Language Greeting and MeetingHelloSalaam

Goodbyekhudaafiz

Welcome to KashmirKashmir vich tashreef llaikinu

Mister, SirSaab

Lady, Mrs, MadamMemsaab

Miss, Young LadyJanaani

Greetings Mr SmithSalaam alaykam Smith saab

How are you?Kea aal eh?

Im fine, thank youMeh Teek, shukar

Well enoughBas teek a

And you?Ta tu teek eh

So Hows everything?Saara Kuch teek eh?

Whats new?Navi taazi?

NothingKuch ni

How is your family?Taara Khandaan na ke aal eh?

Everyone is fineSaare teek an

Take careKhyaa rakhna

Whats your name?Taara naa keh (vai)?

My name is Raja RafaqatMaara naa Raja Rafaqat eh

Nice to meet youTusaki mili changa oya

The pleasure was mineMiki vi changa lagaa

Whos thatO kon a

Who is that manO janaa kon a

Who is that womanO janaani kon a

Who is that boyO murra kon a

Who is that girlO kuri kon a

That is my husbandO maara janaa ya

That is my wifeO maari janaani eh

That is my sonO maara murra eh

That is my daughtersO maari thi eh

They are my daughtersO marri thi yan

That is my neighbour (male)O maara gamaandi eh

That is a villagerO graai eh

This is my friendEh maara dost a

This is my woman friendEh maari saheli eh

Do you know him?Tu usi jaana eh?

Do you know Ibrahim?(talking to a man)Tu ibrahim ki jaana eh?

Do you know Ibrahim?(talking to a woman)Tu ibrahim ki jaani eh?

Do you know Aisha?(talking to a man)Tu Aishaki jaana eh?

Do you know Aisha?(talking to a woman)Tu Aishaki jaani eh?

I know his father (cheeky)Meh usna pew ki pataa

I know her father (cheeky)Meh usni pew ki pataa

Yes, I know himAhaa, meh usi jaana ya

No, I havent met herNaa, maari mulqaat ni oy

Who do you know in kashmirTu Kashmir vich kuski jaanai?

I know nobody in your countryMeh taari mulka vich kusaki naa jaana

I know mr khanMeh khan Saabki jaana ya

Now I remember who you are?Hun miki yaad aya to kon eh

Do you know Safraazs address?Tu Safraazna pataa jaana eh?

No I dont know itNaa, meh naa jaana

Do you know his address? Tu usna pataa jaana eh?

Mirpuri potwari phrasesWhere are you fromTusaa kudharo aiyo

Im from azaad KashmirMeh azaad Kashmir tu aa

Where were you bornTusa kutha pada oiso

I was born in musaffarabadMeh Muzaffarabad vich pada oiyasaa

Where was he bornO kutha pada oiyaasi

He was born in BirminghamO Birmingham vich pada oiyaasi

Where do you liveTusa kutha rehne o

I live in the hillsMeh phaar vich rehna ya

I live in a small townMeh nike sher vich rehna ya

Where do they live?O kutha rehne an?

They live in a big cityO bare sher vich rehne an

They dont live in LondonO London vich ni rehne

We also live in a big city Asaa vi bare sher vich rehne aa

Where do people speak potwari?Potwari kutha bolne an?

People speak potwari in potwar Pakistan and Azad KashmirPotwari potwar ilaaka Pakistan vich ta Azad Kashmir vich bolne an

What other languages do they speak in Azad KashmirAzaad Kashmir vich aur keh zabaan bolnen

Urdu and Punjabi are also spokenUrdu ta Punjabi vi bolnen

Thats interestingZabardast a

For how long will you be staying in mirpurTusaa mirpur vich kitnaa arsaa raysoo

I will be here for two weeksMeh do afte vastaa rehsaa

Why ?Kiyaan ?

BecauseIs vaste

Why are you learning potwariTusaa potwari kiyaa sikne o?

Because I like the languageKiyaa miki o zabaan pasand a

Because my parents come from potwarKiyaa mare vaalad potwaar tu an

Because I am going to do business in KashmirKiyaa meh Kashmir vich biznis karsa

At the hotelGood day sir,may I help youSalaam alaykum saab,me tusaa vastaa koi cheez kari sakna

I would like a roomMiki ekh kamraa cheina

For How many pesonsKitne bande vasta

For two peopleDo bande vasta

For how many nightsKitniyaa raata vastaa

Lets say five nightsTakreeban paanj raata

Yes I have a roomAhaa, mare kohl kamraa ya

nfortunately I do not have a roomMaaf karo, mare kohl kamraa ni

May I see the roomMeh kamrey ki taki saknaa?

The room is smallKamraa nika ya

Do you have a bigger roomTusaa kohl bara karma ya

The room is darkKamrey vich andera ya

How much is the room per nightIk raati vastaa kamraa kitne na

Is the restaurant in the hotelOtel vich restrant a

Is breakfast included in the price of the roomKamrey ne keem ta vich naashta vi a

ColoursWhiteChitaa

Yellow Peela

PinkGulaabi

PurpleJaamni

RedLaal, Suwwah

GreySurmai

BlackKaala

BlueNeela

Green (also means vegetables) Sabzi

vocabularyCrazyPaagal

My Mara

MessageMesij

IMeh

NowUhn

NothingKuj ni

OurAsana

WeAsaa

EarKaan

EverywhereSare paase

Peace Sakoon

Small birdNiki chiri

It rainedBadal latha

He cannotUsne kohl ni

ApplSeb

Bring Aana

minemaara

Your (casual)twaara

Your (formal)tusaana

Whatkai

Give memikee de

What is your name?taaraa naa kai?

OKalaa

GoodbyeKhuda Hafiz

His name is 'X'usne naa 'X' ai

Is your family OK?twaaraa haandaan na aal theek ai?

Thank youshukar

Threetrai

Thousandzaar

Thiry Three(33)tentree

I love youme tukee pyaar karnaa

where are you going?Kudar julayan aen?

yes (casual)hn

what is your name? (formal)tusna n k?

My Name is Xmar n X

very nice to meet you!tusa nal milk b hush oy

how are you? (formal)tusna k l ?

where are you from (formal)tusa kudar y?

I'm from Englandme valt th

Pleasemerbn kar t

what is your village's name?tusna grn na n k?

Mirpuri Language / Mirpuri Pharases Mirpuri Language is a dialect of the Potwari language spoken in the Mirpur district which shares features with Punjabi and Pahari.1- THAREY ANNIE NI AH SHAADII OI VI ONII

This usually applies to asain girls in their 20s).. Meaning girls your age are married!!

2- ISNEY NAAL MEH KEH KARA?

What am i supposed to do with you?..here they have lost all hopeyou must have done summat really bad

3- AJ THU BAAR THEY JA.. THAKYA MEH THARYA LATHA NI PANYA

(you try to go out today and see if i dont break your legs)..Youve obviously been out partying too much for mummy n daddys liking..

4- TU MARI JUTHI THAKI YEH?

(have you seen this slipper?).This is such a blaggy line meaning shut the fuck up..here you have obviously been chatting too much crap.

5- AJJ MEH THREYAH PASSLIAH PANSA..

Your parent is threatening to break your ribs..how lovely!..call the social services!!

6-DHAFA OH!

simple get our my face

7- HEH KEH THAKNA PYA WEH.. UNEH BANDH KAR

(what do you think youre watching?!.. switch it off now!).. at this point there is mostly MTV or B4U on TV and your parents aint liking that..

8- APNI SHAKAL THAK

(look at your face).. normally used the day after a late night..obivously this applies to boys onli

9- KAAR JAAI THEY THAKEE.. MEH THARA KE HAAL BANANA

(wait till you get home.. see what i do to you).. the line that all asian kids dread to hear strikes fear deep into the heart this is the ultimate killer line New Phrases :

10- JALEY MEIN THARI UMAR NI SAAN MEN SARA KAAM KARNI HONI SAAN..

( when i was your age i used to do all the work.) lol usually means get off your fat arse an do some housework!!

11- BAI BAI RAJIY GAYEN HAAN PER INA KI AJEY THORI AKAL NAHIN AYA.

( after so many years of telling they still dont know how to behave) usually when siblings are having a boxin match

12- JEH MARAN SEE MIKI GOLI NAL MARIYA AH NAH!

(if you wanted to kill me you should have used a gun [this is unbearable news]) This is usually heard when, they hear something they didnt want to hear LOL

13- OH THAK OOS NA PUTHAR PARNA, THAI KAM KARNA, THU BETA THKNA RAVIN"

(looks at so and sos son, studying and hardworking, ur a lazy ass of a kid! Popular Phrases (Comparison with Punjabi)Pahari-PotohariPunjabiEnglish Translation

Tusan (Formal) / Tar (Informal)tvdYour

Kai yy? (Formal) / Kai? (Informal)kWhat?

Tusaak pukh lagg yy? (Formal) / Tukk pukh lagg yy? (Informal)k, twannu bookh lag di?Are you hungry?

Tusaa kay khannay chaanay y? (Formal) / Keh khassay? (Informal)tussi k kan?What would you like to eat?

Mein '' khanna chaana y (Formal) / Mein '' khassa (Informal)mnnu '' kya low gahI would like to eat ''

Mik dy shwr (Formal) / Mik dy (Informal)mnnu deGive me

Twl chy shwr (Formal) / Twl chaa (Informal)tol nu chkk dePick up the drum

Nach Punjabannach punjabanDance Punjaban

Mik by shwr (Formal) / Mik baa (Informal)mnnu bataa doTell me

Assani keh we?Saanu k?What has it to do with us?

Tukk keh we?Twannu k?What has it to do with you?

Uthay kitnay banday san?kine aadmi si?How many men were there?

Tusaa kutthy juli y? / Tusaa kutthy janai py? (Formal) / Tu kutthy juli? (Informal)kiti jarai?Where are you going?

Tusaa keh ahnay py? (Formal) / Keh ahnay peh? (Informal)ki ahndai?What are you saying?

Tusan n ky y? (Formal) / Tr n ky y? (Informal)ter n k eh? / tvd n k?What is your name?

Al firh / Teek hy firh / Chang firhchangOK

Allah ny waly / Allah HafizRab RakhaGoodbye

sn n '' yOd n '' heHis name is ''

Bl bchy teekh nuh? / Sabb teekh nuh?tvd tabar da haal theek ai?Is your family OK?

Mehrban howy / Shukr yMehrbaniThank you

TrytinnaThree

Haazr / ZrhazrThousand

Mein tusan pyr karnah y / Mein try naal pyr karnah y / Mein tukk pyr karnah y (man to woman)mh tenu pyaar kardaa wanI love you (man to woman)

Mein tusan pyr karni y / Mein try naal pyr karni y / Mein tukk pyr karni y (woman to man)mh tenu pyaar kardii yanI love you (woman to man)

Bray pp kutthy gae nuh? (Formal) / Tr br pr kutthy y? (Informal)pra ji kithe gae?Where is your big brother?

Andar ach (Formal) / Andar ach / Andar aa / Marr andar (Informal)andhar chayti awiGet inside

Pronunciation Vowels:a - IPA

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e - IPA

i - IPA

- IPA i

o - IPa

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u - IPA

- IPA u

All consonants followed by a 'h' are aspirated, that is a puff of air follows the sound of the consonant, not aspirating the consonant alters the meaning of the word. E.g. 'tu' and 'thu' have different meanings (you and from respectively). A vowel followed by '' is nasalised.Roman PotwariEnglish Translation

Jai guran dihello

Rab RakhaGood Bye

hyes (casual)

jyes (formal)

nno

tusn na n k?what is your name? (formal)

mr n...my name is...

tusak mili ke b khush oyvery nice to meet you!

shukarthank you

tusna l k ?how are you? (formal)

pothohr bolne ?do you speak Potwari?

tusa kudar y?where are you from (formal)

me valt th I'm from abroad

merbn kar tplease

tusne gr na n k?what is your village's name?

kashmr vich tashrf nocome to Kashmir

pothwr chag zabn pothohari is a nice language

Teek-Taak (Very informal)O-K. /I'M Good