This document provides an introduction to basic Punjabi language lessons. It includes introductions to simple greetings and conversations, common foods and fruits/vegetables. Key information presented includes: - Punjabi is spoken by over 125 million people worldwide and is one of the most commonly spoken languages - Simple greetings and conversations are presented using basic sentence structures - Traditional Punjabi cuisine and common dishes are outlined, along with fruits and vegetables

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2. Sat sri akāl,
Lesson 1 on Basic Punjabi!
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3. Lesson objects
1
Introduction
2 Simple Conversation
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4. Lesson objects
1
Introduction
2 Simple Conversation
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5. 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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6. 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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7. Lesson objects
1
Introduction
2 Simple Conversation
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8. Hello !
Hello
Sat Sri Akāl
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9. Conversation
Hello, Who are you?
Hello, I am Mark
I am a student
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10. Simple Question 1
Hello, Who are you?
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11. Simple Question 1
Hello
Sat Sri Akāl
who
kauṇ
are
hō
you
Tusī
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12. Grammar tip
This literal translation is wrong
Punjabi follows a different question structure
as compared to English
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13. Simple Question 1
Hello, Who are you?
Sat Sri Akāl, Tusī kauṇ hō?
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14. Simple Sentence 1
Hello, I am Mark
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15. Simple Sentence 1
Hello
Sat Sri Akāl
I
maiṁ
am
hāṁ
Mark
Mark
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16. Simple Sentence 1
Hello, I am Mark
Sat Sri Akāl, maiṁ Mark hāṁ
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17. Simple Sentence 2
I am a student
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18. Simple Sentence 2
I
maiṁ
am
hāṁ
a
ik
student
vidi'ārathī
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19. Simple Sentence 2
I am a student
Maiṁ ik vidi'ārathī hāṁ
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20. Your first conversation
Speaker
English
Punjabi
Lisa
Hello, Who are you?
Sat Sri Akāl, Tusī kauṇ hō?
Mark
Hello, I am Mark
Sat Sri Akāl , maiṁ Mark hāṁ
Mark
I am a student
Maiṁ ik vidi'ārathī hāṁ
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21. Cultural note
Sat Sri Akāl 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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22. Moving on..
Moving on let's look at punjabi cuisine
Remember punjabis love to eat
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23. Punjabi Cuisine
Rotī
Makkī dī
rotī
Sabzī
Parānthā
Flattened bread, cooked in tandoor,
a special oven or a flat pan
A bread made by Makki (corn flour)
Vegetable dish
A special rotī cooked with ghee (clarified butter) and
usually stuffed
Nān
Nān bread
Paneer
Cottage cheese
Chāwal
Rice
Sarson da
sāg
A dish prepared from green mustard leaves
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24. Punjabi Cuisine
Dāl
Pulses specially lentils
Dāl makhani
lentils with cream and Makhaṇ (butter )
Rājmā
Rongi
Choley / Choliā
Kadhi Pakorā
Red kidney bean, usually eaten
with Chāwal (rice)
Black-eyed peas
Chick peas, usually eaten with nān
(bread) or kulchā
Traditional curry with
Pakorās (Fritters)
Dahīṁ
Curd
Chās
Buttermilk
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25. Sweets
Jalebi
Laddoo
Petha
Orange colored sweet
Orange colored sweet made
from gram flour
Pumpkin in syrup
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26. Try Yourself
Curd
Rice
Buttermilk
Butter
Lentils
Vegetable (dish)
Flattened Bread
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27. Solution
English
Punjabi
Curd
Dahīṁ
Rice
Chāwal
Buttermilk
Chās
Butter
Makhaṇ
Lentils
Dāl
Vegetable (dish)
Sabzī
Flattened Bread
Rotī
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28. Fruits & Vegetables
English
Punjabi
Potato
Ālū
Onion
Pi'āz
Tomato
Tamāṭar
Peas
Maṭar
Carrot
Gājar
Cucumber
Khīrā
Spinach
Pālak
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29. Fruits & Vegetables
English
Punjabi
Cauliflower
Gōbhī
Banana
Kēlā
Apple
Sēb
Mango
Amb
Pomegranate
Anār
Grapes
Angūr
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30. Simple Sentence 3
This is a potato
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31. Simple Sentence 3
This
Ih
is
ik
a
Ālū
potato
hai
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32. Simple Sentence 3
This is a potato
Ih ik Ālū hai
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33. Revision
Speaker
English
Punjabi
Lisa
Hello, Who are you?
Sat Sri Akāl, Tusī kauṇ hō?
Mark
Hello, I am Mark
Sat Sri Akāl , maiṁ Mark hāṁ
Mark
I am a student
Maiṁ ik vidi'ārathī hāṁ
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34. Revision
English
Punjabi
Hello
Sat Sri Akāl
Who
Kauṇ
Are
Hō
You
Tusī
I
Maiṁ
Am
Hāṁ
A
ik
Student
Vidi'ārathī
This
Ih
Is
Hai
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35. Revision
English
Punjabi
Potato
Ālū
Onion
Pi'āz
Tomato
Tamāṭar
Peas
Maṭar
Carrot
Gājar
Cucumber
Khīrā
Spinach
Pālak
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36. Revision
English
Punjabi
Cauliflower
Gōbhī
Banana
Kēlā
Apple
Sēb
Mango
Amb
Pomegranate
Anār
Grapes
Angūr
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