Basic Conversation Flashcards
Aj main tuhanu kivein madad kar sakda haan?
How can I help you today?
Tusi cheese on toast khaoge?
Will you eat cheese on toast?
Tusi pyaaz naal khaoge?
Will you eat with onions?
What is the Punjabi word for ‘today’?
Aj
What is the Punjabi word for ‘I’?
main
What is the Punjabi word for ‘you’?
tuhanu
What is the Punjabi word for ‘how’?
kivein
What is the Punjabi word for ‘help’?
madad
What is the Punjabi word for ‘do’?
kar
What is the Punjabi word for ‘can’?
sakda
The first-person singular conjugation of the verb “to be” (ਹੋਣਾ - Hona).
Usage: Used when referring to oneself (I am).
Example:
ਮੈਂ ਸਿਆਣਾ ਹਾਂ। (Main siyaana haan.)
(“I am wise.”)
Haan
What is the Punjabi word for ‘you’ (informal)?
Tusi
What is the Punjabi word for ‘will eat’?
khaoge
What is the Punjabi word for ‘onion’?
pyaaz
What is the Punjabi word for ‘with’?
naal
What is ‘Mera naa Ramesh hai.’ in English?
My name is Ramesh.
What does ‘Tuhada naa ki hai?’ mean?
What is your name?
How do you say ‘Pleased to meet you.’ in Punjabi?
Milke bohat khushi hoi.
Translate ‘Eh mera dost Joginder Singh hai.’ to English.
This is my friend Joginder Singh.
What is ‘Eh meri dost Manpreet hai.’ in English?
This is my friend Manpreet.
What does ‘Tusi ki kamm karde ho?’ mean?
What do you do?
How do you say ‘I am an accountant.’ in Punjabi?
Main accountant haan.
What is ‘Tusi doctor ho?’ in English?
Are you a doctor?
Translate ‘Ji nahin, main consultant haan.’ to English.
No, I am a consultant.
What does ‘Tuhade kinna tabbar hai?’ mean?
How many family members do you have?
How do you say ‘I have four children.’ in Punjabi?
Mere chaar bachche ne.
What is ‘Tusi kinniyan bhen-bhaavan ho?’ in English?
How many siblings do you have?
Translate ‘Main panj bhen-bhaavan haan.’ to English.
We are five siblings.
What does ‘Main har roz kaam te janda haan.’ mean?
I go to work every day.
How do you say ‘What do you do every day?’ in Punjabi?
Tusi roz ki karde ho?
Mera
My
naa
name
hai
is
Tuhada
Your
ki
what
Milke
Meeting
bohat
very
khushi
pleasure
hoi
happened
Eh
This
mera
my
dost
friend
meri
my
Tusi
You
kamm
work
karde
doing
Meaning: This means “are” and is the informal second-person conjugation of the verb “to be” (ਹੋਣਾ - Hona).
Usage: Used with “ਤੁਸੀਂ (Tusi)” or “ਤੂੰ (Tu)” when addressing someone informally.
Example:
ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੌਣ ਹੋ? (Tusi kaun ho?)
(“Who are you?”)
ਤੂੰ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਹੋ? (Tu kithe ho?)
(“Where are you?”)
Ho
Main
I
Ji
Yes