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Commands and Polite Requests in Punjabi: ਆਓ, ਬੈਠੋ and ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ

How Punjabi forms commands at three levels of respect, and the small words that make a request polite.

Punjabi commands change with the level of respect, just as pronouns do.

Three levels

Level Form Example
Informal (to ਤੂੰ) verb stem ਆ — come
Respectful (to ਤੁਸੀਂ) stem + ਓ ਆਓ — come
Very respectful stem + ਇਓ ਆਇਓ — please come

Common commands

Informal Respectful Meaning
ਆ ਆਓ come
ਬੈਠ ਬੈਠੋ sit
ਜਾ ਜਾਓ go
ਵੇਖ ਵੇਖੋ look
ਸੁਣ ਸੁਣੋ listen
ਬੋਲ ਬੋਲੋ speak
ਖਾ ਖਾਓ eat

Making requests polite

Add ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (please) or the respectful ਜੀ:

  • ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਬੈਠੋ। — Please sit down.
  • ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰੋ। — Please help me.
  • ਆਓ ਜੀ, ਬੈਠੋ। — Come, please, sit.
  • ਹਾਂ ਜੀ। — Yes, sir/madam.

Asking for something

  • ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ? — Can you help me?
  • ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਦਿਓ। — Give me water.
  • ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਹੌਲੀ ਬੋਲੋ। — Speak a little slower.
  • ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਕਹੋ। — Say it again.

Let's

To suggest something together, use ਚੱਲੋ:

  • ਚੱਲੋ, ਚੱਲੀਏ। — Come on, let's go.

Thanks and replies

  • ਧੰਨਵਾਦ। — Thank you.
  • ਬਹੁਤ ਮਿਹਰਬਾਨੀ। — Many thanks.

Tips

  1. Use ਤੁਸੀਂ forms with strangers and elders.
  2. Add ਜੀ to sound warm.
  3. Use the dictionary to check verb stems.

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