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English One oclock Two oclock One oclock in morning One oclock in afternoon Evening Night
English I like sports I like to play soccer What are your hobbies? Do you like to sing? I am learning soccer
Punjabi Main kh pasand hai Main soccer kha pasand hai Tuh hauk ki hai? Ki tuhn gna pasand hai Mai soccer sikh riha ha
Lesson objects
Which languages do you speak? Do you speak English? Does anyone speak English?
Exception in Wh questions
Wh Question Structure Subject | Interrogation| (Object) | verb+to be verb However, at times object may come before interrogation but even if you place it after interrogation it is correct Eg: What are your hobbies? Tuh hauk ki hai? OR Tuh ki hauk hai? Both are correct, but interrogation before object is more applicable for
other Wh questions
Which Kihaiyan
languages bhhv
do ho
you tusi
speak bolde
Do Ki
you tusi
speak bolde ho
English angrezi
Does Ki
anyone k
English angrezi
What is the meaning of this word? What is the meaning of this sentence? Before we translate, we will learn about : Demonstratives : This and That Prepositions in Punjabi
Demonstratives
Demonstratives are used to point out a particular item. This = ih (indicates something close to the speaker) That = uh (indicates something away from the speaker) In Punjabi, demonstratives always come before the subject while forming a sentence
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 ut
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What Ki
is hai
the
meaning matlab
of da
this ih
word shabad
What Ki
is hai
the
meaning matlab
of da
this ih
sentence vk
ih vk da ki matlab hai?
I mai
Grammar tip
gi' literally translates to went understood is past tense. gi' is used because gender is male (literally understanding is gone into my head) hence gi' is used here
I understood
I Main
did
not nah
Samajh 'i' literally means understanding came To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Punjabi
Understanding did not come = samajh nah 'i' You may just say samajh nah 'i' if you dont understand something
Revision
English Which languages do you speak? Do you speak English? Does anyone speak English? What is the meaning of this word? What is the meaning of this sentence? I understood I did not understand Punjabi Tusi Kihaiyan bhv bolde ho? Ki tusi angrezi bolde ho? Ki k angrezi bolda ho? Ih shabd da ki matlab hai? Ih vk da ki matlab hai? Mai samajh gi' / gai Main samajh nah 'i'