Introductory Punjabi - Inside

I honestly love the example sentences in this book. They feel like they've been taken out of random conversations that we don't have the context for.  You could make up mini scenarios for most of these.

"I too slapped him."

"But she seemed quite young."

There are quite a number of sentences about thieves and beatings.

"If Bihari Lal dares open his mouth, I will fix him well."
I feel like every language book should include this sentence with [insert name here]. It should be an essential phrase.

And, of course, at the end you have your vocabulary.

And a few more sentences I never thought I'd see in a phrase book but am now saddened by the fact that I haven't. These are phrases of living rather than visiting.

"Not to talk of running, he can't even get up (from his seat)."
"Paramjit! what a hell of a girl she is?"
"A girl! she is a virtual bat."
"Do not step on the engine." "Don't keep your arms outside the window." "Do not jump from a running train."
2 different ways to say "Plucking flowers is prohibited."
"May you be a widow!" "What can such children do for the country?"
"Some body told me that you have lost your clothes."
"Well, when we are turned out of this house, you may come."
"Your performance has been much better than what we expected of you."
"Rather than act in such a manner, you should have thrown yourself in the river."
"My father, who is over forty now, still plays hockey."
"As soon as you entered his room you could appreciate his aesthetic sense."
"Stop here for octroi." "Beware of quack doctors." "Get yourself vaccinated." "He was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment."
"Her husband drinks (wine) too much." "A boy was run over by a motor car." "He is just a yes-man."
"The sight of the yellow fields of Saron is very delightful during the spring season."
"Death is inevitable."

Introductory Punjabi

The Language learning book with my most favorite example phrases is Introductory Punjabi, put out by Punjabi University Patiala. Looks like the school is still around, too.

I'm going to assume the authors listed were instructors there. Bahri appears to have written a few other texts on the language as well as one on Hindi. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Introductory+Punjabi+bahri&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss

We even get the price the students had to pay for their textbook.

WorldCat lists 3 different editions - this 1968 one, 1987 and 2003. 30 libraries have a copy including the Library of Congress. https://www.worldcat.org/title/introductory-punjabi/oclc/62665?referer=di&ht=edition

This book is not actually for English speakers despite being in English.

So this text isn't truly complete as is. You need familiarity with Punjabi cultural items and a native speaker to listen to and practice with.

The back cover of the book just has the price again. It's 114 pages and 22 by 14cm.

Next post will be the interior.