Lesson
One - One with the flowers
The
following list of 142 words were all gleaned from a single joke,
translated for me by a man who is at heart, one with the flowers.
|
| (English) |
(Punjabi) |
| a |
Ik |
| 35 (also refers to the original gurmukhi alphabet) |
painthi
|
| a lot, very |
barey |
| actually |
vessey |
| advice |
slah |
| all |
sara |
| are there |
hundey |
| ate |
kahgey |
| bag |
chola |
| bigger, older |
buddey |
| blanket |
kheyyss |
| blossom |
kireya |
| boogi man |
bagar billa |
| both |
dhoney |
| came |
ayea, aya |
| come |
ownn, ajaa, aaja, aj aa |
| coming |
arrey |
| contrast, difference |
farkh |
| day |
dhin |
| desire |
dha rada |
| do |
kar, karama |
| dreams |
soopney |
| droops |
lumkeya |
| eat, to eat |
khana |
| educated |
pariyan likiyan, pari liki |
| face |
moo |
| fairies |
puriyan |
| flower |
phul |
| flowers |
phullan |
| from |
kol, kolo(n), kolon, koln |
| from what I know |
jithey thuk |
| get |
lan |
| ghosts |
poothan |
| girl |
kuri |
| girls |
kuriyan |
| give |
dekhey |
| great |
budheeya |
| guy |
bundha |
| half, middle |
udhi |
| hand |
huth |
| hands |
hath |
| happened |
hogey |
| hear |
sunleya |
| hey! |
vey |
| his |
dha |
| honor |
mann |
| house |
KhAR |
| housewives |
karvaliyan |
| how |
kimmey |
| husband |
puthi |
| I |
mah, main, mai(n) |
| in |
dhi |
| in a way |
assey, assa |
| in case |
hovey |
| in the fan |
pukhey'ch |
| inside |
thach |
| inside the bag |
choley'ch |
| kids |
buchey, jowaka(n), jawakh |
| like, like (similar to),
silmilar, akin |
vungo |
| look |
dekh, dekho |
| love |
pyar |
| man of the house |
karvaley |
| marriage, marry |
viah |
| me |
mere, menu |
| money |
passey |
| monster |
mao |
| mood |
mood |
| my friend, friend |
yaar |
| new |
nummi |
| night |
raath |
| no |
tha ney, nai, nay, nahi,
nai(n), nehi |
| now |
hone |
| nuisance |
punga |
| obtain, aquire, get |
ley |
| of |
diyan |
| offers for arranged
marriage, proposals, marriage proposals |
rishthey |
| on, and |
tey |
| one of the |
valiyan |
| only |
thai(n), thain |
| with, only with, with
only, only with (i ending means ONLY) |
naali |
| opinion |
kial |
| or, that |
key |
| our, her |
apney |
| pants, suit bottom,
trousers |
sulvar, salwaar, sulwar,
sulwaar |
| pink |
gulab, gulabi |
| plants, vegetables |
bootiyan |
| poked |
chabgeya |
| poor, unfortunate,
helpless, innocent |
bacharey |
| pretty, fairly, very,
pretty (like very) |
bara |
| put to sleep |
sarongeeya(n) |
| puts to sleep |
sarondiyan |
| rupees |
rupeyey |
| salary |
yah tharkha, tharkha |
| scare |
darakhey |
| scared |
boork |
| sleep! |
sonja |
| so |
tha(n), than |
| soap |
sabbon |
| some |
kissey |
| son, boy |
mundey, mundi |
| squirell |
kato |
| stays |
rendha |
| stories |
kaharniya(n) |
| stuck, came |
ageya |
| sun has risen |
sooba |
| sweet |
mittiyan |
| take with them |
lajangiyan |
| talk |
gull |
| talks, stories, tales |
gullan |
| tell |
dasdha, das |
| tells |
sanakey |
| then |
fir |
| there is usually |
hunda |
| they take |
lajandiyan |
| thinking |
sochdha, sakhdha |
| thorns |
kundeya, tha(n) kundeya,
kundia, kundiya |
| time |
nu |
| to be able to |
sakdha |
| to do, do |
karon, karama, karkhey |
| to put, put |
pahkey |
| to take |
lahkey |
| to them |
onanu |
| town |
shahar |
| twisted, backward, wrong,
stupid |
poota |
| uneducated |
unpard |
| wake up |
atona, ooto, ootdey |
| wakes (female / male) |
atondhi / atondha |
| lion |
sher |
| walking |
thoori |
| wash |
tholo |
| what for? |
vasthey |
| who |
keedey |
| whole |
poori |
| why |
kahdey |
| will say |
keyna |
| will see or watch, see,
watch, observe |
har dekheygey |
| with |
naal |
| woman |
junani |
| young man |
kaka |
| your |
tuhadaa, thera |
|
|
| Random Words and Phrases, Collected From
the Web Etc. |
| (English) |
(Punjabi) |
| Can you give me your pen? |
Ki tussi mainu appna pen
dewoge? |
| Can you lift the box? |
Ki tussi dibba chakk
dewoge? |
| Can you write the exam? |
Ki tusssi prikhya dewoge? |
| come, you come |
aa ja, aja, aaja |
| Did you have your lunch? |
Ki tussi apna khana le
leya hai? |
| Do you love me? |
Ki tussi mainu pyaar
karde ho? |
| Drink |
Pinna |
| go |
Janna, jana |
| He |
Oh |
| He ate an apple |
Usne ik seb khadha |
| He eats an apple |
Oh ik seb khanda hai |
| He goes |
Oh jaanda hai |
| He had come |
Oh a gaya si |
| He had eaten |
Usne kha liya si |
| He had gone |
Oh chal giya si |
| He has eaten |
Usne kha liya hai |
| He is eating an apple |
Oh ik seb kha reha hai |
| He slept the whole night |
Oh saari rat sutta reha |
| He will come |
Oh aa jayeega |
| He will eat |
Oh kha lawega |
| He will go |
Oh chala jawega |
| He wrote well in the
examination |
Usne paper wich changa
likheya |
| How are you? |
Tussi kiwen ho? |
| How did you come? |
Tussi kiwein aaye? |
| How did you drive? |
Tussi kidda chlayee? |
| How did you sleep? |
Tussi kiwein soye? |
| How did you write? |
Tussi kidda likhyea? |
| How many did you take? |
Tussi kinne laye? |
| How much did he pay you? |
Usne tuhanu kinna ditta? |
| How much distance to go? |
Hor kinni door hai? |
| How was the journey
yesterday? |
Kal da safar kiddan da si? |
| I |
Main |
| I am fine |
Main theek haan. |
| I go |
Main jaanda haan |
| I saw the film last week |
Main pichhle hafte ik
film wekhi |
| I shall come with you. |
Main tuahaade naal awanga. |
| In which room did you
sleep? |
Tussi kis kamre which
sutte si? |
| Is |
Hai |
| Is it a book? |
Ki eh kitaab hai? |
| Is it the answer? |
Ki eh jawaab hai? |
| It |
eh |
| It is a book |
Eh kittab hai. |
| It is the answer. |
Eh jawaab hai. |
| Name |
Naan |
| open, to open |
Khollna |
| Opened |
Kholliya |
| run |
bhujjna |
| she |
oh, ney, oney |
| She came by bus yesterday |
Oh kal bus ton aai |
| sit, to sit |
baithna |
| that |
oh, key, vey, chikey |
| They went to the mosque |
Oh masjad gaie |
| this |
Ah, eheyi |
| walk, to walk |
tuurna, thoorna |
| what |
kee |
| What are the questions? |
Swaal ki hann? |
| What can I do? |
Main ki kar sakda haan? |
| What did you do? |
Tussi ki kitta? |
| What is the last question? |
Akhri swaal ki si? |
| What is written in the
letter? |
Chittthi wich ki likheya
hai? |
| What is your name? |
Tuhada naan ki hai? |
| What should I do? |
Tuhanu ki karna chaida
hai? |
| What were the questions? |
Swaal ki sann? |
| What will be the answer? |
Jawaab ki howega? |
| What you had been told? |
Tuhannu ki dasseya gaya
si? |
| Where did you come from? |
Tussi kithhon aye? |
| Where did you sleep? |
Tussi kithhe sutte? |
| Where is the manager’s
cabin? |
Manager da cabin kitthe
hai? |
| Where should I go? |
Mainu kitthe jana chaida
hai? |
| Which Indian state has
the largest population? |
Kehre bharti raj di
jansankhya sabh ton jyyaada hai? |
| Which is the best
newspaper in Hindi? |
Hindi da sabh ton wadhiya
paper kehra hai? |
| Which is the sweetest
fruit? |
Sab ton mittha phal kehra
hai? |
| Which is your favourite
colour? |
Tuhadda pasandida rang
kehra hai? |
| Which story did you tell? |
Tussi kehri kahani sunai? |
| Which way did you come? |
Tussi kis raste ton aye? |
| Whom should I contact? |
Mainu kinnu contact karna
chaida hai? |
| Why are they late for the
meeting? |
Oh mulaqat lai late kyon
hann? |
| Why did he bring the bag? |
Oh bag jhola kyon lai ke
ayaa? |
| Why did she pay the money? |
Usne paise kyon ditte? |
| Why did they sit there? |
Oh utthe kyon baitthe? |
| Why did you come? |
Tussi kyon aaye? |
| Why did you sleep? |
Tussi soun kyon gayye? |
| Why did you tell him to
go? |
Tussi usnu jaan layee
kyon keha? |
| Why do you drive the car? |
Tussi kyon car challande
ho? |
| will come |
aooga, ajoogah |
| Will open |
kholluga |
| Will you come with me? |
Ki tussi mere naal aaoge? |
| Will you give me your pen? |
Ki tussi mainu pen dewoge? |
| win |
jittna |
| Yes, I love you. |
Haan main tuhaanu pyaar
karda haan |
| Yes, of course. |
Haan bilkul. |
| you |
tu, tusi, therey, thoo
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