| Practise understanding the Accents. Below are some words
using the various accents, followed by sentences where the correct Accent needs to be
placed. For example Car is kwr, it uses the Kannaa , w (kMnW). So kwr clw is Car Challa ( Start your car). Here the Kannaa needs to be
added to Car. |
| Another example is ieh kVI hY ,
this
is an example of the Aaunkarh ,AONkV.
kVI
should
be kuVI |
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| mukqw Short
A |
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| Pl phal
(fruit), jl jal (water), Kq khat (letter), qr tar (cucumber), rs ras (juice), klm kalam (pen), kxk kanhak (wheat), hrn haran (deer), btn batan (button), kml kamal (lotus), bq^ batakh (duck), mtr matar (pea), PrS farash (floor), blb balab (bulb), GVw gharhaa (pot) and bwlk baalak kid (child). |
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ieMnW SbdW nUM hyT shI KwinAW ivc ilKo (Write these words below in the right columns).
P, K, b, k Aqy m A~KrW
nwl ilKy gey l&z ilKo (Write the words
beginning with the given letters.) |
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| kMnW Long A |
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| kwr caar
(car), gwjr gaajar (carrot), kVw karhaa (bracelet), vwjw vaajaa (bugle / trumpet), qwrw taaraa (star), mwlw maalaa
(rosary), Anwr aanaar (pomegranate), nwkwm naakaam (Unsucessful), QoQw thothaa (Vacuous), ptwkw pataakaa
(firework) and Dwgw dhagaa (string). |
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| Place the w in the correct words. Use the above words to check spelling.
krn vjw vjwauNdw hY[ Karan is playing the trumpet.
Karan vaajaa vajaaonda hai
qrw bhuq cmkdw hY[ The star really sparkles.
taaraa Bahut chamakdaa ha
^uSvIr Anr iC~l[ Khushveer peel the pomegranate.
Khushveer aanaar shill
swfy leI gjr kt, jIvn[ Cut the carrots for us, Jeevan.
Saade lee gaajar cat, Jeevan
Dgw bMnH, mrI[ Tie the string, Mary.
dhaagaa bunnh, Maree
kr clw jspRIq[ Drive the car Jaspreet.
Caar challaa Jaspreet
qMU QoQ hY eylks[ You are vacuous Alex.
Toon thothaa ha elakas. |
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| ishwrI The ' I' |
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| isr sir (head), idl dil (heart), ip~ql pittal (brass), inrdoS nirdosh (inculpable), Sigrd shagirad (Pupil), ieSiqhwr ishitihaar
(advertisement/poster), icr chir
(awhile), idmwg dimaag
(brain), ikqwb kitaab
(book), ihswb hisaab
(account/calculation), ikswn
kisaan (farmer), igAwn giaan (learn), ipAwr piaar (love), isqwr sitar (sitar), iSkwr shikaar (hunt), Swier shaair (poet) and izd zid (obstinate). ishwrI hyTw
vwly f`ibAW ivc Brnw hY[ ienHW ivcoN ijhVy TIk lgdy hn; "shI" vwly f`by 'c ilKo
Aqy ijhVy glq lgdy hn, auh "glq" vwly f`by 'c[ Fill in
the Sihaaree in the boxes below. Place in the box for "correct", the ones you
think are right, and in the box for "incorrect", those you think are wrong.
isqwr, idmwg, ip`ql, Sigrd, inlI, sIqwr, ikswn, eImlI, iGV,
gAwnI, zid nrIdoS |
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shI (Correct) |
glq (Incorrect) |
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| ibhwrI The
'ee' sound. |
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| hQkVI hathkaree
(Handcuffs), zwqI zaatee (specific), rxnIqI ranhaneetee
(strategy), byXkInI beyakeenee (disbelief), qIr
teer (arrow), KIr kheer (rice
pudding), GVI gharhee (watch), bIbI beebee ('mother'), sItI seetee (whistle), dIvw deevaa (Oil lamp), nwlI naalee (pipe), hwQI haathee (elephant), swQI saathee (friend),
iqqlI titalee
(butterfly), and ispwhI sipaahi (soldier). Place the I in the correct words. Use the above words to check
spelling.
qr mwr inSwn qy, jIvn[ Aim the arrow at the mark, Jeevan
teer mar nishaan te, jeevan.
bIbI bhuq sohxI Kr bxwauNdI hY[ 'Mother' makes very nice rice pudding.
Beebee bahut sohnhee kheer banhaaounh dee ha.
kI ieh GV hY? Is this a watch?
Ehe gharhee ha ?
st mwr, ^uSvIr[ Whistle, Khushveer.
Seetee mar, khushveer.
qqlI dy KMB bhuq rMgIn hn[ The butterfly's wings are very colourful.
Titalee de khunbh bahut rungeen han.
Note that Punjabi has adopted the English ?
mark (question mark). It uses a line for a full stop, or a double line at the
end of a passage or paragraph. It has also adopted the English , (comma). The word 'the' has no
equivalent in Punjabi. |
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| AOkNV The 'u' sound, dulYNkV The
'oo' sound, lW The 'e' sound, dulwvW The 'ai' sound,
hoVw The 'o' sound and the knOVw The 'au' sound. |
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| AONkV |
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| au~n |
oun |
(wool) |
| kuVI |
kurhee |
(girl) |
| kursI |
kurasee |
(chair) |
| murgI |
murghee |
(chicken) |
| dvwq |
duaat |
ink (bottle) |
| gulwb |
gulaab |
(rose) |
| rumwl |
rumaal |
(kerchief) |
| burS |
burash |
(brush) |
| kuVqw |
kurhtaa |
( shirt) |
| kulPI |
kulphee |
(ice-cream) |
| kumwr |
kumar |
(prince) |
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| dulYNkV |
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| aUT |
ooth |
(camel) |
| sUt |
soot |
(suit) |
| lUx |
loonh |
(salt) |
| gaU |
gaoo |
(cow) |
| cUhw |
choohaa |
(mouse) |
| BwlU |
baaloo |
(bear) |
| mUlI |
moolee |
(' white Carrot') |
| mUrq |
moorat |
(drawing) |
| sUrj |
sooraj |
(the sun) |
| mzdUr |
mazdoor |
(labourer) |
| qrbUz |
tarbooz |
(melon) |
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| lW |
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| syb |
seb |
(apple) |
| syk |
sek |
(heat) |
| Syr |
sher |
(lion) |
| Pyr |
fer |
(later) |
| Byf |
bhed |
(sheep) |
| qyl |
tel |
(oil) |
| kylw |
kelaa |
(games) |
| mylw |
melaa |
(funfair) |
| qwry |
tare |
(stars) |
| vylxw |
velanhaa |
(rolling pin) |
| plyt |
palet |
(plate) |
| cklyt |
chaklet |
(chocolate) |
| ryfIE |
redeeo |
(radio) |
| blyf |
baled |
(blade) |
| krylw |
karelaa |
(bitter gould). |
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| dulwvW |
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| pYr |
pair |
foot |
| pYsw |
paisaa |
money |
| AYnk |
aainak |
glasses |
| vYswKI |
vaisaakee |
harvest festival |
| bYTk |
baithak |
sitting room |
| AYqvwr |
aaitvaar |
Sunday |
| hY |
hai |
is |
| kYmrw |
caimaraa |
camera |
| zYbrw |
zaibaraa |
zebra |
| bunYx |
bunainh |
vest |
| svYtr |
savaitar |
jumper / sweater. |
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| hoVw |
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| bol |
bol |
speak |
| Fol |
dhol |
drum |
| fol |
dol |
spill |
| mor |
mor |
peacock |
| cor |
chor |
thief |
| kot |
kot |
coat |
| motw |
motaa |
fat ( person / thing ) |
| Koqw |
khotaa |
donkey |
| GoVw |
ghoraa |
horse |
| qoqw |
totaa |
parrot |
| goBI |
gobhee |
cauliflower |
| topI |
topee |
hat |
| ilKo |
likho |
write( present tense) |
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| knOVw |
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| cOl |
chaul |
rice |
| kOVw |
kaurhaa |
sour |
| pOVI |
paurhee |
stairs / ladder |
| AOrq |
aurat |
woman |
| dOlq |
daulat |
wealth |
| rOxk |
raunhak |
lively atmosphere |
| hQOVw |
hauthrhaa |
hammer |
| sO |
sau |
one hundred |
| pkOVw |
pakaurhaa |
bhaji |
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| *** phylI *** |
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auproqk SbdW nUM lY ky, hyTW SbdW dI qlwS krnI hY[
Below, word search has a selection of words from those above. Find them. (Tip! Try across,
down and diagonally). |
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| r |
mo |
kY |
l |
T |
aU |
sy |
b |
| au |
t |
cO |
m |
rO |
x |
k |
lw |
| n |
sU |
zY |
b |
rw |
lY |
Sy |
gu |
| pY |
r |
ku |
VI |
l |
bu |
r |
lU |
| do |
j |
V |
QO |
h |
f |
By |
Bw |
| l |
bo |
q |
r |
bU |
z |
x |
lU |
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| In the next lesson we'll learn more about; it~pI Tippee ('M'), ibMdI Bindee ('N'), and A~Dk Adhak ('~') |
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