Saddi Punjabi lingo only seems to be getting popular and more popular, all thanks Bollywood for films like Khosla Ka Ghosla and Mr. Lucky Singh from Munnabhai Part 2. Even the Indian Music Industry is in many ways responsible for its popularity with thousands of bhangra albums released over the years by many local and international musicians like Daler Mehndi, Sukbir, Bally Sagoo and the likes.
But being a Punju myself, I have noticed that the masses are often fed more of the mix-breed Punjabi version – you know Punjabi + Hindi = Pundi.
So inorder to get you non-punju folks a little more familiar with what is called *thheth Punjabi, I have compiled a list of Top Ten Punjabi Phrases along with their near-accurate meaning in English.
To get the pronunciation right, intake of neat desi-whiskey shots is highly recommended.
Here we go… (The list is in random order).
- Dur fitte munh : May you mouth burn in Hell. (Usually said when someone says something in-appropriate).
- Kaahli agge toye : Toye here means pot holes and kaahli means doing things very fast. (Said when one tends to do things very fast and eventually messes it up)
- Kucchar kudi shehr dhindora : The girl is in your hands, and you keep looking for her in the whole village. (When your arse is in your behind but instead you look for it elsewhere).
- Boohe aayi jhanj, te vinno kudi de kann : The baraat is just at the door, and you are now piercing the bride’s ears. (Used when you do something just at the last minute)
- Marr jaawaan gurd kha ke : That I’ll die by eating jageery. (Said to show affection for some one when he/she speaks some thing good for you)
- Kaent: Usually said referring to women. (meaning looking very sassy and sexy)
- Chak de fatte : I have no darn clue. (Usually said while experiencing high voltage of positive emotions)
- Khasma nu khaniye : Khasm means husband, so the phrase means ‘eat your husband’. (Used as a curse).
- Gurd naalon ishq mitha : Love is sweeter than jaggery. (Not sure if all will agree!)
- Kehre chakraan ch : Something is fishy.
And the famous of ‘em all –
Teri behn di (***Warning : Kindly think twice before muttering this)
Would like to assure all, no one related from Punjab was harm in the process except one super-sexy sardar dude. So in his memory I dedicate this post – Thank You Mr. Gurpalji.
* A special thanks to Ms. Twilight Fairyji.
This is a beautiful post written by Sakshi. It’s interesting because Punjabi is a language which I like because of the vibrancy and high emotion content in it. There is this “josh” in it which is loud and vocal. Sakshi gives us a preview of some of the commonly used
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