Learn Punjabi Start Speaking Today. Absolute Beginner to Conversational Speaker Made Simple and Easy!
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Contents
Introduction
Welcome to Learn Punjabi! Grammar is the central pillar of language learning, however many students struggle learning it. New language structures, different tenses and conjugation can be intimidating. Weve heard lines like grammar sucks, I hate grammar and we can understand why. Most books out there teach grammar in a overly grammary way, that just flys over your head. There is nothing worse than being taught a new language only to be constantly stuck and confused.
We dont want this! Learning grammar shouldnt be a struggle, and a big reason why new students give up, is from being overwhelmed. When you dont understand something, making progress is near impossible. If youve picked this book up, youre commited to improving your Punjabi grammar, so thats a great step in the right direction. In this book we aim to overcome these problems, by teaching you grammar that focuses on giving you results instead of getting you bored. Well walk alongside you, so you dont get confused. No linguistic jargon that you will hardly ever use or overly complex explanations.
Instead a practical approach to Punjabi that will keep you wanting to learn, more and more. So whether you are learning for business, travel or to make new friends. You can make Punjabi grammar click.
About this book This book is designed for beginner level speakers. No hard to digest sections that are difficult to understand, only bit size learning that you can manage promise! We aim to give you a solid grammar foundation that you can build upon. Therefore each section is based on a specific topic that builds on the previous. After each topic there will be a short exercise to test how well you have understood the section.
You may come across topics that you dont feel like skipping however stick to them, theyll become essential later in the book. Follow these step by step and youll be speaking Punjabi in no time. And by the end of this series youll be able to communicate with people in Punjabi like never before. Trust me youll be amazed at your results. Grammar Learning Tips 1. Write in this book This book is yours for life, feel free to scribble down notes and key points to remember in fact we recommend it.
Writing notes helps with long term memory and puts you in the zone, allowing everything to sink in better. Plus its great for reference. 2. Patience equals Fluency Many learners are so eager to learn. They rush through sections, hoping to absorb the language fast. Instead of learning quickly, they end up getting overwhelmed twice as fast.
Dont fall in this trap, each section of this book is designed to build on top of the previous. Take it easy and make sure you fully understand each topic before moving on. Theres no rush, learning a language takes time! 3. You dont have to know it all We cover a lot of topics in this book, you dont need to know all of them to begin speaking Punjabi. From the start youll be learning useful phrases and structures. So we recommend, once youve studied a few sections, start putting them into practice.
Dont wait until youve finished the book, learn as you go, bit by bit. I think weve covered enough of the ground work, now lets begin learning Punjabi!
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Basic Greetings
Before we get into the main sections of Punjabi, lets cover some basics. The first thing you will need to know in any language is how to greet someone. Below are some common greetings in Punjabi: Hello = Sat Shri Akal Goodbye = Alvida Good morning = Shubh Sver Good afternoon = Namaskar / Shubh Dopahar Good evening = Shubh Sandhya Good night = Shubh Raatri How are you? = Tusi kive Ho? Fine, thank you = Theek han, dhanwad And you? = Ate Tusi? See you later = Baad vich Milde han See you soon = Cheti hi Milde han See you tomorrow = Kal Milde han
Introductions
Moving onto self-introduction, to state your name in Punjabi we use the following pattern: My name is ...... hai. hai.
To ask someone what their name is, we use this sentence: Whats your name? = Tuhada naam ki hai? Next to ask which country you are from? we use this sentence: Where are you from? = Tusi kithon ho? We can answer this question, by using the following pattern: Im from/ Im = Mai .... to han. / Mai .... han To thank someone, we use this phrase: Thank you = Dhanwaad In Punjabi there is no sentence to say your welcome. Instead we use the phrase, Eh mera subhag hai which means Its my pleasure . Also, you can use Eh mera farj hai which means Its my duty .
Finally to say nice to meet you, we use this sentence: Nice to meet you = Tuhanu mil ke changa lggeya. Me too! = Mainu bhi! Basic Conversation Now lets put everything together and go through a common greeting with the phrases we have learnt: Marco: Sat Shri Akal (hello)
Anna: Sat Shri Akal (hello)
Marco: Tusi kida ho? (How are you?)
Anna: Theek han, dhanwaad. Te tusi? (Fine, thank you. And you?)
Marco: Sab kujh theek hai, dhanwaad. Tuhada naam ki hai? (Everything is okay, thank you. Whats your name?)
Anna: Mera naam Anna hai.
Te tuhada? (My name is Anna. And yours?)
Marco: Mera naam Marco hai. Tuhanu mil ke changa lggeya. (My name is Marco. Nice to meet you)
Anna: Mainu bhi! (Me too!)
Marco: Tusi kithon ho? (Where are you from?)
Anna: Mai Italy ton han. Te tusi? (Im from Italy.
And you?)
Marco: Mai Amreekee han. (Im American)
Anna: Mainu jaana pvega. Jald hi milde han! (I have to go. See you soon!)
Marco: Alvida, Jald hi milde han! (Bye, see you soon!)
Noun s in Punjabi
As an English speaker you might find learning Punjabi nouns very different.
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