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Basic Punjabi - Lesson 1 - Introduction

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Sat sri akl, Lesson 1 on Basic Punjabi!

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Lesson objects

Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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Lesson objects

Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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Introduction
Punjabi is spoken as a native language by over 2.85% of Indians Official language of the Indian state of Punjab Spoken internationally by about 125 million people and is the twelfth natively most spoken language in the world

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Introduction
Punjab : Land of five rivers Punjab derives its name from two Persian words, panj (five) and aab (water), having reference to the five rivers which confer on the country i.e - PUNJ (5/five) + AAB (river) These rivers run between Indus and Jamna, and their names, in succession, eastward from the Indus, are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Bias and Sutlej
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Lesson objects

Introduction

2 Simple Conversation

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Hello !

Hello

Sat Sri Akl

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Conversation

Hello, Who are you? Hello, I am Mark I am a student

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Simple Question 1

Hello, Who are you?

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Simple Question 1

Hello Sat Sri Akl

who kau

are h

you Tus

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Grammar tip

This literal translation is wrong Punjabi follows a different question structure as compared to English

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Simple Question 1

Hello, Who are you?

Sat Sri Akl, Tus kau h?

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello, I am Mark

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello Sat Sri Akl

I mai

am
h

Mark Mark

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Simple Sentence 1

Hello, I am Mark

Sat Sri Akl, mai Mark h

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Simple Sentence 2

I am a student

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Simple Sentence 2

I mai

am h

a ik

student vidi'rath

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Simple Sentence 2

I am a student

Mai ik vidi'rath h

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Your first conversation

Speaker Lisa Mark Mark

English Hello, Who are you? Hello, I am Mark I am a student

Punjabi Sat Sri Akl, Tus kau h? Sat Sri Akl , mai Mark h Mai ik vidi'rath h

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Cultural note

Sat Sri Akl is a greeting in the Punjabi language Sat means truth Sri means an honorific and Akal is the timeless being, god The whole phrase may be roughly translated as 'God is the ultimate truth'

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Moving on..

Moving on let's look at punjabi cuisine Remember punjabis love to eat

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Punjabi Cuisine
Rot Makk d rot Sabz Parnth Nn Paneer Chwal Sarson da sg Flattened bread, cooked in tandoor, a special oven or a flat pan A bread made by Makki (corn flour) Vegetable dish A special rot cooked with ghee (clarified butter) and usually stuffed Nn bread Cottage cheese Rice A dish prepared from green mustard leaves

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Punjabi Cuisine
Dl Dl makhani Rjm Rongi Choley / Choli Kadhi Pakor Dah Chs Pulses specially lentils lentils with cream and Makha (butter ) Red kidney bean, usually eaten with Chwal (rice) Black-eyed peas Chick peas, usually eaten with nn (bread) or kulch Traditional curry with Pakors (Fritters) Curd Buttermilk