Punjabi Common Verbs 2 Transliteration Guide: Entries vs Sentences
Punjabi Common Verbs 2 includes six supplied verb entries for doing or making, taking, giving, sleeping, writing, and waking up. The deck also includes complete first-person examples about daily routines. Use the English “to…” gloss to recognise a verb entry, and the English “I…” wording to identify a usable sentence.
Start with these expressions
| English | Transliteration | Native script |
|---|---|---|
| To do or make | karna | ਕਰਨਾ |
| To take | laina | ਲੈਣਾ |
| To give | dena | ਦੇਣਾ |
| To sleep | sauna | ਸੌਣਾ |
| To write | likhna | ਲਿਖਣਾ |
| To wake up | uthna | ਉੱਠਣਾ |
| I wake up in the morning | main savere uthda haan | ਮੈਂ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਉੱਠਦਾ ਹਾਂ |
| I sleep early | main jaldi saunda haan | ਮੈਂ ਜਲਦੀ ਸੌਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ |
How to use this transliteration guide
Start with the six verb-entry rows when you want to recognise the core action words in this lesson: doing or making, taking, giving, sleeping, writing, and waking up. Their English glosses begin with “to”, so treat them as vocabulary references rather than complete things to say on their own.
The routine examples work differently. They begin with “I” and include the action in a full statement, such as waking in the morning or sleeping early. That difference is useful when reviewing: an entry helps you identify a verb, while a sentence shows one supplied use of an action. Do not assume that every entry automatically gives you a complete conversation sentence or a full set of forms.
The dictionary evidence also records the entry for doing or making as a verb and gives meanings including “to do”, “to effect”, and “to make” [3]. For today’s review, match English meanings first, then use the complete routine examples as ready-made recognition practice. This keeps the transliteration useful without claiming grammar that these items do not demonstrate.
[3] Source: dsal.uchicago.edu.
Try it
You are describing your usual bedtime routine and mean “I sleep early”. Which example should you choose?
Choose your answer before reading on.
Check your answer:
Use expression 8 in the table above.
Choose the complete first-person routine example, not the standalone entry for sleeping. It fits because the prompt asks for a finished statement about your routine and includes the timing “early”.
Review the six verb entries once, then cover the English and identify which two supplied routine sentences describe waking and sleeping. Keep entry recognition and sentence recall as separate review tasks.
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