Basic Punjabi | Lesson 7 | Talking to friends and cousins
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2. Sat sri akāl Lesson 7 on Basic
Punjabi!
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3. Lesson objects
1
Talking to friends and cousins
2 Time and duration
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4. Revision: of interrogations
Use
English
Punjabi
What is this?
Ih ki hai?
Who is this?
Ih kaun hai?
When did this happen?
Ih kadōṁ hō'i'ā?
Where did this happen?
Ih kithē hō'i'ā?
Why did this happen?
Ih ki'uṁ hō'i'ā?
How did this happen?
Ih kivēṁ hō'i'ā?
Which city?
Ih Kihaṛā sihar hai?
How many fruits?
Kinne fal?
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5. Revision
Forms of do = Karnā
English
Punjabi
I do
Maiṁ karda hāṁ
You do
Tusī karde ho
She does
Uh kardi hai
He does
Uh karda hai
They do
Uh karde hai
We do
Asīṁ karde hāṁ
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6. Forms of run = chal (intransitive form : Chalna)
English
Punjabi
I walk
Maiṁ chalda hāṁ
You walk
Tusī chalde ho
She walks
Uh chaldi hai
He walks
Uh chalda hai
They walk
Uh chalde hai
We walk
Asīṁ chalde hāṁ
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7. Revision
English
Purple
Who are you?
Tusī kaun ho?
What is your name?
Tuhāḍā nām kī hai?
What do you do?
Tusī kī karde ho?
Where do you study?
Tusī kithē padhde ho?
How many siblings do you have?
Tuhāḍē kinne bharā-bhaiṇ hai?
What does your father do?
Tuhāḍē pitā kī karde hai
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8. Lesson objects
1
Talking to friends and cousins
2 Time and duration
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9. Today's lesson
In this lesson we would learn some
commonly used form of sentences that
you can use with friends, cousins of
same age or while talking informally
Some of these may not be literal
translations and should not be used in
formal situations
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10. Talking to friends / informally
Yes
Hāṁ
Add “Jī” after hāṁ when talking to
elders
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11. Talking to friends / informally
No
Nahīṁ
Add “Jī” before nahīṁ when talking to
elders
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12. Talking to friends / informally
What’s up?
Ki hō rihā hai?
Here what’s up is treated as “what is
going on”
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13. Talking to friends / informally
How are you?
Ki hāl hai?
This is informal way of saying “how are
you”
Formal form is Tusī kivēṁ ho
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14. Talking to friends / informally
Excuse me (hear what I am saying)
Gal suṇ
This is informal way of saying “excuse
me”
Formal form is māf karna
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15. Talking to friends / informally
You’re welcome / Don’t worry/ No problem
Kō'ī gal nahīṁ
A shorter form used by Punjabis is : kō'ī
nī
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16. Talking to friends / informally
What happened / What’s the problem
Ki gal hai?
Often used when trying to get someone
to tell what the problem is
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17. Talking to friends / informally
I don't know
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18. Talking to friends / informally
I
maiṁ
don't
nahīṁ
know
patā
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19. Talking to friends / informally
I
Mainū
don't
nahīṁ
know
patā
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20. Talking to friends / informally
I don’t know (literally – unknown “to me”)
Mainū nahīṁ patā
Patā = to know
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21. Revision: Talking to friends
English
Punjabi
Yes
Hāṁ
No
Nahīṁ
What’s up?
Ki hō rihā hai?
How are you?
Ki hāl hai?
Excuse me
Gal suṇ
You’re welcome
kō'ī gal nahīṁ
What happened?
ki gal hai?
I don’t know
Mainū nahīṁ patā
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22. Talking about hobbies – important words
English
Punjabi
Hobby
Śhauk
Like
Pasand
To play
Khēḍṇā
Sports
Khēḍ
To sing
Gāṇā
To learn
Sikhṇā
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23. Talking about hobbies
I like sports
I like to play soccer
What are your hobbies?
Do you like singing?
I am learning soccer
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24. Talking about hobbies
I like sports
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27. Talking about hobbies
I like sports
Mainū khēḍ pasand hai
Mainū is used as Sports are being liked
“by me” or the liking is happening “to
me”
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28. Talking about hobbies
I like to play soccer
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31. Talking about hobbies
I like to play soccer
Mainū soccer khēḍaṇā pasand hai
Soccer is more commonly referred to
as “Football” in India
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32. Talking about hobbies
What are your hobbies?
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37. Talking about hobbies
Do you like to sing?
Ki tuhānū gāna pasand hai?
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38. Talking about hobbies
I am learning soccer
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40. Talking about hobbies
I am learning soccer
Maiṁ soccer sikh riha haṁ
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41. Lesson objects
1
Talking to friends and cousins
2 Time and duration
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42. Time & Duration
English
Punjabi
One o’clock
Ik vajē
Two o’clock
Do vajē
One o’clock in morning
Saver dē ik vajē
One o’clock in afternoon
Dupahir dē ik vajē
Evening
Śhām
Night
Rāt
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44. Revision: Talking to friends
English
Punjabi
Yes
Hāṁ
No
Nahīṁ
What’s up?
Ki hō rihā hai?
How are you?
Ki hāl hai?
Excuse me
Gal suṇ
You’re welcome
kō'ī gal nahīṁ
What happened?
ki gal hai?
I don’t know
Mainū nahīṁ patā
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45. Talking about hobbies – important words
English
Punjabi
Hobby
Śhauk
Like
Pasand
To play
Khēḍṇā
Sports
Khēḍ
To sing
Gāṇā
To learn
Sikhṇā
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46. Revision: Talking about hobbies
English
Punjabi
I like sports
Mainū khēḍ pasand hai
I like to play
soccer
What are your
hobbies?
Mainū soccer khēḍaṇā pasand hai
Tuhāḍē śhauk ki hai?
Do you like to sing?
Ki tuhānū gāna pasand hai
I am learning soccer
Maiṁ soccer sikh riha haṁ
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