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Sat sri akaal!Lesson 5 on Basic
Punjabi
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Lesson objects

1

Conversation

2 Numbers & Colors

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Revision:Greetings
English

Punjabi

Hello

Sat Sri Akaal

Excuse me

Maaf karna

Please

Kripa

Thank you

Dhanvaad

Fine

Achā/Changa

That's fine

Ih ṭhīk hai

You're welcome

kō'ī gal nahīṁ

Sure

Jarūr

Thank you very much

Bahut bahut dhanvaad

This looks good

Ih achā lag rihā hai

My pleasure

Mēra saubhaag

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Revision: Say Goodbye

English

Punjabi

Good bye

Alvidā

Good morning

śhubh savēr

Good night

śhubh rāat

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Revision
Speaker

English

Punjabi

Lisa

How are you?

Tusī kivēṁ ho?

Mark

I am fine and you?

Maiṁ ṭhīk hāṁ, atē tūsī?

Lisa

I am good too

Maiṁ vī changī hāṁ

Lisa

What is your name?

Tuhāḍā nām kī hai?

Mark

My name is Mark

Mērā nām Mark hai

Lisa

I am Lisa

Maiṁ Lisa hāṁ

Mark

Nice to meet you

Tuhānū milke khuśhī hō'ī

Lisa

Nice to meet you too

Tuhānū vī milke khuśhī hō'ī

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Lesson objects

1

Conversation

2 Numbers & Colors

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Today's conversation

Can you help me?
Sure
Thank you very much.
Do you speak English?
Little bit

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Conversation

Can you help me?

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Conversation

Can
Kar sakde ho

You
tusī

help
madad

me
mērī

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Conversation

Can you help me?

Tusī mērī madad kar sakde ho?

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Grammar tip

Sakde communicates the ability to do
something (can do/ can help etc.)
kar sakde is used because help (madad)
is not a complete verb in itself
The complete verb is madad kar
However, since 'can' here is in the form of a
question therefore it will translate to 'kī'

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Conversation

Can you help me?

kī tusī mērī madad kar sakde ho?

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Conversation

Sure

Jarūr

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Conversation

Thank you very much

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Conversation

Thank you
Dhanavād

very much
bahut bahut

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Conversation

Thank you very much

Bahut bahut dhanavād

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Conversation

Do you speak English?
(Or Can you speak English)

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Conversation

Do
Sakde ho

you
tusī

speak
bōl

english
angrezi

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Grammar tip

Speak literary translates to bolna
Sakde communicates the ability to do
something (can speak/ do you speak)

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Conversation

Do you speak English?

Tusī angrezi bōl sakde ho?

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Conversation

Do you speak English?

Kī tusī angrezi bōl sakde ho ?

Kī is added to give it
a “question” form
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Conversation

Little bit

Thōṛhā jihā

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Conversation

English

Punjabi

Can you help me?

kī tusī mērī madad kar sakde ho?

Sure

jarūr

Thank you very much

Bahut bahut dhanavād

Do you speak english?

Kī tusī angrezi bōl sakde ho?

Little bit

Thōṛhā jihā

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Lesson objects

1

Conversation

2 Number & Colors

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Basic numbers
English

Punjabi

0

sifar

1

ek

2

doo

3

tinn

4

chaar

5

panjj

6

chhee

7

satt

8

athh

9

nau

10

dass

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Colors

Color

Rang

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Colors

English

Punjabi

Red color

Lāl rang

Blue color

Neelā rang

Green color

Harē Rang or Harā rang

White color

Safed rang

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Colors in our National Flag

Saffron (Top strip) = Kēsarī
White (Middle strip) = Safed
Green (Lower strip) = Harā
Blue (Ashok Chakra) = Neelā

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Colors in our National Flag
The Kēsarī (saffron) color represents bravery
The Safed (white) color peace
The Harā (green) color symbolizes progress
In the middle of the flag is Ashok Chakra in Neelā
(blue) color having twenty four spokes
portraying the
prevalence of righteousness all 24
hours of the day

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Revision

English

Punjabi

Can you help me?

kī tusī mērī madad kar sakde ho?

Sure

jarūr

Thank you very much

Bahut bahut dhanavād

Do you speak english?

Kī tusī angrezi bōl sakde ho?

Little bit

Thōṛhā jihā

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Revision: Basic numbers
English

Punjabi

0

sifar

1

ek

2

doo

3

tinn

4

chaar

5

panjj

6

chhee

7

satt

8

athh

9

nau

10

dass

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Revision:Colors

English

Punjabi

Red color

Lāl rang

Blue color

Neelā rang

Green color

Harē Rang or Harā rang

White color

Safed rang

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Basic Punjabi | Lesson 5 | Numbers & colors