Useful Phrases

1. ਇਹ ਐਪ ਮੈਂ ਬਣਾਈ ਹੈ

   Ih app main banaai hai

   I made this app

   Usage

   Used when introducing an app you created

   Grammar Note

   A transitive past verb agrees with the object. Here "ਬਣਾਈ" is feminine because it agrees with the feminine noun "ਐਪ", regardless of the speaker's gender

2. ਇਹ ਐਪ ਮੁਫ਼ਤ ਹੈ

   Ih app muft hai

   This app is free

   Usage

   Used to inform someone the app is free of charge

   Grammar Note

   "Muft" is from Arabic/Persian meaning free/without cost

3. ਡਾਊਨਲੋਡ ਕਰਕੇ ਦੇਖੋ

   Download karke dekho

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Used to encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Dekho" is the imperative of "to see/look/try"

4. ਮੈਂ ਜਾਪਾਨੀ ਹਾਂ

   Main Japaani haan

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Basic phrase for introducing your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "Haan" is the first-person singular copula meaning "I am"

5. ਮੈਂ ਇੱਕ ਯਾਤਰੀ ਹਾਂ

   Main ikk yaatri haan

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Used to identify yourself as a tourist/traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Yaatri" is Sanskrit-derived meaning traveler/passenger

6. ਮੈਂ ਇਕੱਲੇ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ

   Main ikalle yaatra kar rihaa haan

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Used to say you are traveling by yourself

   Grammar Note

   "Kar rihaa haan" is the present progressive form

7. ਮੈਂ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵਾਰ ਇੱਥੇ ਆਇਆ ਹਾਂ

   Main pahili vaar itthe aayaa haan

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Common phrase when visiting a place for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "Pahili vaar" means the first time/occasion

8. ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਫੋਟੋ ਖਿੱਚ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ?

   Ki main photo khich sakdaa haan?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Used when asking permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Sakdaa" is the potential auxiliary verb meaning "can/able to"

9. ਕੀ ਅਸੀਂ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਫੋਟੋ ਖਿੱਚ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਾਂ?

   Ki asiin ikatte photo khich sakde haan?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Used to suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Ikatte" means together in Punjabi

10. ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ QR ਕੋਡ ਸਕੈਨ ਕਰੋ

    Kirpaa karke QR code scan karo

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Used when asking someone to scan a QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Kirpaa karke" means "by kindness" = please

11. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਠੱਗੋ ਨਾ

    Mainun thaggo na

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Used to protest against cheating or unfair pricing in Punjabi

    Grammar Note

    "Thaggo" is the imperative of "to cheat". "Na" after it forms a prohibition

12. ਮੈਨੂੰ ਛੋਟਾ ਨਾ ਸਮਝੋ

    Mainun chhota na samjho

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when feeling disrespected or underestimated in Punjabi

    Grammar Note

    "Chhota" (small/lesser) + "na samjho" (don't think) = "don't think of me as lesser"

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