Here, MOD, for you with love from a Non-Punjoo

MAMA, who will carry forward this thread now. I am very lazy and non cultural person, so donot expect anything from me.

^^ Atleast, put up a video recording of your Bhangra - the song & dance.

Non Punjoo? Arey bhai, all Indians have become spiritual Punjabis :lol:

Personally I prefer Punjabi sufi songs yaar, yes after gulping whiskey, i like fast punjabi desi songs.

^^ Atleast, put up a video recording of your Bhangra - the song & dance.

yes Punjabi rocks:-) ,Yea they like spirit:banana:

Non Punjoo? Arey bhai, all Indians have become spiritual Punjabis :lol:

How similar is Punjabi to Hindi?

How similar is Punjabi to Hindi?

Quite similar.

But there are certain words which are quite different from Hindi.
I know a bit of Pyabbi but I will leave Master of Disguise or some other Lion Hearted Pyabbi to give us lessons.

Appaa(n) dildaar 1/2 Pyabbi
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Master of Disg.
What do the following words mean

Laa
Phadd
Inne
Kinne

Vekkhe
Hun (hoon-a)
Kedde
Edde
Kidda
Khotteyaa
Taddi

Personally I prefer Punjabi sufi songs yaar, yes after gulping whiskey, i like fast punjabi desi songs.

Let us first start with Sufi songs then. My personal preference would be for a Sufi song - the type I think I hear in an Indian store in NJ which is Punjabi owned. When you have had a peg or two, let us move on to desi. :banana:

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Sufi with deep meaning

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LxJUbMyDZyo

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After "Somras"" u can hear anything

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Let us first start with Sufi songs then. My personal preference would be for a Sufi song - the type I think I hear in an Indian store in NJ which is Punjabi owned. When you have had a peg or two, let us move on to desi. :banana:

MAMA.

Master of Disg.
What do the following words mean

Laa = It is ley in hindi
Phadd=pakad
Inne=this much=itney=isney
Kinne=how much=kitney=kisney

Vekkhe=have seen=dekhey hain
Hun (hoon-a)=now=ab

Kedde=how big=kitney badey=kiskey
Edde=this big=itney badey=iskey
Kidda=kitna bada=how big=kiska
Khotteyaa=gadha=donkey
Taddi=show off

I think a Punjabi culture thread must be more than Punjabi Videos thread. Let us here something more about various dialects, rites festivals that are unique to the state. Please let us know about the history.

Greatest Punjabi poet ever.
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Cross-posting from the other thread.

Oye bollywood dekhle...mast punjabi...but first people need to understand that Punjabi's are not only Sardars..!!! ehhhh

True. Many of my friends had the following questions or thoughts especially before the last decade when India's economy was growing steadily and people were freely moving across the country in search of jobs.

1. Why is Robin Singh not wearing a turban? :lol:
2. If Dharmendra is a Punjabi, where is his turban and why is he not having a turban on his head? :lol:
3. All Indian Punjabis are Sikhs and all Pak Punjabis are Muslims. :lol:

Things have changed for the most part. However, the steretype image is the same like how a Tamilian is represented in the Bollywood and in those comedy serials on DD in the 90s - with the 3 horizontal stripes on his forehead and mostly bald. :lol::lol:

Cross-posting from the other thread.

Oye bollywood dekhle...mast punjabi...but first people need to understand that Punjabi's are not only Sardars..!!! ehhhh

True. Many of my friends had the following questions or thoughts, especially before the last decade when India's economy was growing steadily and people were freely moving across the country in search of jobs.

1. Why are Robin Singh and Yuvraj Singh not wearing a turban? :lol:
2. If Dharmendra is a Punjabi, where is his turban and why is he not having 'Singh' in any part of his name? :lol:
3. All Indian Punjabis are Sikhs and all Pak Punjabis are Muslims. :lol:
4. Punjab means wheat and tractors (remember the Mile Sur song on DD!!) :lol:
5. People recollect that there is a city called Chandigarh only the following occasions - when a cricket match is played in Mohali, when surveys say that Chandigarh is the cleanest and wealthiest city in India and when some question is asked in the GK exam as to what is the capital of Punjab. :lol::lol:
6. In almost every Tamil movie that wants to depict a northie, either a Punjabi with a turban or a Marwari with a Nehru cap will be shown. Otherwise, people won't recognize or acknowledge that. :lol::lol::lol:
7. Most Indian army soldiers are Punjabis - this is true. :cheers::cheers:

Things have changed for the most part. However, the steretype image is the same like how a Tamilian is represented in the Bollywood and in those comedy serials on DD in the 90s - with the 3 horizontal stripes on his forehead and mostly bald. :lol::lol:

Chennai - stereotypes exist everywhere.. not only in India. We Maharashtrians are popularly shown as Ghaatis (hill-billies) or typically a woman wearing 9-yard sari doing household chores in a TV serial or Hindi movie.

Why only Hindi movies? In the south, Maharashtrians are often referred to as Marathas instead of Marathi/Maharashtrians. Also, we are often referred often with a smirk as "you Marathas" as if we looted the south ! :lol: (Maharashtrian - is, in my opinion, an anglicised bastardisation of reference to people of Maharashtra).

Back to the Punjoos here.

Apart from the Bhangda, Gidda, what other FOLK Musical forms exist in Punjabi culture?

Going back to Chennai's questions, what EXACTLY is the deal with Punjabi Hindu boys becoming Sikhs ?

Sikhs are largely jats and maraasis and Nihankaaris only? Or are there other sub-sects?
Are Nirankari Sikhs vegies? Also why do they wear white turbans?

What's the deal with JATS ! Jats are found in Punjab (Sikhs), Rajasthan and Haryana. How different are they ?

Last but not the least - Is tandoor naan cooked in every Pyabbi houj-hold? :P (pun intended):banana: Ahh balle:banana: Ahh balle:banana: Ahh balle :banana:Ahh balle :banana:

Oh my God, u people suck,so many questions

oh my god all sufi songs are good! especially mae ni mae

Chennai - stereotypes exist everywhere.. not only in India. We Maharashtrians are popularly shown as Ghaatis (hill-billies) or typically a woman wearing 9-yard sari doing household chores in a TV serial or Hindi movie.

Why only Hindi movies? In the south, Maharashtrians are often referred to as Marathas instead of Marathi/Maharashtrians. Also, we are often referred often with a smirk as "you Marathas" as if we looted the south ! :lol: (Maharashtrian - is, in my opinion, an anglicised bastardisation of reference to people of Maharashtra).

Back to the Punjoos here.

Apart from the Bhangda, Gidda, what other FOLK Musical forms exist in Punjabi culture?

Going back to Chennai's questions, what EXACTLY is the deal with Punjabi Hindu boys becoming Sikhs ?

Sikhs are largely jats and maraasis and Nihankaaris only? Or are there other sub-sects?
Are Nirankari Sikhs vegies? Also why do they wear white turbans?

What's the deal with JATS ! Jats are found in Punjab (Sikhs), Rajasthan and Haryana. How different are they ?

Last but not the least - Is tandoor naan cooked in every Pyabbi houj-hold? :P (pun intended):banana: Ahh balle:banana: Ahh balle:banana: Ahh balle :banana:Ahh balle :banana:

Yeah, Hindi entertainment media shows Maharashtrians like that but why as household workers?

Regarding the 'Marathas' stereotype, I can tell you that Tamil people call you as 'Maratis' or 'Marathis' and not 'Marathas'. I don't know about other southern states in this regard.

Here, MOD, for you with love from a Non-Punjoo

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:


Punjabia te thaat vakhre....

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:


Punjabia te thaat vakhre....

Inna mattlabb kee haa? (Thaat Vakhre)

In my experience of interacting with people from various parts of India, I have learnt the 'English accent' across states. I can recognize Tamil, Telugu, Mallu (the easiest of all), to some extent Kannada, east India (Bihar, Bengal), GJ and Rajasthan (they don't use 'sha' and say 'sa') and finally Punjab English.

This Punjabi English accent uses 'u' at the end of the words just like Telugu but sounds different.

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This Punjabi English accent uses 'u' at the end of the words just like Telugu but sounds different.

It's more of 'uhh' than u (oo) unless u're talking of tennu, mennu, ennu, sannu

Pyabbis have a distinct way of marauding Anglican names like

George - George-uh
Patrick - Patrick-uh
David - David-uh

Even pyabbi names don't escape the uh sync
Manpreet = Man-preet-uh
Gurpreetuh
Surjituh
Hardeepuh


If the names end in the vowel / sound ee/eey then the inflection stress is on the mid nasal spelling like

Mandy = MaNNNdeee
Brandy = BraNNDee
Sandy = Sanndy
Pinky = Pinggg-kee
Garry = Garr-eee

even words like and / sand / brand / end up with the typical pyabbi 'uh'



MOD / Euro
Why is it that Sikhs are more honest than Hindu Punjabis?

Love it when Pyabbis say "aam-uh Andian and-joo are.. ? "

Hehehe.. we can exchange notes on various accents Chennai. My hobby is to learn linguistic accents. And I love the way the Kannadigas speak english.

In my experience of interacting with people from various parts of India, I have learnt the 'English accent' across states. I can recognize Tamil, Telugu, Mallu (the easiest of all), to some extent Kannada, east India (Bihar, Bengal), GJ and Rajasthan (they don't use 'sha' and say 'sa') and finally Punjab English.

This Punjabi English accent uses 'u' at the end of the words just like Telugu but sounds different.

^^ I have seen that people from various parts of India have a neutral accent if they have learnt to speak in English systematically i.e. from their childhood with good teaching in schools on this. Otherwise, they have local accent.

Inna mattlabb kee haa? (Thaat Vakhre)

Euro's Mamaji, I can help u here.

Thaat= hindi waale thaat

Vakhre= alag

Matlab Punjabiyon ke thaat hi alag hai!

this reminds me of the song::

"Punjabiyaan di shaan vakhri"

Taddi Mein !!!

Jyaada Thaat na dikha veh ! Keii Theta na bahaar aa jaai


Euro's Mamaji, I can help u here.

Thaat= hindi waale thaat

Vakhre= alag

Matlab Punjabiyon ke thaat hi alag hai!

this reminds me of the song::

"Punjabiyaan di shaan vakhri"

MAMA, complete the sentence..Taddi Mein !!!............

Jyaada Thaat na dikha veh ! Keii Theta na bahaar aa jaai

Taddi Mein !!!

Jyaada Thaat na dikha veh ! Keii Theta na bahaar aa jaai

oye hoye mamaji . cool it. ki gall karde ho tussi. Mujhe non-punjoo ke upar gussa na karo.
aiwei theta te alpha di gall karde ho.

Dekho khamakha babaji ko excite kar diya sentence completion ke liye.

Anshool-uh.. wett tillatumaaro.. eh-vil put uppa youtoob-uh aaf pyabbis mimickry

oye hoye mamaji . cool it. ki gall karde ho tussi. Mujhe non-punjoo ke upar gussa na karo.
aiwei theta te alpha di gall karde ho.

Dekho khamakha babaji ko excite kar diya sentence completion ke liye.

This has become like Chaibar so I think the best place for it is Chaibar.

Arasu's thread is a serious one and deserves to stay here.

I will answer CI & Patil MAMA's questions this weekend. I am not in mood to answer right now.

This has become like Chaibar so I think the best place for it is Chaibar.

Arasu's thread is a serious one and deserves to stay here.
Knowledge exchange happens thro communication. In forums, this is how conversations start and go thro.

Arasu's thread is for learning a language and not for exchanging information.

i ve actually started liking Londono patola ek...I like it more if I don't watch the video.

It is very old 1993 video, but I like the beats and Desi lyrics.

aye^^

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arrey koi mujhe in lines ka matlab batao. What is he trying to say:

Kaaliyaan baariyan we gaddiyan nu mein lawa

Ni gaddi sang bedhja ni jattiye,
Ni durr tenu leja we addiye,

I Put black windows on the car,

Sit in the car "Jattiye"

Take u far away

What is addiye?

and "jattiye" stands for a jat? Is this a general term for people from Punjab? Pak+Indian?
Clarify. (No offenses intended to anyone, pls)

Jattiye=female(jat woman), Jat=Male (jat man). Applicable to both indo/pak jat community.

Addiye-- a way to say "friend" "saheli" \female mate. Mostly used in conversation between two women to call each other

Why is Emraan using it then? :lol:
I think you or somebody said in some thread that 'ni' is used by / for women?

I did not say that. Well it can be said by a man also to his lover.But mostly i heard it beween females while growing up

Alright, thanks for the info!!

arrey bhailog! yaar, m kinda becoming despo to learn Punjaabi now!! ;) Important hai!!
acchhe se sikhao .

u r not punjabi. why u want to learn it

i want to be changa

Punjabi along with Hindi/Urdu is a descendant of Sauraseni, which was a very important language in medieval northern India. Many important religious documents (particularly of the Jain religion), also important dramatic texts were written in the language.

Punjabi itself became a separate language after the 12th century. Initially it was transmitted orally, but literature developed after the rise of Sikhism and the Sufi order.

punjab - the 'sexiest' region in the indian subcon (in more ways than one)

111Cross-posting from the other thread.

See answer below in BOLD

True. Many of my friends had the following questions or thoughts, especially before the last decade when India's economy was growing steadily and people were freely moving across the country in search of jobs.

1. Why are Robin Singh and Yuvraj Singh not wearing a turban? :lol:

Robin singh is not Punjabi. Before sikh religion, all were hindus and Singh is surname/middle name of the rajput/jat communities of north India.So if somebody has singh somewhere in his name, it does not mean that he is punjabi or sikh. But if someone is ethnic Punjabi and he has singh somewhere in his name then it means:-

a) He is a sikh. If he has long hair,a untrimmed long beard and turban, then is "keshdhari" sikh. If wear "Kirpaan" also then he is Amritdhari sikh( no alcohol and meat ).

Main Sikh communities of Punjab--a1) Jat Sikh:- Most dominant politically and influence,

Traditionally kings, Landlords,Army,police,sports,beaurocrats, with new economy businessmen and real estate agents also. Mostly found in Punjab region and abroad

Apart from being Keshdhari/amritdhari, some of these donot keep long hair,beard and turban e.g. Dharmender/Yuvraj. Some wear turband and trim the beard.This community rarely use some sticking agent to their beard like some other sikh communities. This community is the Millitant face of sikh religion.Some of them use only singh as surname and some use singh as middle name. Most common family names are Sidhu,sandhu,Dhillon,Brar,Gill,Mann,Deol,Cheema,Grewal etc. Jat communities of same surnames residing in Haryana are Hindus as well as Sikhs and in Pakistan they are muslims.Rural landscape is dominated by these communties.These are face of the rough/rusty Punjab

a2) "Papa" Sikh:-The business class Sikh communtiy of Punjab.Mostly found in city/town environment.Dominate the business envrionment, educated and traders. Donot keep open beard and use of sticky agent to keep beard tidy.Donot trim beard and always keep long hair and wear turban. Found motsly all over India, especially in Delhi and big cities and Punjab. Most of them have origin in Pakistani Punjab.They always have Singh as middle name.Common surnames:-Walia,Bhatia,Arora,Sawhney etc.

a3)Mazhabi Sikhs:- Low caste Hindu converts to Sikhism

a4) Chamar Sikhs "Ravidasia":- Low caste "Chamar" sikhs, Guru Ravi Das is very important for them

The 60% of ethnic punjabis living in Punjab are sikhs an rest are Hindus.

Hindu Punjabis:-

Brahmin class-Sharma,Bhanot, etc.

Hindu Khatri(Kshatriya):-Khanna, Chopra,Arora,Sawhney. Some of them have common surnames with "PAPA sikh" community.Mostly immigrants from Pakistani Punjab in 1947.Mostly found in Urban centers and Delhi area

Baniya Class:- Gupta, aagarwal,Jindal,Mittal etc.

SC:-


2. If Dharmendra is a Punjabi, where is his turban and why is he not having 'Singh' in any part of his name? :lol:
3. All Indian Punjabis are Sikhs and all Pak Punjabis are Muslims. :lol:
4. Punjab means wheat and tractors (remember the Mile Sur song on DD!!) :lol:
5. People recollect that there is a city called Chandigarh only the following occasions - when a cricket match is played in Mohali, when surveys say that Chandigarh is the cleanest and wealthiest city in India and when some question is asked in the GK exam as to what is the capital of Punjab. :lol::lol:
6. In almost every Tamil movie that wants to depict a northie, either a Punjabi with a turban or a Marwari with a Nehru cap will be shown. Otherwise, people won't recognize or acknowledge that. :lol::lol::lol:
7. Most Indian army soldiers are Punjabis - this is true. :cheers::cheers:

Things have changed for the most part. However, the steretype image is the same like how a Tamilian is represented in the Bollywood and in those comedy serials on DD in the 90s - with the 3 horizontal stripes on his forehead and mostly bald. :lol::lol:

There is Rajput community also in Punjab. They are both sikh and hindus and in Pakistani Punjab they are Muslims.

u r not punjabi. why u want to learn it

Kya batu aapse kya chhupana. 1 kudi de gaarwaalo ko pataane hai. Kudi Pujaabi hai. Kudi te line dendi aa.sab kuch fit lag raha hai!!:banana:

Pehley foto dikha mujhe, phir I will help u

lo ji
abhi fotu lene waali stage nai aayi hai. Khamakha babaji. tussi toh mera nature jaande ho. kitna sharmila hu. pure 5 yrs baad kisi relation mein jaane ka dil kar raha hai. .... ap bus na mujhe madad karo. foto shoto na maine baad me dikha dena hai. abhi kuch nai..

Kya madad karoo main ? How can I help u?

baki sub toh main dheere dheere samhaal lunga.. app toh mujhe thoda punjaabi touch de do.. like thodi thodi punjaabi..sikha do. Main unko bhi bolugna sikhaane ko. at least kudi aur uncle aunty se baat karne ka topic toh ho. Woh log naye hain..

Achi baat- Vegetarian hain!! mujhe toh future bhi dikh raha hai.. oooohhhh

Ok, Pooch ley phir jo poochna nahi. uska family name kya hai, then I can tell u her family history and their nature

Kya madad karoo main ? How can I help u?
Euroji,
You were looking for business opportunities in India sometime back? Looks like you have found your calling. :banana::lol:

Arrey they are from Batala. Sharmas. I admit it here that part of my choice was because of their surname... u know Brahmans... so..zyaada problem nahi honi chahiye in both the families.
Girl is very introvert, and so am I. I mean they shifted two months back and they are they smtimes visit our place.... and she also visited. she looked very innocent... we also talk. Like we talk general things.. education.. career and all..But I have never talked bout anything of 'that' sort

I think I am over excited. May be there is nothing. But it has to start somehw isn't it?

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Arasu, I hope so. I will get something out of it!!

Euroji,
You were looking for business opportunities in India sometime back? Looks like you have found your calling. :banana::lol:

Haan haan Kyo nahi. Ek love story to honi chahiye life main.
I think I am over excited. May be there is nothing. But it has to start somehw isn't it?

Donot get overexcited and stare and wrong things. never stare at wrong places, That is first lesson

I think I am over excited. May be there is nothing. But it has to start somehw isn't it?

^^ okay. App kuch nature ki baat kar rahe the..

Arasu, I hope so. I will get something out of it!!


Oh yes... a big hug from me!!:lovethem::hug:

Oh yes... a big hug from me!!:lovethem::hug:

Both of you guys should watch a recent Tamil movie "Manmadhan Ambu" starring Kamalahasan.

Kamal as the detective works for Madhavan to watch over his fiance Trisha when she is on a shoot in Europe without her knowledge. You guys will be interested to find out what happens finally - particularly Anshul - knowing fully well about your master the masti Euro. :lol:

^^ hehe