ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ
mainū dasso
The English phrase "tell me" is translated into Punjabi as ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ (mainū dasso).
This phrase is used as a request for someone to provide you with information or an answer.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ਮੈਨੂੰ (mainū), meaning "to me" and ਦੱਸੋ (dasso), meaning "tell".
Which one should you use?
The form ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ (mainū dasso) is the polite or respectful version used with elders, strangers or in formal settings.
How do you pronounce it?
mainū dasso
Did you know?
- If you want to ask 'tell me' in a very high-status or extremely formal setting, you might use the verb ਸੁਣਾਓ (suṇāo), which literally means 'to make someone hear'.
- Depending on the region, ਦੱਸੋ (dasso) can be used as a rhetorical question like 'Right?' or 'Isn't it?' at the end of a sentence to seek agreement.
- In many Punjabi dialects, the word ਦੱਸੋ (dasso) is also used to mean 'to show' or 'to demonstrate' something to a person.
Examples in context
- ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ ਕਿ ਕੀ ਹੋਇਆ।mainū dassō ki hōiā.Tell me what happened.
- ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ।kirpā karakē mainū dassō.Please tell me.
- ਸੱਚੀ ਗੱਲ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ।sachī gall mainū dassō.Tell me the truth.
Example conversation
Preet is asking Ravinder for the time of a meeting.
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਰਵਿੰਦਰ, ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ ਕਿ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਕਦੋਂ ਹੈ।Ravindār, mainū dassō ki mīṭiṅ kadōñ hai.Ravinder, tell me when the meeting is.
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਦੁਪਹਿਰੇ ਦੋ ਵਜੇ ਹੈ।Mīṭiṅ dupaharē dō vajē hai.The meeting is at two in the afternoon.
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਧੰਨਵਾਦ, ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਉੱਥੇ ਜਲਦੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਹਾਂ?Dhannvād, kī maiṅ uthē jaladī jā sakdī hāṅ?Thanks, can I go there early?
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਹਾਂ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ।Hāṅ, tusīṅ jā sakdē hō.Yes, you can go.
