1) The document is a Punjabi language lesson that covers conversations at school and with elders. 2) It includes dialogs for participating in a school concert, asking elders how they are doing, and offering them a drink. 3) Vocabulary and grammar points are provided along with the conversations to teach pronunciation, sentence structure and cultural expressions.

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2. Sat sri akāl Lesson 12 on Basic
Punjabi!
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3. Lesson objects
1
Conversation at school
2 Being with elders
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4. Revision
English
Punjabi
Do you like movies?
Ki tuhānū philamāṁ pasand hai?
Will you watch a movie?
Ki tusi philam dekhan chaloge?
Who is your favorite actor?
Tuhāḍā pasandidā actor kaun hai?
Will you eat popcorn?
Ki tusi popcorn khāoge?
Do you want to eat popcorn?
Ki tusi popcorn khāna chāhdē ho?
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5. Revision
English
Punjabi
What did you do this week?
Tusi ih haftē kī kitā?
I was sick
Maiṁ bimar sī
And, where was Harpreet?
Atē, Harpreet kithē sī?
She was also sick
Uh vī bimar sī
What are you doing next week?
Tusi agle hafte ki kar riha ho?
I am going to my aunt’s place Maiṁ mērī aunty dē ghar ja riha hāṁ
Where does your aunt stay?
Tuhadi aunty kithe rehendi hai?
My aunt stays in Canada
Mērī aunty Canada vich rehendi hāṁ
I will have fun there
Maiṁ uthe maze karangā
That’s nice!
Ih changā hai!
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6. Lesson objects
1
Conversation at school
2 Being with elders
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7. Conversation
Hey! the annual concert is on Friday
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8. Conversation
The
annual
sālānā
concert
sangeet sabha
is on
hai nu
Friday
sukarwar
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9. Conversation
Hey! the annual concert is on Friday
Sālānā sangeet sabha sukarwar nu hai
Year = sāl
Every year = sālānā
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10. Conversation
Are you participating in it?
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11. Conversation
Are
ki
you
tusi
participating
bhag lai riha ho
in
vich
it
uh
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12. Grammar tip
Participate means to take part which translates to
bhag laina in punjabi
Take translates to laina
Participat-ing will translate as bhag lai riha ho
(Continuous tense)
Are? Type of questions follow same
structure as Do/can
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13. Conversation
Are you participating in it?
Ki tusi uh vich bhag lai riha ho?
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14. Conversation
I'm participating in a sport
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15. Conversation
I
Maiṁ
am
haṁ
participating
bhag lai riha
in
vich
a
ik
sport
khed
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16. Conversation
I'm participating in a sport
Maiṁ ik khed vich bhag lai riha haṁ
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17. Conversation
I'm reciting a poem
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18. Conversation
I
Maiṁ
am
haṁ
reciting
pesh kar riha
a
ik
poem
kavita
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19. Grammar tip
Pesh means to present (a poem / a dance)
It is not a complete verb, complete
form is pesh karna
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20. Conversation
I'm reciting a poem
Maiṁ ik kavita pesh kar riha haṁ
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21. Conversation
I'm singing a song
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22. Conversation
I
Maiṁ
am
haṁ
singing
Ga riha
a
ik
song
geet
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23. Conversation
I'm singing a song
Maiṁ ik geet ga riha haṁ
Sing = gana
Continuous tense = ga riha
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24. Conversation
I'm performing a dance
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25. Conversation
I
Maiṁ
am
haṁ
performing
pesh kar riha
a
ik
dance
nritya/naach
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26. Conversation
I'm performing a dance
Maiṁ ik nritya/ naach (pesh) kar riha haṁ
Dance = naachna,
perform dance = naach (pesh) karna
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27. Conversation
I'm dancing on___
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28. Conversation
I
Maiṁ
am
haṁ
dancing
naach kar riha
on
utē
___
___
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29. Conversation
I'm dancing on ___
Maiṁ _____ utē naach kar riha haṁ
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30. Grammar tip
Did you notice here 'on' translates to 'utē'
but earlier we saw 'on' translates as 'nu'?
When on refers to a day/ date (on Monday/
on 26th March etc.)we use nu
But
When on refers to dancing on/ sitting
on (verb+on) then we use utē
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31. Lesson objects
1
Conversation at school
2 Being with elders
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32. Speaking with elders
English
Punjabi
Namste (aunty ji)
Sāt Sri Akāl aunty ji
Uncle
Uncle
Dada
Dādā
Dadi(ma)
Dādī(māā)
Masusa
Māāsar
Mausi
Māsī
Nani(ma)
Nānī(māā)
Nana
Nānā
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33. Speaking with elders
Please come sit here(sofa/offer a chair)
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34. Speaking with elders
Please
kripā
come
sit
Betho
here
ithē
(sofa/offer a chair)
(sōphā/kurasī)
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35. Speaking with elders
Please come sit here(sofa/offer a chair)
kripā ithē Betho ji(sōphā/kurāsī)
Ji is added for respect
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36. Speaking with elders
Are you comfortable here?
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37. Speaking with elders
Are
Kī
you
tusī
Comfortable/ok/fine
theek
here?
ithē
ho?
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38. Speaking with elders
Are you comfortable/ok/fine here?
Kī tusī ithē theek ho?
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39. Speaking with elders
Would you like to have something?
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40. Speaking with elders
would
kī
you
tusī
like
to
have
longe
something?
kucch
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41. Speaking with elders
Would you like to have something?
Kī tusī kucch longe?
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42. Conversation
A glass of water/ or tea?
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43. Conversation
A
Glass
ik
galās
of
water
pāṇī
or
tea
jāṁ
cha
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44. Speaking with elders
A glass of water/ or tea?
Ik galās pāṇī/jāṁ cha
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45. Speaking with elders
So, how is everyone else.. (in the family?)
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46. Speaking with elders
So
Hor
how
kidda/kivēṁ
is
everyone
bāāki
else
sāb
(in the family)?
paravār vich
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hai

47. Speaking with elders
So,how is everyone else.. (in the family?)
Hor bāāki sāb paravār vich kidda/kivēṁ hai
Hor = casual form of “so”
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48. Speaking with elders
It was nice meeting you
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49. Speaking with elders
It
was
nice
Āchā lagā
meeting
mil ke
you
tuhānū
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50. Speaking with elders
It was nice meeting you
Tuhānū mil ke āchā lagā
Lagā = felt (it felt nice)
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51. Revision
English
Punjabi
Hey! the annual concert is on
Sālānā sangeet sabha sukarwar nu
Friday
hai
Are you participating in it?
Ki tusi uh vich bhag lai riha ho?
I'm participating in a sport
Maiṁ ik khed vich bhag lai riha haṁ
I'm reciting a poem
Maiṁ ik kavita pesh kar riha haṁ
I'm singing a song
Maiṁ ik geet ga riha haṁ
I'm performing a dance
I'm dancing on ___
Maiṁ ik nritya/ naach (pesh) kar riha
haṁ
Maiṁ _____ utē naach kar riha haṁ
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52. Revision
English
Please come sit here.(sofa/offer a
chair)
Are you comfortable/ok/fine
here?
Would you like to have
something?
A glass of water/ or tea?
Punjabi
Kripā ithē Betho ji (sōphā/kurāsī)
Kī tusī ithē theek ho?
Kī tusī kucch longe?
Ik galās pāṇī/jāṁ cha
So, how is everyone else.. (in the Hor bāāki sāb paravār vich kidda /
family?)
kivēṁ hai?
It was nice meeting you
Tuhānū mil ke āchā lagā
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53. See you at the Alley!
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