Punjabi Flashcards
ਪਲ
ick pal
ਪ = ick. ਲ = paL
one moment
(Formal)
ick mint
one minute
meaning: wait one minute
punj mint
5 minutes
meaning: wait five minutes
das mint
10 minutes
meaning: wait ten minutes
ਕਰ
Ke’R
ਕ = Ker. ਰ = Re’R
do
ਕਰ
homework Ke’R
meaning: do your homework
ਤਰ
teHR
Swim
ਜਲ
pani
water
ਲੜ
la’R
fight
meaning: people fighting
ja mar
go die
ਮਰ
mar
ਮਰ
death / die / dead
tuhadi
yours (female)
tuhada
yours (male)
tera
yours (male)
Disrespectful if spoken to someone older then you.
Can also have a derogatory meaning.
teri
yours (female)
Disrespectful if spoken to someone older then you.
Can also have a derogatory meaning.
sala
a brother-in-law to the husband
i.e wife’s brother
[wife will never say this word]
can be used as derogatory
sali
a sister-in-law to the husband
i.e wife’s sister
[wife will never say this word]
can be used as derogatory
How do you distinguish a male word?
The sound ends with an “a”
i.e tuhada
How do you distinguish a female word?
The sound ends with an “i” or “e”
i.e tuhadi
ਦਸ
das
= 10 (numeral)
= tell
menu das
tell me
menu story das
tell me a story
ghar
house / home