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2. Sat sri akāl Lesson 9 on Basic
Punjabi!
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3. Lesson objects
1
Vocabulary : Concept of Time
2 At the school / with school friends
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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
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5. 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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6. Lesson objects
1
Vocabulary : Concept of Time
2 At the school / with school friends
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7. Time concept
English
Punjabi
Now
Huṇ
Later
Phēr
Before
Pahilāṁ
Morning
Savērē
Afternoon
Dupahir
Evening
śhām
Night
Rāt
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8. 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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9. Days of week
English
Punjabi
Sunday
Aitavār
Monday
Sōmavār
Tuesday
Magalavār
Wednesday
Budhavār
Thursday
Vravār
Friday
śukaravār
Saturday
śanīvār
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10. 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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11. Lesson objects
1
Vocabulary : Concept of Time
2 At the school / with school friends
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12. 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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13. At the school
Can you solve this question?
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14. At the school
Can
kī
you
tusī
solve
hal
this
ih
question
sawal
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15. Grammar tip
Hal in itself is not a complete verb.
The
​ complete verb is “hal karna”
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16. At the school
Can
kī
you
tusī
solve
hal karna
this
ih
question
sawal
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17. Grammar tip
“Hal karna” when used with second person
pronoun translates as “Hal kar sakde ho”
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18. At the school
Can
kī
you
tusī
solve
hal kar sakde ho
this
ih
question
sawal
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19. At the school
Can you solve this question?
Kī tusī ih sawal hal kar sakde ho?
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20. 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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21. At the school
Can you solve this question?
Kī tusī ih sawal nu hal kar sakde ho?
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22. At the school
I know the answer
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23. At the school
I
mainū
know
padā hai
the answer
javāb
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24. At the school
I know the answer
Mainū javāb padā hai
Mainū = to me
The answer is known to me
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25. At the school
I know the answer (of this)
Mainū ihdā javāb padā hai
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26. 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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27. At the school
Sorry for being late
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28. 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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29. 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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30. At the school
I forgot my notebook
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31. At the school
I
maiṁ
forgot
bhul gia
my
āpṇī
notebook
notebook
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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)
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33. At the school
I forgot my notebook
Maiṁ āpṇī notebook bhul gia
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34. At the school
Can I borrow your pen?
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35. At the school
Can
I
borrow
your
pen
kī
maiṁ
udhār lai sakda hāṁ
tuhāḍā
pen
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36. 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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37. At the school
Can I borrow your pen?
Kī maiṁ tuhāḍā pen udhār lai sakda hāṁ?
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38. At the school
Where is Harpreet?
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39. At the school
Where
Kithē
is
hai
Harpreet
Harpreet
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40. At the school
Where is Hapreet?
Harpreet kithē hai?
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41. At the school
She is sick
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42. At the school
She
Uh
is
hai
sick
bimar
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43. At the school
She is sick
Uh bimar hai
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44. At the school
She
Uh
is
hai
on
utē
leave
chutti
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45. At the school
She is on leave
Uh chutti utē hai
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46. 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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47. See you at the Alley!
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