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Sat sri akāl Lesson 2 on Basic Punjabi!

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Lesson objects

1 Common useful Phrases

2 Grammar

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Revision

English Punjabi

Hello Sat Sri Akāl

Who Kauṇ

Are Hō

You Tusī

I Maiṁ

Am Hāṁ

A ik

Student Vidi'ārathī

This Ih

Is Hai

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Revision

English Punjabi

Potato Ālū

Onion Pi'āz

Tomato Tamāṭar

Peas Maṭar

Carrot Gājar

Cucumber Khīrā

Spinach Pālak

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Revision

English Punjabi

Cauliflower Gōbhī

Banana Kēlā

Apple Sēb

Mango Amb

Pomegranate Anār

Grapes Angūr

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Lesson objects

1 Common useful Phrases

2 Grammmar

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Common Phrases

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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Common Addresses

English Punjabi

Mr. śrī

Mrs. śrīmatī

Mr.(Sikh) sardār

Mrs.(Sikh) sardārnī

Sir srīmān

Dr. ḍākṭar

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Lesson objects

1 Conman useful phrases

2 Grammar

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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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Common Pronouns

English Punjabi

I am Mark Maiṁ Mark hāṁ

We are boys Asīṁ munde hāṁ

You are Lisa Tusīṁ Lisa hō

She is Juan Uh Juan hai

He is Jin Uh Jin hai

They are boys Uh munḍē hai

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Grammar tip..

I/ We (Maiṁ/Asīṁ) are first person pronouns, hence we use “hāṁ” for

“am/are”

You (Tusīṁ) is a second person pronoun, hence we use “hō” for “are” are

He/ She/ They are third person pronouns, hence we use “hai” for “is/are”

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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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Common Pronouns (possessive)

English Punjabi

My/Mine Mērī/Mērā

Our Sāḍī/Sāḍā

Your Tuhāḍī/Tuhāḍā

Her Usdā/Usdī

His Usdā/Usdī

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Try yourself

She is Geet She is my mother She is your aunt She is her friend He is her teacher

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Solution

She is Geet

Uh Geet hai

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Solution

She is my mother

Uh mērī māṁ hai

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Solution

She is your aunt

Uh tuhāḍī cācī hai

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Solution

She is her friend

Uh Usdī dōsata hai

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Solution

He is her teacher

Uh Usdā gurū hai

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Grammar tip

Note the use of Usdī vs. Usdā Usdī is used because the “friend” here is a female Usdā is used because the “teacher” here is a male

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Revision

English Punjabi

She is Geet Uh Geet hai

She is my mother Uh mērī māṁ hai

She is your aunt Uh tuhāḍī cācī hai

She is her friend Uh Usdī dōsata hai

He is her teacher Uh Usdā gurū hai

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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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Basic Conversation

Speaker English

Lisa Hello, Who is he?

Mark Hello, He is Aman

Lisa Who is she?

Mark She is Sonia

Mark Sonia is his sister

Lisa What is this?

Mark This is a computer

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Basic Conversation

Speaker English Punjabi

Lisa Who is he? Uh Kauṇ hai

Mark He is Aman Uh Aman hai

Lisa Who is she? Uh Kauṇ hai

Mark She is Sonia Uh Sonia hai

Mark Sonia is his sister Uh Usdī bhaiṇ hai

Lisa What is this? Ih kī hai

Mark This is a computer Ih ik computer hai

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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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Festivals of Punjab

Punjab – the “Land of rivers” is also known as the “Land of festivals”

Lohri Baisakhi

Hola mohalla Sangrand

Teeyan

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Festivals of Punjab

Lohri is an extremely popular agricultural winter festival

celebrated throughout Punjab and in parts of Haryana,

Himachal Pradesh and Jammu

It is celebrated on January 13th and is

traditionally associated with the harvest of

the rabi crops (sown in autumn, harvested in winters)

People take peanuts, rewri, flour,

butter and various food items to places

of religious worship to thank God for a

good harvest

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Festivals of Punjab

Baisakhi (also known as Vaishakhi, or Vasakhi) is a religious as well as harvest festival and

New Year Day also In Sikhism, as the Khalsa

was founded on same day in 1699 It is celebrated on April 13th

and celebrations include parades and Nagar Kirtan observances Prayers,

Processions, raising of the Nishan Sahib flag

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Festivals of Punjab

Hola Mahalla is a Sikh Olympics event which most often falls in March, lasts for a week,

and consists of camping out and various displays of fighting prowess and bravery,

followed by kirtan, music, and poetry. Visitors sit together in pangats

(Queues) and eat food of the langars

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Festivals of Punjab

Sangrand means the first day of month. Specialdivans take place at Gurdwaras when Guru

Arjan’s Baramaha is

read in addition to the performance of usualservices.

Devotees turn up in large numbers and bring offerings, especially of karah prasad.

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Festivals of Punjab

Teeyan is the women's dance festival Giddha canbe seen at its best during the

celebrations in the month of Sawan (Rains). The dancing usually takes place

on the bank of some river. Swings are thrown over the branches and singing,

swinging and dancing is seen.

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See you at the Alley!

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