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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 Punjabi

Which languages do you speak?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

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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 you solve this question

kī tusī hal ih 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 you solve this question

kī tusī hal karna ih 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 you solve this question

kī tusī hal kar sakde ho ih 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 know the answer

mainū padā hai javāb

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At the school

Mainū = to me The answer is known to me

I know the answer

Mainū javāb padā hai

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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

Valōṁ = from (from delay)la'ī = for ; ā'uṇā = to come

Literally : Sorry for the sake of coming(from) delay

Sorry for coming late

Dēr valōṁ ā'uṇā la'ī māf karein

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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 forgot my notebook

maiṁ bhul gia āpṇī 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 to do something and complete

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 is Harpreet

Kithē hai 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 is sick

Uh hai bimar

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At the school

She is sick

Uh bimar hai

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At the school

She is on leave

Uh hai utē 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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