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Sat sri akāl Lesson 7 on Basic Punjabi!

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Lesson objects

1 Talking to friends and cousins

2 Time and duration

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Revision:Use of interrogations

English Punjabi

What is this? Ih ki hai?

Who is this? Ih kaun hai?

When did this happen? Ih kadōṁ hō'i'ā?

Where did this happen? Ih kithē hō'i'ā?

Why did this happen? Ih ki'uṁ hō'i'ā?

How did this happen? Ih kivēṁ hō'i'ā?

Which city? Ih Kihaṛā sihar hai?

How many fruits? Kinne fal?

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Revision Forms of do = Karnā

English Punjabi

I do Maiṁ karda hāṁ

You do Tusī karde ho

She does Uh kardi hai

He does Uh karda hai

They do Uh karde hai

We do Asīṁ karde hāṁ

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Forms of run = chal (intransitive form : Chalna)

English Punjabi

I walk Maiṁ chalda hāṁ

You walk Tusī chalde ho

She walks Uh chaldi hai

He walks Uh chalda hai

They walk Uh chalde hai

We walk Asīṁ chalde hāṁ

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Revision

English Purple

Who are you? Tusī kaun ho?

What is your name? Tuhāḍā nām kī hai?

What do you do? Tusī kī karde ho?

Where do you study? Tusī kithē padhde ho?

How many siblings do you have? Tuhāḍē kinne bharā-bhaiṇ hai?

What does your father do? Tuhāḍē pitā kī karde hai

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Lesson objects

1 Talking to friends and cousins

2 Time and duration

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Today's lesson

In this lesson we would learn some commonly used form of sentences that

you can use with friends, cousins of same age or while talking informally

Some of these may not be literal translations and should not be used in

formal situations

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Talking to friends / informally

Add “Jī” after hāṁ when talking toelders

Yes

Hāṁ

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Talking to friends / informally

Add “Jī” before nahīṁ when talking toelders

No

Nahīṁ

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Talking to friends / informally

Here what’s up is treated as “what isgoing on”

What’s up?

Ki hō rihā hai?

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Talking to friends / informally

This is informal way of saying “how areyou”

Formal form is Tusī kivēṁ ho

How are you?

Ki hāl hai?

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Talking to friends / informally

This is informal way of saying “excuseme”

Formal form is māf karna

Excuse me (hear what I am saying)

Gal suṇ

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Talking to friends / informally

A shorter form used by Punjabis is : kō'īnī

You’re welcome / Don’t worry/ No problem

Kō'ī gal nahīṁ

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Talking to friends / informally

Often used when trying to get someone to tell what the problem is

What happened / What’s the problem

Ki gal hai?

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Talking to friends / informally

I don't know

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Talking to friends / informally

I don't know

maiṁ nahīṁ patā

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Talking to friends / informally

I don't know

Mainū nahīṁ patā

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Talking to friends / informally

Patā = to know

I don’t know (literally – unknown “to me”)

Mainū nahīṁ patā

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Revision: Talking to friends

English Punjabi

Yes Hāṁ

No Nahīṁ

What’s up? Ki hō rihā hai?

How are you? Ki hāl hai?

Excuse me Gal suṇ

You’re welcome kō'ī gal nahīṁ

What happened? ki gal hai?

I don’t know Mainū nahīṁ patā

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Talking about hobbies – important words

English Punjabi

Hobby Śhauk

Like Pasand

To play Khēḍṇā

Sports Khēḍ

To sing Gāṇā

To learn Sikhṇā

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Talking about hobbies

I like sports I like to play soccer

What are your hobbies? Do you like singing? I am learning soccer

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Talking about hobbies

I like sports

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Talking about hobbies

I like sports

Maiṁ pasand khēḍ

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Talking about hobbies

I like sports

Mainū pasand khēḍ

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Talking about hobbies

Mainū is used as Sports are being liked “by me” or the liking is happening “to

me”

I like sports

Mainū khēḍ pasand hai

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Talking about hobbies

I like to play soccer

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Talking about hobbies

I like to play soccer

maiṁ pasand khēḍṇā soccer

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Talking about hobbies

I like to play soccer

Mainū pasand hai khēḍṇā soccer

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Talking about hobbies

Soccer is more commonly referred to as “Football” in India

I like to play soccer

Mainū soccer khēḍaṇā pasand hai

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Talking about hobbies

What are your hobbies?

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Talking about hobbies

What are your hobbies

Ki hai tuhāḍē śhauk

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Talking about hobbies

What are your hobbies?

Tuhāḍē śhauk ki hai?

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Talking about hobbies

Do you like singing?/Do you like to sing?

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Talking about hobbies

Do you like to sing

Ki tuhānū pasand hai gāna

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Talking about hobbies

Do you like to sing?

Ki tuhānū gāna pasand hai?

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Talking about hobbies

I am learning soccer

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Talking about hobbies

I am learning soccer

maiṁ haṁ sikh riha soccer

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Talking about hobbies

I am learning soccer

Maiṁ soccer sikh riha haṁ

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Lesson objects

1 Talking to friends and cousins

2 Time and duration

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Time & Duration

English Punjabi

One o’clock Ik vajē

Two o’clock Do vajē

One o’clock in morning Saver dē ik vajē

One o’clock in afternoon Dupahir dē ik vajē

Evening Śhām

Night Rāt

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Time & Duration

English Punjabi

Second Saikniḍ

Minute Minṭ

Hour Ghanṭā

Day Din

Week Hafta

Month Mahīnā

Year Sāl

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Revision: Talking to friends

English Punjabi

Yes Hāṁ

No Nahīṁ

What’s up? Ki hō rihā hai?

How are you? Ki hāl hai?

Excuse me Gal suṇ

You’re welcome kō'ī gal nahīṁ

What happened? ki gal hai?

I don’t know Mainū nahīṁ patā

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Talking about hobbies – important words

English Punjabi

Hobby Śhauk

Like Pasand

To play Khēḍṇā

Sports Khēḍ

To sing Gāṇā

To learn Sikhṇā

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Revision: Talking about hobbies

English Punjabi

I like sports Mainū khēḍ pasand hai

I like to play

soccerMainū soccer khēḍaṇā pasand hai

What are your

hobbies?Tuhāḍē śhauk ki hai?

Do you like to sing? Ki tuhānū gāna pasand hai

I am learning soccer Maiṁ soccer sikh riha haṁ

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See you at the Alley!

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