Language Greeting and Meeting

Hello	Salaam
Goodbye	khudaafiz
Welcome to Kashmir	Kashmir vich tashreef llaikinu
Mister, Sir	Saab
Lady, Mrs, Madam	Memsaab
Miss, Young Lady	Janaani
Greetings Mr Smith	Salaam alaykam Smith saab
How are you?	Kea aal eh?
I’m fine, thank you	Meh Teek, shukar
Well enough	Bas teek a
And you?	Ta tu teek eh
So How’s everything?	Saara Kuch teek eh?
What’s new?	Navi taazi?
Nothing	Kuch ni
How is your family?	Taara Khandaan na ke aal eh?
Everyone is fine	Saare teek an
Take care	Khyaa rakhna
Whats your name?	Taara naa keh (vai)?
My name is Raja Rafaqat	Maara naa Raja Rafaqat eh
Nice to meet you	Tusaki mili changa oya
The pleasure was mine	Miki vi changa lagaa
Who’s that	O kon a
Who is that man	O janaa kon a
Who is that woman	O janaani kon a
Who is that boy	O murra kon a
Who is that girl	O kuri kon a
That is my husband	O maara janaa ya
That is my wife	O maari janaani eh
That is my son	O maara murra eh
That is my daughters	O maari thi eh
They are my daughters	O marri thi yan
That is my neighbour (male)	O maara gamaandi eh
That is a villager	O graai eh
This is my friend	Eh maara dost a
This is my woman friend	Eh 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 him	Ahaa, meh usi jaana ya
No, I haven’t met her	Naa, maari mulqaat ni oy
Who do you know in kashmir	Tu Kashmir vich kuski jaanai?
I know nobody in your country	Meh taari mulka vich kusaki naa jaana
I know mr khan	Meh khan Saabki jaana ya
Now I remember who you are?	Hun miki yaad aya to kon eh
Do you know Safraaz’s address?	Tu Safraazna pataa jaana eh?
No I don’t know it	Naa, meh naa jaana
Do you know his address?	Tu usna pataa jaana eh?

Mirpuri potwari phrases

Where are you from	Tusaa kudharo aiyo
I’m from azaad Kashmir	Meh azaad Kashmir tu aa
Where were you born	Tusa kutha pada oiso
I was born in musaffarabad	Meh Muzaffarabad vich pada oiyasaa
Where was he born	O kutha pada oiyaasi
He was born in Birmingham	O Birmingham vich pada oiyaasi
Where do you live	Tusa kutha rehne o
I live in the hills	Meh phaar vich rehna ya
I live in a small town	Meh nike sher vich rehna ya
Where do they live?	O kutha rehne an?
They live in a big city	O bare sher vich rehne an
They don’t live in London	O 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 Kashmir	Potwari potwar ilaaka Pakistan vich ta Azad Kashmir vich bolne an
What other languages do they speak in Azad Kashmir	Azaad Kashmir vich aur keh zabaan bolnen
Urdu and Punjabi are also spoken	Urdu ta Punjabi vi bolnen
That’s interesting	Zabardast a
For how long will you be staying in mirpur	Tusaa mirpur vich kitnaa arsaa raysoo
I will be here for two weeks	Meh do afte vastaa rehsaa
Why ?	Kiyaan ?
Because	Is vaste
Why are you learning potwari	Tusaa potwari kiyaa sikne o?
Because I like the language	Kiyaa miki o zabaan pasand a
Because my parents come from potwar	Kiyaa mare vaalad potwaar tu an
Because I am going to do business in Kashmir	Kiyaa meh Kashmir vich biznis karsa

At the hotel

Good day sir,may I help you	Salaam alaykum saab,me tusaa vastaa koi cheez kari sakna
I would like a room	Miki ekh kamraa cheina
For How many pesons	Kitne bande vasta
For two people	Do bande vasta
For how many nights	Kitniyaa raata vastaa
Lets say five nights	Takreeban paanj raata
Yes I have a room	Ahaa, mare kohl kamraa ya
nfortunately I do not have a room	Maaf karo, mare kohl kamraa ni
May I see the room	Meh kamrey ki taki saknaa?
The room is small	Kamraa nika ya
Do you have a bigger room	Tusaa kohl bara karma ya
The room is dark	Kamrey vich andera ya
How much is the room per night	Ik raati vastaa kamraa kitne na
Is the restaurant in the hotel	Otel vich restrant a
Is breakfast included in the price of the room	Kamrey ne keem ta vich naashta vi a

Colours

White	Chitaa
Yellow	Peela
Pink	Gulaabi
Purple	Jaamni
Red	Laal, Suwwah
Grey	Surmai
Black	Kaala
Blue	Neela
Green (also means vegetables)	Sabzi

vocabulary

Crazy	Paagal
My	Mara
Message	Mesij
I	Meh
Now	Uhn
Nothing	Kuj ni
Our	Asana
We	Asaa
Ear	Kaan
Everywhere	Sare paase
Peace	Sakoon
Small bird	Niki chiri
It rained	Badal latha
He cannot	Usne kohl ni
Appl	Seb
Bring	Aana
mine	maara
Your (casual)	twaara
Your (formal)	tusaana
What	kai
Give me	mikee de
What is your name?	taaraa naa kai?
OK	alaa
Goodbye	Khuda Hafiz
His name is ‘X’	usne naa ‘X’ ai
Is your family OK?	twaaraa haandaan na aal theek ai?
Thank you	shukar
Three	trai
Thousand	zaar
Thiry Three(33)	tentree
I love you	me tukee pyaar karnaa
where are you going?	Kudar julayan aen?
yes (casual)	āhān
what is your name? (formal)	tusāna nā kâ?
My Name is X	māarā nā X â
very nice to meet you!	tusa nal milkī bū hushī oy
how are you? (formal)	tusāna kâ āl â?
where are you from (formal)	tusa kudarō āyō?
I’m from England	me valât thū ā
Please	merbānī karī tā
what is your village’s name?	tusāna grān na nā kâ?

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 hope…you 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 didn’t want to hear LOL

13- OH THAK OOS NA PUTHAR PARNA, THAI KAM KARNA, THU BETA THKNA RAVIN"
(looks at so and so’s son, studying and hardworking, ur a lazy ass of a kid!”