Language Learning

1. مون کي سنڌي سکڻي آهي

   Mũ khe sindhī sikhaṇī āhe

   I want to learn Sindhi

   Usage

   Says you want to learn Sindhi.

   Grammar Note

   سکڻي agrees with the feminine سنڌي ("the Sindhi language"). This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

2. هن لفظ جو مطلب ڇا آهي؟

   Hina lafzu jo matalabu chhā āhe?

   What does this word mean?

   Usage

   Asks what this word means.

   Grammar Note

   لفظ means "word"; مطلب means "meaning". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

3. مهرباني ڪري آهستي ڳالهايو

   Mihirbānī kare āhisti ggālhāyo

   Please speak slowly

   Usage

   Asks the person to speak slowly.

   Grammar Note

   ڳالهايو is the polite imperative "speak".

4. ڇا توهان انگريزي ڳالهائيندا آهيو؟

   Chhā tavahān angrezī ggālhāiĩdā āhīo?

   Do you speak English?

   Usage

   Asks whether the person speaks English.

   Grammar Note

   ڳالهائيندا آهيو is the polite plural habitual "you speak". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

5. هي سنڌي ۾ ڪيئن چون ٿا؟

   Hī sindhī mẽ kiã cauna thā?

   How do you say this in Sindhi?

   Usage

   Asks how to say this in Sindhi.

   Grammar Note

   چون ٿا means "(people) say". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

6. منهنجي سنڌي اڃا ڪمزور آهي

   Munhinjī sindhī anyā kamazoru āhe

   My Sindhi is still weak

   Usage

   Says your Sindhi is still weak.

   Grammar Note

   سنڌي ("the language") is feminine, hence منهنجي. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

7. ڇا توهان ٻيهر چئي سگهو ٿا؟

   Chhā tavahān bbīhara chaī saghō thā?

   Can you say that again?

   Usage

   Asks the person to say it again.

   Grammar Note

   ٻيهر means "again". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

8. سنڌي لکڻ ۽ پڙهڻ مشڪل آهي

   Sindhī likhaṇu aĩ paṛhaṇu mushkilu āhe

   Writing and reading Sindhi is difficult

   Usage

   Says writing and reading Sindhi is difficult.

   Grammar Note

   ۽ means "and"; لکڻ is "to write", پڙهڻ "to read". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

9. توهان سنڌي ڏاڍي سٺي ڳالهائيندا آهيو

   Tavahān sindhī ddāḍhī suṭhī ggālhāiĩdā āhīo

   You speak Sindhi very well

   Usage

   Praises how well the person speaks Sindhi.

   Grammar Note

   سنڌي ڳالهائڻ means "to speak Sindhi". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

10. ڇا توهان مون کي سنڌي سيکاري سگهو ٿا؟

    Chhā tavahān mũ khe sindhī sekhārī saghō thā?

    Can you teach me Sindhi?

    Usage

    Asks the person to teach you Sindhi.

    Grammar Note

    سيکارڻ means "to teach". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

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