Basic Punjabi | Lesson 10 | Travel conversation

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Sat sri akāl Lesson 10 on Basic Punjabi!


Lesson objects

1 Travel conversations

2 Eating out


Revision:Time concept

English Punjabi

Now Huṇ

Later Phēr

Before Pahilāṁ

Morning Savērē

Afternoon Dupahir

Evening śhām

Night Rāt


Revision : 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


Revsion : Days of weeki

English Punjabi

Sunday Aitavār

Monday Sōmavār

Tuesday Magalavār

Wednesday Budhavār

Thursday Vravār

Friday śukaravār

Saturday śanīvār


Revision : 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


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


Lesson objects

1 Travel conversation

2 Eating out


Vocabulary

English Punjabi

Way Rastā

Street Saṛak

Path Rastā

Map Nakśhā

Turn left Khabē pāsē muṛe

Turn right Sajā pāsē muṛe

Right Sajā

Straight ahead Agē sidhē


Vocabulary

English Punjabi

Intersection Kāṭ

North Utar

South Dakhaṇ

East Pūrav

West Pacham

Taxi Taxi

Rickshaw Ricksha

Auto rickshaw Auto


Today's conversation

How do I get to___________? Can you tell me the way till the _____?

Where can I find (some)____

Where is the_________ Where does this train go?

When does the train/bus for _____ leave?


Travel conversations

How do I get to_________?



How do I get to___?

kivēṁ hāṁ maiṁ jā sakdā tak _____?


Grammar tip

“Get” literally means go here. Go = jānā, jā sakdā communicates the

ability to go


Travel conversation

How do I get to_________?

Maiṁ _______ tak kivēṁ jā sakdā hāṁ?


Travel conversation

English Punjabi

Train station Rēlavē saṭēśan

Airport Havā'ī aḍḍē

Bus stop Bus sṭŏp

Bus station Bus saṭēśan

Hotel Hōṭal

Restaurant Rēsṭōrēṇṭ


Travel conversation

Can you tell me the way till the _____?


Travel conversation

Can you tell me the way till the___

Ki tusī das sakde ho mainū rastā tak dā _____


Travel conversation

Tell = dasnā, das sakde ho communicates the ability to tell

Can you tell me the way till the _____?

Ki tusī mainū ________ tak dā rastā das sakde ho?


Grammar tip

Way till the airport =

Havā'ī aḍḍē tak dā rastā

Here we have encountered two objects The postposition follows the object it points to

Eg: Till the -> airport






Where can I find some ___

kithē sakde hai mainū mil kujh ____




Mainū kujh _________ kithē mil sakde hai



English Punjabi

Hotel Hōṭal

Restaurant Rēsṭōrēṇṭ

Shopping mall Shopping mall

Site worth seeing Dēkhaṇ lā'ik jag'hā



Where is the_________



Where is the_________?

________ kithē hai?



Where does this train go?


Travel conversation

Where does this train go

kithē ih train jāndi hai



"Go = jānā Train takes up feminine gender in Punjabi hence Jāndi"

Where does this train go?

Ih train kithē jāndi hai?





Travel conversation

When does the train/bus for___ leave

kadōṁ train/bus _______ la'ī nikaldi hai



Train takes up feminine gender in Punjabi hence "nikaldi"


_______ la'ī train / Bus kadōṁ nikaldi hai?


Lesson objects

1 Travel conversation

2 Eating out


Eating out

The food is very nice


Eating out

Bahut is used to indicate "a lot" or "too"or "very“


Khana hai bahut changā


Eating out

Bahut is used to indicate "a lot" or "too"or "very“


Khana bahut changā hai


Eating out

I like the food


Eating out

ā'i'ā = come; literally : liking did not come

I like the food

Mainū pasand khānā ā'i'ā


Eating out

ā'i'ā = come; literally : liking did not come

I like the food

Mainū khānā pasand ā'i'ā


Eating out

I did not like the food


Eating out


Mainū nahīṁ pasand khānā ā'i‘ā


Eating out


Mainū khānā pasand nahīṁ ā'i‘ā


Grammar tip

To make negative form of any sentence, just add the negative particle before the

main verb (here ā'i'ā = come - liking did not come)


Eating out

The food is cold


Eating out

The food is cold

khānā hai thandā


Eating out

The food is cold

Khānā thandā hai


Eating out

Can you pass the menu?


Eating out

Can you pass the menu?

Kī tusī menu dē sakdē ho?


Eating out

This is my favorite restaurant


Eating out


Ih ha mērā pasadīdā restaurant


Eating out


Ih mērā pasadīdā restaurant ha


Revision

English Punjabi

How do I get

to___________?

Maiṁ _________ tak kivēṁ jā sakdā

hāṁ?

Can you tell me the way till the

_____?

Ki tusī mainū ________ tak dā rastā

das sakde ho?

Where can I find (some)____Mainū kujh _________ kithē mil

sakde hai

Where is the_________ ________ kithē hai?

Where does this train go? Ih train kithē jāndi hai?

When does the train/bus for

_____ leave?

_______ la'ī train / Bus kadōṁ

nikaldi hai?


Revision: Eating out

English Punjabi

The food is very nice Khana bahut changā hai

I like the food Mainū khānā pasand ā'i'ā

I did not like the food Mainū khānā pasand nahīṁ ā'i‘ā

The food is cold Khānā thandā hai

Can you pass the menu? Kī tusī menu dē sakdē ho?

This is my favorite restaurant ih mērā pasadīdā restaurant ha


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