ਆਪਣਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਓ
āpaṇā khāṇā khā'ō
In Punjabi, "eat your food" is expressed as ਆਪਣਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਓ (āpaṇā khāṇā khā'ō).
This phrase is a command used to tell someone to consume the meal that has been provided to them.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase ਆਪਣਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਓ breaks down literally as "your (own) food eat".
Which one should you use?
While ਆਪਣਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਓ is the standard form, ਆਪਣਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾ is a more informal version used with children or close friends. In Eastern Punjabi, you may also hear the informal Tu kha lay.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Eastern Punjabi, the informal phrase Tu kha lay. is used to mean "Eat your food."
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb khā (to eat) is used here in the imperative mood, which is the mood used for making requests or giving commands.
How do you pronounce it?
āpaṇā khāṇā khā'ō
Did you know?
- The word for food ਖਾਣਾ is an example of a noun and a verb sharing the exact same form in Punjabi.
- While khā'ō is a command to eat, the related verb khuāuṇā changes the meaning from eating yourself to 'making someone else eat' or 'feeding' them.
- The word ਖਾਣਾ (food) traces its roots back to the Sanskrit word khādya, which specifically referred to things that are edible.
Examples in context
- ਆਪਣਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਓ, ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਹ ਠੰਡਾ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।āpanā khāṇā khā'ō, kiuṅki iha ṭhaṇḍā hō rihā hai.Eat your food, because it is getting cold.
- ਬੱਚੇ, ਜਲਦੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਓ।bacē, jaladī āpanā khāṇā khā'ō.Children, eat your food quickly.
- ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਓ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਓ।śānta hō jā'ō atē āpanā khāṇā khā'ō.Be quiet and eat your food.
Example conversation
Simran is telling Ravinder to start eating at the dinner table.
- ਸਿਮਰਨ Simranਰਵਿੰਦਰ, ਆਪਣਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਓ।Ravinder, apna khana khao.Ravinder, eat your food.
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਮੈਂ ਅਜੇ ਭੁੱਖਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ।Main aje bhukha nahi han.I am not hungry yet.
- ਸਿਮਰਨ Simranਪਰ ਖਾਣਾ ਠੰਢਾ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।Par khana thandha ho riha hai.But the food is getting cold.
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਮੈਂ ਹੁਣੇ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ।Thik hai, main hune khanda han.Okay, I will eat now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ਆਪਣਾ, ਖਾਣਾ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
