Week 3: My family and friends Flashcards
My family
میر خاندان
میر خاندان
My family
Father
ابو
ابو
Father
Mother
امی
امی
Mother
Brother
بہائی
بہائی
Brother
Sister
بہن
بہن
Sister
Uncle
ماموں
ماموں
Uncle
Grandfather
دادا/نانا
دادا/نانا
Grandfather
Grandmother
دادی/نانی
دادی/نانی
Grandmother
This is my mother
یہ میری امی جان ہیں
یہ میری امی جان ہیں
This is my mother
How is an older one addressed?
your grandparents age
baa-baa jee (male)
or
maan jee (female)
How are those elders (your father’s age) addressed?
chaa-chaa jee
When do you address someone by their name?
When they are the same age or younger than you
By profession how do you address someone?
examples: doctor or priest
Doctor sahib
Maulvee sahib
How do you address strangers?
Male - Bhai jee or Bhai sahib (brother)
Female - Behan jee (sister) or bee-bee (female stranger)