Life at School and College
Read Panjabi words for life at school and college in Gurmukhi script: study actions, attendance and results, and the rules and pressures of school.
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Life at school and college
This module builds your Panjabi for life at school and college: what you do in a lesson, being present or absent, results, and the rules of school.
Each example is a Panjabi word with its English meaning. A full sentence looks like this: ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਕੂਲ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ (mainu mera school pasand hai), meaning I like my school.
Words for the classroom
Start with four words for what you do in a lesson.
Match each attendance word
- ਹਾਜ਼ਰ
- ਗੈਰਹਾਜ਼ਰ
- ਨਤੀਜਾ
- ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ
- present
- absent
- a result
- an achievement
A day at school
A school day has a shape. You arrive and are marked in, you take part in lessons, and you follow the rules of the building. Reading the whole Panjabi word tells you whether it is about a lesson, about attendance, or about the rules, so you can respond to a notice correctly.
Which word is to play truant?
Which Panjabi word means to play truant?
- ਕੰਮਚੋਰ
- ਸਜ਼ਾ
- ਕੈਂਚੀ
- ਲਾਂਘਾ
Spot the two attendance words
Select the TWO words that are about attendance.
- ਹਾਜ਼ਰ
- ਗੈਰਹਾਜ਼ਰ
- ਕੈਂਚੀ
- ਨਤੀਜਾ
Match each school-life word
- ਲਾਂਘਾ
- ਕੈਂਚੀ
- ਸਜ਼ਾ
- ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਦਾ ਦਬਾਅ
- a corridor
- scissors
- a punishment
- pressure to achieve
In class and around school
Reading the whole word tells you whether it is about your lessons or about the school around you. Here are more of each.
Find the two missing-school words
Tap the TWO words that describe not being in class.
- ਗੈਰਹਾਜ਼ਰ, absent
- ਹਾਜ਼ਰ, present
- ਕੰਮਚੋਰ, to play truant
- ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ, achievement
Reading a sentence
Now read a full Panjabi sentence:
ਮੈਂ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ ਪੁੱਛਦਾ ਹਾਂ (main prashan puchhda haan) = "I ask a question". It starts with ਮੈਂ (main, "I"), and ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ (prashan) means a question.
What does it say?
In ਮੈਂ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ ਪੁੱਛਦਾ ਹਾਂ (main prashan puchhda haan), what does the person do?
- They ask a question
- They answer a question
- They copy the answer
- They miss the lesson
Order a lesson
Put the steps of a lesson into a sensible order.
- Arrive and be marked present
- Ask a question when unsure
- Answer the teacher
- Get your result
- Celebrate your achievement
Complete the school facts
Being at school is being _____. Missing school is being _____. The mark you get is your _____. Doing very well is an _____. Breaking a school rule can bring a _____.
Read the school signs
Use what you know to read each Panjabi word at school. Choose each time.
- The register marks you ਹਾਜ਼ਰ. What does it say?
- A note says ਸਜ਼ਾ. What is it about?
- A sign points to the ਲਾਂਘਾ. Where does it lead?
Write about school
In English, write about your life at school or college, using some of the Panjabi words. This is written in English and is not auto-marked.
- Name two things you do in a lesson
- Name one Panjabi school word and its meaning
- Say one thing you find hard about school and why
- Write one full Panjabi sentence, for example ਮੈਂ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ ਪੁੱਛਦਾ ਹਾਂ