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Sat sri akāl 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'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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Ask someone’s name

What is your name?

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Ask someone’s name

What is your name

kī hai Tuhāḍā nām

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Ask someone’s name

What is your name?

Tuhāḍā nām kī 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 Maiṁ Mark hāṁ

My name is Mark Mērā nām Mrak hai

I am a boy Maiṁ ik munda hāṁ

I am a student Maiṁ ik vidi'ārathī hāṁ

I am punjabi Maiṃ pañjābī hāṃ

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Introduce Yourself

I stay in Chicago

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Introduce Yourself

Stay = rahinaI stay = maiṁ rahendā hāṁ (male)

I stay in Chicago

Maiṁ rahina vich Chicago

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Introduce Yourself

Stay = rahinaI stay = maiṁ rahendā hāṁ (male)

I stay in Chicago

Maiṁ rahendā hāṁ vich Chicago

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Introduce Yourself

I stay in Chicago

Maiṁ Chicago vich

rahendā hāṁ

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Introduce Family

English Punjabi

She is Parminder Uh Parminder hai

She is my mother Uh mērī māṁ hai

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Introduce Family

I have two sisters

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Introduce Family

I have two sisters

Mērīāṃ dō bhaiṇāṃ hāṁ

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Grammar tip

Mērīāṃ = my/mine

'Hāṁ' 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

Usdā nām Harpreet hai, Uh mērī bhaiṇa hai

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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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Introduce Family

My father is a Doctor

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Introduce Family

My father is a doctor

Mērē pitā hai ik ḍākṭar

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Grammar tip

Mērē is used here instead of merī as “Father” is male gender.

To show respect we use Mērē and not Mērā

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Introduce Family

My father is a Doctor

Mērē pitā ik ḍākṭar hai

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Forms of “My/Mine”

Merī–when referring to feminine gender

(eg: mother, female friend, sister)

Mērā-when referring to male gender,

but someone who is same age of younger

(eg: younger brother, friend)

Mērē–when 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 Iñjīnīar

Doctor (m) Dākaṭar

Doctor (f) Dākaṭaranī

Teacher Adhyāpak

Lawyer vakīl

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Revision-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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Revision : Forms of “My/Mine”

Merī–when referring to feminine gender

(eg: mother, female friend, sister)

Mērā-when referring to male gender,

but someone who is same age of younger

(eg: younger brother, friend)

Mērē–when 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? Tuhāḍā nām kī hai

I stay in Chicago Maiṁ Chicago vich rahendā hāṁ

I have two sisters Mērīāṃ dō bhaiṇāṃ hāṁ

Her name is Harpreet, She is my

sister

Usdā nām Harpreet hai, Uh mērī

bhaiṇa hai

My father is a Doctor Mērē pitā ik ḍākṭar hai

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See you at the alley!

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