Sunday, November 24, 2019

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.

Introductory Punjabi. Bahri. Walia.
"I too slapped him."


Introductory Punjabi. Bahri. Walia.
"But she seemed quite young."

There are quite a number of sentences about thieves and beatings.
Introductory Punjabi. Bahri. Walia.

Introductory Punjabi. Bahri. Walia.
"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.

Introductory Punjabi. Bahri. Walia.
Introductory Punjabi. Bahri. Walia.
And, of course, at the end you have your vocabulary.
Introductory Punjabi. Bahri. Walia.

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."

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