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pwT 17.1 pMjwb dIAW klwvW

Cultural Awareness: Learn about the Cultural Practices and Products

Reading: Demonstrate understanding of general meaning and some details in text

Before Reading: Learn these vocabulary words.

Punjabi Word Meaning Punjabi Word Meaning
iksm kinds CUhMdw touches
klw art/craft pUMJx to wipe

kFweI embroidery pIVI small square cot

cMgyr, C~j trays made of reed KwlI h~Q empty handed
bugnI piggy bank ijs kwrx because of that

Grammar Point 1: Idioms: Idiom is kind of figurative language that makes speaking
and reading more fun. The words do not have the

literal meaning, but they imply a meaning. For example,
in this reading you will read an idiom cwr cMn lwauxw.

Literally it would mean to add four moons. Moon is
considered a sign of beauty. A person who is very

beautiful, people say cMn vrgw or cMn vrgI. So cwr cMn

lwauxw figuratively means ‘to beautify something’. ies Gr nUM b~qIAW nwl cwr cMn

l~g gey[

Grammar Point 2: Interjections and Exclamations: These are words we use to

express strong emotions. When you feel impressed by something, you say, “Wow!
That’s awesome” or of you get hurt, you say, “Ouch!” When you use just one

word to express your emotion, it is an interjection. When you use more than one

word, it becomes an exclamation. There are many exclamations and interjections in

Punjabi as well. You will read one in this lesson. “kI kihxy!” is an exclamation that
means ‘beautiful and amazing’. Other exclamations are, “vwh jI vwh!, “E b~ly, b~ly”,

“auh qyrI!” “qyrw Blw hovy!” Other interjections are “vwh!”, “ik~dW?” “AYvYN?”, “hw hey!”

etc.

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