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Sat sri akāl,
Lesson 1 on Basic Punjabi!
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Lesson objects

1

Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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Lesson objects

1

Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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Introduction
Punjabi is spoken as a native
language by over 2.85% of Indians
Official language of the Indian state of Punjab
Spoken internationally by about 125
million people and is the twelfth
natively most spoken language in
the 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, eastward
from 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 Akāl

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Conversation

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

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Simple Question 1

Hello, Who are you?

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Simple Question 1

Hello
Sat Sri Akāl

who
kauṇ

are
hō

you
Tusī

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Grammar tip

This literal translation is wrong
Punjabi follows a different question structure
as compared to English

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Simple Question 1

Hello, Who are you?

Sat Sri Akāl, Tusī kauṇ hō?

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello, I am Mark

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello
Sat Sri Akāl

I
maiṁ

am
hāṁ

Mark
Mark

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello, I am Mark

Sat Sri Akāl, maiṁ Mark hāṁ

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Simple Sentence 2

I am a student

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Simple Sentence 2

I
maiṁ

am
hāṁ

a
ik

student
vidi'ārathī

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Simple Sentence 2

I am a student

Maiṁ ik vidi'ārathī hāṁ

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Your first conversation

Speaker

English

Punjabi

Lisa

Hello, Who are you?

Sat Sri Akāl, Tusī kauṇ hō?

Mark

Hello, I am Mark

Sat Sri Akāl , maiṁ Mark hāṁ

Mark

I am a student

Maiṁ ik vidi'ārathī hāṁ

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Cultural note

Sat Sri Akāl is a greeting in the
Punjabi language
Sat means truth Sri means an honorific and
Akal is the timeless being, god
The 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 cuisine
Remember punjabis love to eat

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Punjabi Cuisine
Rotī
Makkī dī
rotī
Sabzī
Parānthā

Flattened bread, cooked in tandoor,
a special oven or a flat pan
A bread made by Makki (corn flour)
Vegetable dish
A special rotī cooked with ghee (clarified butter) and
usually stuffed

Nān

Nān bread

Paneer

Cottage cheese

Chāwal

Rice

Sarson da
sāg

A dish prepared from green mustard leaves

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Punjabi Cuisine
Dāl

Pulses specially lentils

Dāl makhani

lentils with cream and Makhaṇ (butter )

Rājmā
Rongi
Choley / Choliā
Kadhi Pakorā

Red kidney bean, usually eaten
with Chāwal (rice)
Black-eyed peas
Chick peas, usually eaten with nān
(bread) or kulchā
Traditional curry with
Pakorās (Fritters)

Dahīṁ

Curd

Chās

Buttermilk

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Sweets

Jalebi
Laddoo
Petha

Orange colored sweet
Orange colored sweet made
from gram flour
Pumpkin in syrup

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Try Yourself

Curd
Rice
Buttermilk
Butter
Lentils
Vegetable (dish)
Flattened Bread

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Solution
English

Punjabi

Curd

Dahīṁ

Rice

Chāwal

Buttermilk

Chās

Butter

Makhaṇ

Lentils

Dāl

Vegetable (dish)

Sabzī

Flattened Bread

Rotī

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Fruits & Vegetables
English

Punjabi

Potato

Ālū

Onion

Pi'āz

Tomato

Tamāṭar

Peas

Maṭar

Carrot

Gājar

Cucumber

Khīrā

Spinach

Pālak

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Fruits & Vegetables

English

Punjabi

Cauliflower

Gōbhī

Banana

Kēlā

Apple

Sēb

Mango

Amb

Pomegranate

Anār

Grapes

Angūr

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Simple Sentence 3

This is a potato

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Simple Sentence 3

This
Ih

is
ik

a
Ālū

potato
hai

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Simple Sentence 3

This is a potato

Ih ik Ālū hai

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Revision

Speaker

English

Punjabi

Lisa

Hello, Who are you?

Sat Sri Akāl, Tusī kauṇ hō?

Mark

Hello, I am Mark

Sat Sri Akāl , maiṁ Mark hāṁ

Mark

I am a student

Maiṁ ik vidi'ārathī hāṁ

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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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Basic Punjabi | Lesson 1 | Introductions