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Sat sri akāl Lesson 9 on Basic
Punjabi!
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Lesson objects

1

Vocabulary : Concept of Time

2 At the school / with school friends

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Revision : Prepositions (Postpositions)
In English, prepositions usually come
before subject/ noun. ​
Hence they are
called Pre-positions
Eg:
In Chicago
On Monday
However, in Punjabi, prepositions are
actually used as ‘postpositions’ and
usually come after the subject
Eg:
Chicago vich
Monday utē
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Revision
English
Which languages do you speak?

Punjabi
Tusi Kihaṛiyan bhāśāvāṁ bolde
ho?

Do you speak English?

Ki tusi angrezi bolde ho?

Does anyone speak English?

Ki kō‘ī angrezi bolda ho?

What is the meaning of this word?

Ih shabd da ki matlab hai?

What is the meaning of this
sentence?

Ih vāk da ki matlab hai?

I understood

Maiṁ samajh gi'ā / gai

I did not understand

Mainū samajh nahīṁ ā'i'ā

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Lesson objects

1

Vocabulary : Concept of Time

2 At the school / with school friends

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Time concept

English

Punjabi

Now

Huṇ

Later

Phēr

Before

Pahilāṁ

Morning

Savērē

Afternoon

Dupahir

Evening

śhām

Night

Rāt

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Time concept
English

Punjabi

Today

Aj

Yesterday

Kal

Tomorrow

Kal

Day after tomorrow

Parsoṁ

Week

Hafatā/ haftē

This week

Ih haftē

Last week

Pichlē haftē

Next week

Aglē haftē

Two weeks

Do haftē

Month

Mahīnā

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Days of week

English

Punjabi

Sunday

Aitavār

Monday

Sōmavār

Tuesday

Magalavār

Wednesday

Budhavār

Thursday

Vravār

Friday

śukaravār

Saturday

śanīvār

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Month names
English

Punjabi

January

Janvarī

February

Farvarī

March

Mārach

April

Aprail

May

Ma'ī

June

Jun

July

Julai

August

Agast

September

Sitambar

October

Aktūbar

November

Navabar

December
Disambar
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Lesson objects

1

Vocabulary : Concept of Time

2 At the school / with school friends

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Conversations : At the school
Can you solve this question?
I know the answer
Sorry for being late
I forgot my notebook
Can I borrow your pen?
Where is Harpreet?
She is sick.
She is on leave

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At the school

Can you solve this question?

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At the school

Can
kī

you
tusī

solve
hal

this
ih

question
sawal

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Grammar tip

Hal in itself is not a complete verb.
The
​ complete verb is “hal karna”

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At the school

Can
kī

you
tusī

solve
hal karna

this
ih

question
sawal

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Grammar tip

“Hal karna” when used with second person
pronoun translates as “Hal kar sakde ho”

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At the school

Can
kī

you
tusī

solve
hal kar sakde ho

this
ih

question
sawal

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At the school

Can you solve this question?

Kī tusī ih sawal hal kar sakde ho?

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Grammar tip

To make the sentence more complete, “nu”
is added. “nu” translates to “to”
So, literally it means can you provide a
solution to this question

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At the school

Can you solve this question?

Kī tusī ih sawal nu hal kar sakde ho?

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At the school

I know the answer

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At the school

I
mainū

know
padā hai

the answer
javāb

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At the school

I know the answer

Mainū javāb padā hai

Mainū = to me
The answer is known to me
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At the school

I know the answer (of this)

Mainū ihdā javāb padā hai

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Grammar tip

Ihdā = Of this
where 'Ih' = this Since “of " = "dā” becomes
a postposition when translated to
Punjabi it follows “this”

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At the school

Sorry for being late

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At the school

Sorry for coming late

Dēr valōṁ ā'uṇā la'ī māf karein

Valōṁ = from (from delay)
la'ī = for ; ā'uṇā = to come
Literally : Sorry for the sake of coming
(from) delay
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Grammar tip

Maf in itself is not a complete verb
Maf karna is a complete verb
Since we are apologetic here
The context becomes formal, hence
maf karein

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At the school

I forgot my notebook

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At the school

I
maiṁ

forgot
bhul gia

my
āpṇī

notebook
notebook

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Grammar tip
Āpṇī = personal / mine..you can also use
meri, but āpṇī is a more correct form
for a
sentence like “I forgot my” or “I like
my” Meri is more common for “She is
my sister”
It is common to use “gia” after verbs
which show that the task has happened
in the past
Eg: samajh gia (understood),
bhul gia (forgot)
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At the school

I forgot my notebook

Maiṁ āpṇī notebook bhul gia

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At the school

Can I borrow your pen?

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At the school

Can

I

borrow

your

pen

kī

maiṁ

udhār lai sakda hāṁ

tuhāḍā

pen

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Grammar tip

udhār lai sakda hāṁ literally translates
to ​
“take loan” (take for a short duration) Lai =
take
As
​ we read
earlier, sakda hai communicates the
ability ​ do something and complete
to
the verb

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At the school

Can I borrow your pen?

Kī maiṁ tuhāḍā pen udhār lai sakda hāṁ?

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At the school

Where is Harpreet?

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At the school

Where
Kithē

is
hai

Harpreet
Harpreet

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At the school

Where is Hapreet?

Harpreet kithē hai?

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At the school

She is sick

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At the school

She
Uh

is
hai

sick
bimar

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At the school

She is sick

Uh bimar hai

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At the school

She
Uh

is
hai

on
utē

leave
chutti

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At the school

She is on leave

Uh chutti utē hai

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Revision : Conversation
English

Punjabi

Can you solve this question?

Kī tusī ih sawal nu hal kar sakde ho ?

I know the answer

Mainū javāb padā hai

Sorry for coming late

Dēr valōṁ ā'uṇā la'ī māf karein

I forgot my notebook

Maiṁ āpṇī notebook bhul gia

Can I borrow your pen?

kī maiṁ tuhāḍā pen udhār lai sakda hāṁ ?

Where is Hapreet?

Harpreet kithē hai?

She is sick

Uh bimar hai

She is on leave

Uh chutti utē hai

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See you at the Alley!
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Basic Punjai | Lesson 9 | At the school

  • 1.
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  • 2.
    Sat sri akālLesson 9 on Basic Punjabi! To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 3.
    Lesson objects 1 Vocabulary :Concept of Time 2 At the school / with school friends To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 4.
    Revision : Prepositions(Postpositions) In English, prepositions usually come before subject/ noun. ​ Hence they are called Pre-positions Eg: In Chicago On Monday However, in Punjabi, prepositions are actually used as ‘postpositions’ and usually come after the subject Eg: Chicago vich Monday utē To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 5.
    Revision English Which languages doyou speak? Punjabi Tusi Kihaṛiyan bhāśāvāṁ bolde ho? Do you speak English? Ki tusi angrezi bolde ho? Does anyone speak English? Ki kō‘ī angrezi bolda ho? What is the meaning of this word? Ih shabd da ki matlab hai? What is the meaning of this sentence? Ih vāk da ki matlab hai? I understood Maiṁ samajh gi'ā / gai I did not understand Mainū samajh nahīṁ ā'i'ā To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 6.
    Lesson objects 1 Vocabulary :Concept of Time 2 At the school / with school friends To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    Time concept English Punjabi Today Aj Yesterday Kal Tomorrow Kal Day aftertomorrow Parsoṁ Week Hafatā/ haftē This week Ih haftē Last week Pichlē haftē Next week Aglē haftē Two weeks Do haftē Month Mahīnā To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    Lesson objects 1 Vocabulary :Concept of Time 2 At the school / with school friends To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 12.
    Conversations : Atthe school Can you solve this question? I know the answer Sorry for being late I forgot my notebook Can I borrow your pen? Where is Harpreet? She is sick. She is on leave To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 13.
    At the school Canyou solve this question? To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 14.
    At the school Can kī you tusī solve hal this ih question sawal Toview this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 15.
    Grammar tip Hal initself is not a complete verb. The ​ complete verb is “hal karna” To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 16.
    At the school Can kī you tusī solve halkarna this ih question sawal To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 17.
    Grammar tip “Hal karna”when used with second person pronoun translates as “Hal kar sakde ho” To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 18.
    At the school Can kī you tusī solve halkar sakde ho this ih question sawal To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 19.
    At the school Canyou solve this question? Kī tusī ih sawal hal kar sakde ho? To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 20.
    Grammar tip To makethe sentence more complete, “nu” is added. “nu” translates to “to” So, literally it means can you provide a solution to this question To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Canyou solve this question? Kī tusī ih sawal nu hal kar sakde ho? To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 22.
    At the school Iknow the answer To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school I mainū know padāhai the answer javāb To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Iknow the answer Mainū javāb padā hai Mainū = to me The answer is known to me To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Iknow the answer (of this) Mainū ihdā javāb padā hai To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 26.
    Grammar tip Ihdā =Of this where 'Ih' = this Since “of " = "dā” becomes a postposition when translated to Punjabi it follows “this” To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Sorryfor being late To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 28.
    At the school Sorryfor coming late Dēr valōṁ ā'uṇā la'ī māf karein Valōṁ = from (from delay) la'ī = for ; ā'uṇā = to come Literally : Sorry for the sake of coming (from) delay To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 29.
    Grammar tip Maf initself is not a complete verb Maf karna is a complete verb Since we are apologetic here The context becomes formal, hence maf karein To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Iforgot my notebook To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 31.
    At the school I maiṁ forgot bhulgia my āpṇī notebook notebook To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 32.
    Grammar tip Āpṇī =personal / mine..you can also use meri, but āpṇī is a more correct form for a sentence like “I forgot my” or “I like my” Meri is more common for “She is my sister” It is common to use “gia” after verbs which show that the task has happened in the past Eg: samajh gia (understood), bhul gia (forgot) To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Iforgot my notebook Maiṁ āpṇī notebook bhul gia To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 34.
    At the school CanI borrow your pen? To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Can I borrow your pen kī maiṁ udhārlai sakda hāṁ tuhāḍā pen To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 36.
    Grammar tip udhār laisakda hāṁ literally translates to ​ “take loan” (take for a short duration) Lai = take As ​ we read earlier, sakda hai communicates the ability ​ do something and complete to the verb To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 37.
    At the school CanI borrow your pen? Kī maiṁ tuhāḍā pen udhār lai sakda hāṁ? To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Whereis Harpreet? To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Where Kithē is hai Harpreet Harpreet Toview this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 40.
    At the school Whereis Hapreet? Harpreet kithē hai? To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
  • 41.
    At the school Sheis sick To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school She Uh is hai sick bimar Toview this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Sheis sick Uh bimar hai To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school She Uh is hai on utē leave chutti Toview this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    At the school Sheis on leave Uh chutti utē hai To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    Revision : Conversation English Punjabi Canyou solve this question? Kī tusī ih sawal nu hal kar sakde ho ? I know the answer Mainū javāb padā hai Sorry for coming late Dēr valōṁ ā'uṇā la'ī māf karein I forgot my notebook Maiṁ āpṇī notebook bhul gia Can I borrow your pen? kī maiṁ tuhāḍā pen udhār lai sakda hāṁ ? Where is Hapreet? Harpreet kithē hai? She is sick Uh bimar hai She is on leave Uh chutti utē hai To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
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    See you atthe Alley! To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi