When I first left home I used to write lot of letters back home to my brother, sister, cousins, neighbours etc but then slowly and slowly it all fell apart. Some of the letters I used to get were very interesting while I was told that most of my letetrs were very interesting and whole fmaily used to listen it while one fo them read. Now I either call or send e-mails(if one has) but have not hand written a letter in Punjabi for years. So here is my practice letter to a friend.
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Piyaare NYAhmadi bhra ji,
likhtum tuhada nikka veer ChannMahi. sabh parhde sunndeyaN nu meri Sat Sri Akal parvaan howe jee. bacheyaN nu bahut bahut piyar te bazurgaN de paireeN painda haan jee. asin saare aithey theek thaak haan te tuhadi sabh di raaji khushi di waheguru paas hamesha ardaas karde haan. aggay samachaar ay hai ke boori majh de 2 jauRhiyaN kattiaN hoyeaN hann jee. dowiN rang roop walloN apni maaN te hann. majh da hawaana kaafi waDDa hai jee..saray tabbar de khaan jogi bauhli bann rai hai. bauhli khanday waqat aapdi bahut yaad aundi hai ji.Tuhadi bharjai ajjkall meri bahut sewa kar rahi hai..har roz khaan nu taaza sabzi te paranthay milde hann te roz paun lai kapRay vi press keetay milde hann. waheguru di bahut mehar hai.
satkaryog bhai sahib jiyo, aapne kujh samaN pehloN kiha si ke tusi saaday pinD da chakkar maaro ge. asin uss din toN tuhadi intzaar kar rahe aan. tusi bharjai jee te bacheyaN nu vi zaroor naal lai ke auna. mainu poora yakeen hai ke tusi saday pinD da khush-gawaar mausam te kai hor ‘dekhan yog’ cheezaN pasand karoge.
hor tusi pichhli chiThi wich likheya si ke tusi dand naweiN lawa rahe ho. je dandaN da nawaN beeRh lagg giya hai taaN aapnu bahut bahut mubarak howe ji. Baibay si aapnu salah dainday hann ke ikk te ziyada munh khol ke hassan toN parhaij karna te doosra koi sakhat cheez khan toN guraiz karna ji. hunn tuhadi ummer poliaN cheezaN vartan di hai. eh Baibay ji salaah hai jee. mainu sirf likhan vaastay kiha giya hai, iss karkay gustaakhi muaaf karni jee.
baaki ji ghar wich sabh khair sukh hai. pichhlay vehRay wichli buDHi bairee puTaa ditti hai ji. issne naweiN laaye nikkay rukhaN te chhaN kar ditti si. waDDa mudh cutt ke 2 sohnay shateer bann gaye hann ji ..aunday siaal nu dangraN de koThay di chhat badal dein di salaah karday haan. tusi vi apni raye deini.
hor tuhadi naukari kiss taraN chall rahi hai? Baibay ne tuhadi tarakki vastay Babay Pir Shah di samaadh te daig sukhi hai ji. tusi apniaN goriaN saathnaN walloN dill haTaa ke apnay kamm wich launa si. Bapu ji nu poora yakeen hai ke Babay Pir Shah di mehar naal tusi aglay saal takk tehsildaar bann jaoge. Bapu ji kehnday hann ke Babay Pir Shah ne khudh sufne wich ohna nu dasseya hai.
baaki nikki Gudoou da viaah aglay Maghar da karn di soch rahe haan..munDay wale bahut kahlay paye hann. Tusi apni chhuTi baare likha ji.
tuhanu te bacheyan nu Baibay te Bapu ji wallo bahut bahut piyar. tuhadi chiThi di intzaar karaNge ji.
aapda nikka veer,
ChannMahi
pinD: Padhaana KalaaN
daakkhaana: Khaas
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