mai rahina vich Chicago

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Introduce Yourself

Stay = rahinaI stay = mai rahend h (male)

I stay in Chicago

Mai rahend h vich Chicago

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Introduce Yourself

I stay in Chicago

Mai Chicago vich

rahend h

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Introduce Family

English Punjabi

She is Parminder Uh Parminder hai

She is my mother Uh mr m hai

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Introduce Family

I have two sisters

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Introduce Family

I have two sisters

Mr d bhai h

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Grammar tip

Mr = my/mine

'H' is used instead of 'Hai' because two sisters is a plural form

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Introduce Family

Her name is Harpreet, She is my sister

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Introduce Family

'Hai' is used because sister is asingular

Her name is Harpreet, She is my sister

Usd nm Harpreet hai, Uh mr bhaia hai

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Forms of to-be verb

H is pronounced as h+aa+slight n

English Punjabi

Is Hai

Are(first person) H

Are(second person) H

Am H

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Introduce Family

My father is a Doctor

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Introduce Family

My father is a doctor

Mr pit hai ik kar

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Grammar tip

Mr is used here instead of mer as Father is male gender.

To show respect we use Mr and not Mr

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Introduce Family

My father is a Doctor

Mr pit ik kar hai

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Forms of My/Mine

Merwhen referring to feminine gender

(eg: mother, female friend, sister)

Mr-when referring to male gender,

but someone who is same age of younger

(eg: younger brother, friend)

Mrwhen referring to male gender,

but to someone who is elder/ when there

is a need to show respect (eg: Father,

Uncle, Grandfather)

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Professions

Alright let us further move on and look at the translations of few professions

in punjabi

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Professions

English Punjabi

Engineer Ijnar

Doctor (m) Dkaar

Doctor (f) Dkaaran

Teacher Adhypak

Lawyer vakl

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Revision-Forms of to-be verb

H is pronounced as h+aa+slight n

English Punjabi

Is Hai

Are(first person) H

Are(second person) H

Am H

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Revision : Forms of My/Mine

Merwhen referring to feminine gender

(eg: mother, female friend, sister)

Mr-when referring to male gender,

but someone who is same age of younger

(eg: younger brother, friend)

Mrwhen referring to male gender,

but to someone who is elder/ when there

is a need to show respect (eg: Father,

Uncle, Grandfather)

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Revision

English Punjabi

What is your name? Tuh nm k hai

I stay in Chicago Mai Chicago vich rahend h

I have two sisters Mr d bhai h

Her name is Harpreet, She is my

sister

Usd nm Harpreet hai, Uh mr

bhaia hai

My father is a Doctor Mr pit ik kar hai

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See you at the alley!

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