Feb 14, 2010

Punjabi ABC...

This one's not just for Punjabis but for all those who have faced
'Punjlish'.


A is for Aiscreame

B is for Backside
, and it has nothing to do with your butt. It is an
instruction to go to the rear of a building, or block, or shop or
whatever.


C is for Cloney
and its not a process for replicating sheep, nor is its
first name George. It is merely an area where people live e.g.. 'Defence Cloney'.


D is for the proverbial 'Dangar da Puttar'.

E is for Expanditure
, the spending of money

F is for Fackade
, and even though it sounds like a bad word it is
actually just the front of a building (with backside being the back, of course).


G is for Gaddi
, and the way a Punjabi can pilot his gaddi puts any F1
driver to shame. (If the Grand Prix does come to Delhi there's no way Hamilton ,
Alonso or Kimi can overtake Balvinder, Jasvinder or Sukhvinder's taxi.)


H is for 'Ho Jayega Ji'
, and the moment you hear that you have to be
careful because you can be reasonably sure it's not going to happen..


I is for Intzaar
, and to know more about it see P.

J is for Jutt
, which every Punjabi seems to be.

K is for Khanna, Khurana
, etc, the Punjabi equivalent of the Joneses
(e.g.'Keeping up with the Khuranas ji').


L is for Loin
, the king of the jungle.

M is for 'Mrooti'
, the car that an entire generation of Punjabis were in
love with.


N is for 'No Problem Ji
.' To find out how that works see H.

O is for Oye
, which can be surprise (Oyye!), a greeting
(Oyy!), anger (OYY!) or pain (Oy oy oy...)..


P is for Punj Mint
, and no matter how near (1 km) or far
(100 km) a Punjabi is from you he always says he'll reach you in punj
mint (5 minutes...).


Q is for Queue
, a word completely untranslateable into Punjabi.

R is for Riks
, and a Punjabi is always prepared to take one
(risk), even if the odds are against him.


S is for Sweetie,Sunny, Simmi and Sonu
,who seem to own half the cars
in Delhi . (The other half by their Pappas - like 'Sweetie de Pappa di Gaddi')


T is for the official bird of Punjab : Tandoori Chickun
.

U
is for when you lose your sex appeal and become 'Uncul-ji'.

V is for VIP phone numbers
@ Rs 15 lakh and counting..

W is for Whan
, as in 'Whan are you coming, ji?'

X is for the many X-rated
words that flow freely in Punjabi
conversations.


Y is for 'You nonsanse'
, when anger replaces vocabulary in a shouting
match.


Z is for Zindgi
which every Punjabi knows how to live to the fullest.





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