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Sat sri akl,Lesson 1 on Basic Punjabi!

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Lesson objects

1 Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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1 Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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Introduction

Punjabi is spoken as a nativelanguage by over 2.85% of Indians

Official language of the Indian state of Punjab

Spoken internationally by about 125million people and is the twelfth

natively most spoken language inthe world

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Introduction

Punjab : Land of five rivers

Punjab derives its name from two Persian words,

panj (five) and aab (water), having

reference to the five rivers which

confer on the country i.e

- PUNJ (5/five) + AAB (river)

These rivers run between Indus and Jamna,

and their names, in succession, eastwardfrom the Indus, are Jhelum, Chenab,

Ravi, Bias and Sutlej

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Lesson objects

1 Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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Hello !

Hello

Sat Sri Akl

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Conversation

Hello, Who are you?Hello, I am MarkI am a student

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Simple Question 1

Hello, Who are you?

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Simple Question 1

Hello who are youSat Sri Akl kau h Tus

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Grammar tip

This literal translation is wrongPunjabi follows a different question structure

as compared to English

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Simple Question 1

Hello, Who are you?

Sat Sri Akl, Tus kau h?

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello, I am Mark

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello I am MarkSat Sri Akl mai h Mark

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello, I am Mark

Sat Sri Akl, mai Mark h

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Simple Sentence 2

I am a student

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Simple Sentence 2

I am a studentmai h ik vidi'rath

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Simple Sentence 2

I am a student

Mai ik vidi'rath h

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Your first conversation

Speaker English Punjabi

Lisa Hello, Who are you? Sat Sri Akl, Tus kau h?

Mark Hello, I am Mark Sat Sri Akl , mai Mark h

Mark I am a student Mai ik vidi'rath h

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Cultural note

Sat Sri Akl is a greeting in thePunjabi language

Sat means truth Sri means an honorific andAkal is the timeless being, godThe whole phrase may be roughly translated

as 'God is the ultimate truth'

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Moving on..

Moving on let's look at punjabi cuisineRemember punjabis love to eat

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Punjabi Cuisine

RotFlattened bread, cooked in tandoor,

a special oven or a flat pan

Makk d

rotA bread made by Makki (corn flour)

Sabz Vegetable dish

Parnth A special rot cooked with ghee (clarified butter) andusually stuffed

Nn Nn bread

Paneer Cottage cheese

Chwal Rice

Sarson da

sgA dish prepared from green mustard leaves

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Punjabi Cuisine

Dl Pulses specially lentilsDl makhani lentils with cream and Makha (butter )

RjmRed kidney bean, usually eaten

with Chwal (rice)

Rongi Black-eyed peas

Choley / Choli Chick peas, usually eaten with nn(bread) or kulch

Kadhi PakorTraditional curry with

Pakors (Fritters)

Dah Curd

Chs Buttermilk

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Sweets

Jalebi Orange colored sweet

LaddooOrange colored sweet made

from gram flour

Petha Pumpkin in syrup

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Try Yourself

CurdRice

Buttermilk

ButterLentilsVegetable (dish)Flattened Bread

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Solution

English Punjabi

Curd Dah

Rice Chwal

Buttermilk Chs

Butter Makha

Lentils Dl

Vegetable (dish) Sabz

Flattened Bread Rot

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Fruits & Vegetables

English Punjabi

Potato l

Onion Pi'z

Tomato TamarPeas Maar

Carrot Gjar

Cucumber Khr

Spinach Plak

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Fruits & Vegetables

English Punjabi

Cauliflower Gbh

Banana Kl

Apple SbMango Amb

Pomegranate Anr

Grapes Angr

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Simple Sentence 3

This is a potato

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Simple Sentence 3

This is a potato

Ih ik l hai

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Simple Sentence 3

This is a potato

Ih ik l hai

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Revision

Speaker English Punjabi

Lisa Hello, Who are you? Sat Sri Akl, Tus kau h?

Mark Hello, I am Mark Sat Sri Akl , mai Mark h

Mark I am a student Mai ik vidi'rath h

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Revision

English Punjabi

Hello Sat Sri Akl

Who Kau

Are H

You Tus

I Mai

Am H

A ik

Student Vidi'rath

This Ih

Is Hai

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Revision

English Punjabi

Potato l

Onion Pi'z

Tomato Tamar

Peas Maar

Carrot Gjar

Cucumber Khr

Spinach Plak

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Revision

English Punjabi

Cauliflower Gbh

Banana Kl

Apple SbMango Amb

Pomegranate Anr

Grapes Angr

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See you at the Alley!