Basic Verbs

1. وڃڻ

   Vanyaṇu

   To go

   Usage

   "To go", the infinitive.

   Grammar Note

   Infinitives end in -ڻ; ڃ is the ny sound.

2. اچڻ

   Achaṇu

   To come

   Usage

   "To come".

   Grammar Note

   An infinitive.

3. کائڻ

   Khāiṇu

   To eat

   Usage

   "To eat".

   Grammar Note

   An infinitive.

4. پيئڻ

   Pīaṇu

   To drink

   Usage

   "To drink".

   Grammar Note

   An infinitive.

5. خريد ڪرڻ

   Kharīdu karaṇu

   To buy

   Usage

   "To buy".

   Grammar Note

   A compound verb: the noun خريد plus ڪرڻ.

6. ڏسڻ

   Ddisaṇu

   To see

   Usage

   "To see".

   Grammar Note

   ڏ is an implosive (dd).

7. انتظار ڪرڻ

   Intizāru karaṇu

   To wait

   Usage

   "To wait".

   Grammar Note

   A noun plus ڪرڻ.

8. مون کي وڃڻو آهي

   Mũ khe vanyaṇo āhe

   I want to go

   Usage

   Says you need or want to go; the same for any speaker.

   Grammar Note

   A "to me there is going-to-be-done" construction. 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. مون کي کائڻو آهي

   Mũ khe khāiṇo āhe

   I want to eat

   Usage

   Says you want or need to eat.

   Grammar Note

   The "-ڻو آهي" construction. 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. مون کي هي گهرجي

    Mũ khe hī ghurjī

    I want it

    Usage

    Says you want or need something.

    Grammar Note

    گهرجي means "is needed" and takes a dative person.

11. مون کي هي نه گهرجي

    Mũ khe hī na ghurjī

    I don't need it

    Usage

    Declines something.

    Grammar Note

    نه goes before گهرجي.

12. مان ڳولي رهيو آهيان

    Mã ggolī rahyo āhīā̃

    I'm looking for it

    Usage

    Says you are looking for something; masculine speaker.

    Grammar Note

    Progressive: conjunctive form + رهيو + آهيان; a woman says رهي آهيان. 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.

13. مون وٽ آهي

    Mũ vaṭa āhe

    I have it

    Usage

    Says you have it.

    Grammar Note

    وٽ expresses possession. 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.

14. مون وٽ ناهي

    Mũ vaṭa nāhe

    I don't have it

    Usage

    Says you do not have it.

    Grammar Note

    ناهي means "is not". 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.

15. مون کي پيسا ڪڍڻا آهن

    Mũ khe paisā kaḍhaṇā āhin

    I'll withdraw money

    Usage

    For withdrawing money at a bank or ATM.

    Grammar Note

    پيسا is plural, so ڪڍڻا آهن is plural too. 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.

16. مون کي بڪنگ ڪرڻي آهي

    Mũ khe buking karaṇī āhe

    I'll make a reservation

    Usage

    Says you want to make a booking.

    Grammar Note

    بڪنگ is feminine, so ڪرڻي. 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.

17. ان ۾ منهنجي مدد ڪجو

    Ana mẽ munhinjī madadu kajo

    Please help me with it

    Usage

    Asks for help with a specific matter.

    Grammar Note

    ان is the oblique of "that". 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.

18. مون کي ٻڌايو

    Mũ khe bbudāyo

    Please tell me

    Usage

    Asks someone to tell you.

    Grammar Note

    ٻڌايو is the imperative of ٻڌائڻ. 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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