Basic Punjabi | Lesson 13 | Conversations at a store
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2. Sat sri akāl Lesson 13 on Basic
Punjabi!
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3. 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
Maiṁ ik nritya/ naach (pesh) kar riha
haṁ
I'm dancing on ___
Maiṁ _____ utē naach kar riha haṁ
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4. Revision
English
Please come sit here.(sofa/offer a
chair)
Are you comfortable/ok/fine
here?
Would you like to have
Punjabi
Kripā ithē Betho ji (sōphā/kurāsī)
Kī tusī ithē theek ho?
Kī tusī kucch longe?
something?
A glass of water/ or tea?
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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6. Common shops
English
Punjabi
Bank
Baiṅk
Bookstore
Kitāba ki dukān
Jewelry
Jēvara
Camera store
Kaimarṛē ki dukān
Produce store [grocer]
Ki dukān
Clothing store
Kapaṛē ki dukān
[Clothes shop]
Vi'anjan
Drugstore
Davā'ī ki dukān
Shoe store
Jute ki dukān
Toy store
Khiḍauṇo ki dukān
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7. Conversation
W
hen does this shop open?
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9. Conversation
When does this shop open?
Ih dukān kadōṁ khuldi hai?
To open = khul'haṇā
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10. Conversation
Is your shop open in the evening?
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12. Conversation
Is your shop open in the evening?
Kī tuhāḍī dukān śām nū (or vic) khuli hai?
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13. Conversation
It’s my turn in the line
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15. Conversation
It’s my turn in the line
Ih line vic mērī vārī hai
Turn takes up feminine gender
hence mērī
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16. Conversation
I would like to buy a ___
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18. Conversation
I’d like to buy a ___
Maiṁ ik ____ kharīdaṇā chahudā hāṁ
Want to / like to = Chāhuṇā
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19. Conversation
Could you show me the ___
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21. Grammar tip
Vikhā means to show/display
To convey ability to show we
add "sakde" therefore we say "Vikhā sakde ho"
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22. Conversation
Could you show me the ___
Kī tusīṁ mainū ___ vikhā sakde ho
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23. Conversation
Do you have any ____
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25. Grammar tip
Kōla = to have in vicinity/near (possession),
not to be confused with
"To have food = eat"
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26. Grammar tip
The verb “to-have” indicates possession unless
used in the context of eating (having food)
Such verbs always follow the subject
in whose possession the object is
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27. Conversation
Do you have any ____ ?
Kī tuhāḍē kōla kō'ī ___ hai?
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28. Conversation
I would like to see that_____
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30. Conversation
I would like to see that _____
Maiṁ uh vēkhaṇā chahudā hāṁ ____
Want to / like to = chāhuṇā
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36. Conversation
How much is it for?
Ih kinne dā hai?
For = dā
How much is usually said as kinne dā
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38. Conversation
Keep the change
Change rakh lai
To keep = rakh laina
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39. Revision
English
Punjabi
When does this shop open?
Ih dukān kadōṁ khuldi hai?
Is your shop open in the
Kī tuhāḍī dukān śām nū (or vic) khuli
evening?
hai?
It’s my turn in the line
Ih line vic mērī vārī hai
I would like to buy a ___
Maiṁ ik____ kharīdaṇā chahudā hāṁ
Could you show me the ____
Kī tusīṁ mainū…vikhā sakde ho
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40. Revision
English
Punjabi
Do you have any___
Kī tuhāḍē kōla kō'ī ___ hai?
I would like to see that ____
Maiṁ uh vēkhaṇā chahudā hāṁ ___
I'll take it
Maiṁ ih laiga
How much is it for?
Ih kinne dā hai?
Keep the change
Change rakh lai
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