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B. A dictionary of English: Sindhi in phonetic roman script with around 1OOOO words of our colloquial language
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A Sindhi section no. 18: How to read and write Sindhi language in phonetic roman
After the partition of India, we have three choices of script for writing Sindhi language
Arabic script ( In Pakistan ) Devnagiri script and Arabic script ( In India ) and roman script for all sindhis anywhere in
the world .
It is a sad thing that medium of education is no longer Sindhi in Sind .
Correct me if I am wrong.
Who will preserve our national heritage like Shah Jo risalo? The script does not matter but the preservation of a world classic
like this does.
Therefore we must all use phonetic system of colloquial Sindhi which will keep us united wherever we are .We must all use simple
colloquial Sindhi, which means we write what we speak.
Of course it is only natural that scholars and poets in due course will write Sindhi in flowery Sindhi and improve the language.
.. : How to read and write Sindhi in phonetic Sindhi script.
You can straightaway start reading.
For writing, keep the 2 charts before you, study for 15 minutes and start writing. All the alphabets are on the computer.
We are herewith presenting you 1O jokes written in English and translated into Sindhi in phonetic roman script to convince you of
Our view point .
Chandiramani
JOKES IN ENGLISH AND SINDHI IN PHONETIC ROMAN SCRIPT.
Joke no. 1
One day an Arab came to Radio club and sat in a corner with a worried face.
Hika d*ee>hu hikr/o Arbu Radio club may> aayo ai> hika kunda may> achee ud/aas mooha> saa> vaythho .
One Sindhi saw him and asked ,'Why all this sorrow?'
Hika Sindheea jee huna t/ay nazar payee ai> puchhiyaaee>s,' Hayd*ee ud/aasee chho? '
The Arab replied,' I am suffering from a rare disease and I need a particular type of blood which is available only in India.'
Arba jawab d*ino,'Moo>khay hika t/amaam ajeeb beemaaree aahay. Ai> moo>khay hiku khaas blood group khapay
jayko rug/o Hindustaan may> hee milee saghay tho.'
And he named the rare blood group.
Ai> hina inhay blood group jo naalo d*inusi.
The Sindhi jumped up and said, 'Allah be praised. What luck .! That is my blood group . I will gladly give my blood to you.'
Asaa>jo Sindhi t/ipu d*ayee uthiyo ai> chayaaee>s ,' Dhhar/eea jo rahim .Ihaa t/a moohi>jee blood
group aahay. Maa> t/okhay khoosheea saa> pahi>jo rat/u d*ee>d/usi .'
The Arab was so pleased that on the next day , he presented a Mercedes car and Rs. 5OO, OOO to our Sindhi .
Arbu ahir/o t/a khush thiyo jo b/iay d/ee>hu asaa>jay Sindheea khay hikr/ee Mercedez car and 5OO.OOO
rupiyaa d*inaa>ee>s'.
Afterwards they went together to the hospital.
Unhay kha> poi hoo b/aee gad*jee ispat/aal viya .
The Doctors complimented the two on successful transfusion of blood.
Doctoran b/inhee khay binaa kahi> t/akleefa jay blood transfusion t/ay vaadhaayoo> d*inyoo>.
After one year , the same Arab returned to India and contacted our Sindhi friend .
Saala khaa> poi hoo Arabu varee Hind/ustaan vaapas aayo ai> asaa>jay Sindheea khay contact kayaaee>.
But this time the Arab gave nothing to the Indian
Para hina d/afay Arba assaa>jay Si>dheea khay kuchh kona d*ino .
The Sindhi was perplexed and said to the Arab,' Why brother ! You are angry with me !.You are offering me absolutely nothing t
his time.''
Assaa>jo Si>dhee bilkul mu>jhee viyo ai> Araba khaa> puchhiyaaee>,'Moohi>jaa bhaau ! T/avhee> moo> saa>
naaraaz aahiyo chha ?Hina d/afay t/a t/avhee> moo>khay kuchh bi natha d/iyo?'
The Arab smiled and said 'No brother . I cannot be angry with you. But please remember. I have now your blood in my veins.'
Araba muskiraayo ai> chayaaee> ,'Maa> t/a t/avhaa> saa> naaraaz thee natho saghaa> .Para g/aalh khay samjho .
Moo> may> haar>ay t/avhaa>jo rat/u aahay!
End of the joke
Joke no. 2
This is probably the oldest joke in the world, It took place during the reign of pharaohs in 2OOO B.C
Shaayid/ heeu d/uniyaa jo puraar>ay may> puraar>o charcho aahay.2OOO B.C may> shaayad/ pharaoh jay raaj/a may> .
Two neighbors were constantly arguing. One was a cobbler . The other one was a musician.
B/ paaraysri hamaysha paar/ may> bahis ka>d/aa raha>d/aa huaa . Hikr/o ho mochee and b/iyo ho gavaeeo .
The Musician would say ,' Your hammering disturbs my singing. I cannot sing in rhythm.'
Mochee chava>d/o ho ,'T/uhi>jo g/aair/u moo>khay sat/aaay tho.Kayt/raa d/afaa maa> pahi>jay aag/iriun khay mut/arko
har/ a>d/o aahiyaa> .'
The cobbler would reply , ; Your singing disturbs me . I cannot concentrate on my work .While listening to your music , many a times
I have hit my fingers with my hammer.'
Gavaeeo chavand/o huo.',T/u>jee thhak thhak hamaysha moohi>jay g/aair/a may bha>g* thee vijhay . Maa> t/aal
may g/aa ay natho saghaa>.'
So fighting like this they went to the king for a decision.
So b/aee vir/had/aa vir/>d/aa raajaa vat/ viyaa
The king listened to them with great attention, then said, 'How stupid both of you are .! Just change the rooms.'
Raajaa t/amaam dhiyaan sa> hunani khay b/udho ai> poi chayaee>,' T/avhee> b/aee bayvakoof aahiyo.Pahi>jaa
kamraa hika b/iyay saa> bad/laayo. '
End of the joke
Joke no. 3
1.A restaurant owner went to a Bangkok market for buying crabs for his restaurant.
Hikr/ee restaurant jo maalik Bangkok market may> pahi>jee restaurant jay laai khaykhr/a vathhar> viyo .
The shopkeeper opened the first basket and showed them to the customer and said,' These are local Thai crabs .'
D/ukaan jay maalik pahree> tokr/ee kholee and graahika khay khaykhr/aa d*aykhaaray chayo ,' Hee hit/ay
jaa local Thai khaykhr/aa aahin.'
The customer declined and said,' They look sick.'
Giraahika inkaar kayo ai> javaab d*inaaee> , ' Hee t/a beemaar thaa lag/an .'
The shopkeeper opened the second basket and showed him the crabs.
D/ukaan jay maalik b/ee tokr/ee kholi ai> huna khay khakhr/aa d*aykhaariyaa ,
And said,These are Indonesian crabs, '
Ai> chayaaee> ,'Hee Indonesia jaa khaykhr/aa aahin.'
The customer said, 'But they are very small. Show me some other variety,'
Graahika chayo ',Para hee t/a t/amaam na>dhha aahin .B/ee ka variety d*aykhaar .'
The shopkeeper showed him the third quality but there was no lid on the basket.
Dukaan jay maalik tee> tokr/ee kholee para tokr/eea t/ay ko bi dhhaku kona ho .
The customer said,'These are splendid but why no lid on the basket?'
'Hee t/a first class aahin para tokr/eea t/ay dhhaku chho kona aahay ?'
The shopkeeper replied, 'These are Indian crabs . Whenever any crab tries to climb out, the others pull him back .
So I do not need any lid ,'.
D/ukaan jay maalik chayusi 'Hee Hindust/aanee khaykhr/aa aahin. .Jad*ahi> bi ko b/aahir nikr/ar> jee
koshash ka>d/o aahay t/a b/iyaa hunakhay vaapas chhikee>d/aa aahin .Inhay karay moo>khay kahi> dhhaka jee zaroorat/ konhay .'
End of the joke
Joke no. 4
Our neighbour said to me , 'I am a very methodical and excellent planner.'
Asaa>jay par/aysree moo>khay chayo ,' Maa> t/amaam methodical aahiyaa> ai> t/amaam cha>g*ee> t/arah
plan ka>d/o aahiyaa> .'
I asked him ,' How ?'
Moo> puchhiyo maa>s ,'Keea>' ?
He replied ,'Every morning when I get up , the first thing I do is to go through the morning paper to check the departed person's
list and see if my name and photo are there.If not , I heave a sigh of relief and start planning for my day '
Hina javaab d*ino ,' Harroz jad*ahi> maa> ni>da maa> uth>ad/o aahiyaa> t/a pahiriyo> kam iho ka>d/o aahiya>
t/a subooha jay paper may> jaachee>d/o aahiyaa> t/a moohi>jo naalo ai> photo maree viyala maa>r>hun may> t/a konhay .Jay na ,
t/a maa> saamat/ jo saahu khar>ee plan ka>d/o aahiyaa> t/a d/ee>ha may > chhaa chhaa ka>d/usi .'
End of the joke
Joke no. 5
A person said to his friend,' Credit to you . Even after 1O years of marriage , you are speaking so sweetly to your wife on
the telephone.'
Hikr/ay maar>hooa pahi>jay d/ost/a khay chayo ,'Shabass athaee jo d*ahan saalan jay shaad/eea kha> bi poi
pahi>jee joi saa> hair/o mithho telephone t/ay vaythho g/aalhaahee>?'
The friend replied , 'But that is not my wife., It is yours .'
D/ost/a javaab d*inusi ,' Heea moo>hjee joi konhay para t/uhi>jee .'
End of the joke
Joke no. 6
A person said to his friend ,' My wife is an angel.'
Hikr/ay maar>hooa pahi>jay d/ost/a khay chayo ,'Moo>hi>jee joi t/a firsht/o aahay.'
His friend replied ,'You are lucky . Mine is still alive .'
D/ost/as javaab d*inus ,' T/oo> khooshnaseeb aahee> .Moo>hi>jee joi aj*aa> t/aaee> jeear/ee aahay.'
Joke no. 7
A lady said,' My husband now after the marriage is a millionare .'
'Hikr/ee zaal chayo,'Shaadeea khaa> poi moo>hijo mur/su Lakhaapat/ee aahay.'
Her friend inquired ,' What was he before the marriage ?
Sa>d/asi saahir/eea puchiyus ,'Shaad/eea khaa> ag/u may> chhaa ho ?'
The lady replied, 'A billionare .'
Zaala javaab d*ino ,' Arbupat/ee .
Joke no. 8
One person visited doctor and said 'Doctor ! I have a serious problem . Whenever my wife speaks to me , I can't hear anything
but when others speak to me , I hear very clearly . Please help me .'
Hikr/o mar/hoo doctor vati viyo ai> chayaaee>s ,'Doctor! Moo>khay t/amaam vad*o problem aahay . Jad*ahi>
moohi>jee joi moo>saa> g/aalhaa ay thee t/a maa> kuchhu kona tho budhee saghaa> para jad*ahi> b/iyaa tha g/aalhaaeen ,
t/a maa> t/amaam cha>g*ee t/arah b/udhee tho saghaa> .Mahirbaanee karay moo>khay mad/ad/ kayo .'
Doctor replied ,' God has given you a gift and you want to return it . I will not help you in such an ungodly action .You seem
to be a holy person .Pray to God for a similar gift to me .'
Doctor javaab d*ino ,' Dhar>eea t/avhaa>khay hika sookhr/ee d/inee aahay and t/avhee> unakhay vaapas thaa karar>
chaahiyo .Maa> t/avhaa>khay hair/ay kinay kama may> mad/ad/ natho karay saghaa> .T/avhee> t/a Mahat/maa piaa lag/o .
Dhar>eea khay prathnaa kayo t/a moo>khay bi sag/ee sookhree d*iay .'
Joke no. 9
In a train that was about to leave the platform, one person came rushing in a compartment. There was already another person seated there.
Hikr/ee train platform chhad*ar>a t/ay huee t/a hikr/o maar>hoo dukoo> paaee>d/o a>d/ar hika compartment may>
ghir/yo . Ut/ay ag/u may>hee hikr/o maar>hoo vaytho ho .
He said to the person already seated ',My God ! It is so hot .'
Jayko maar>hoo ag/ayee vaythho ho , unhay khay chayaaee> ,'Dhar>ee rahim karay ! Chha t/a garmee aahay !'
And he switched on the A/C
Ai> A/C start kayaaee> .
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The other person got annoyed , and said to himself ,,Evidently he has no manners .He did not ask for my permission to
start the A/C .'
B/io maar>hoo naaraaz thee viyo ai> paar> khay chayaaee> ,'Lag/ay tho t/a hinakhay fazeelata kona aahay .
Moo>khaa> puchhar>a khaa> savaai A/C start kayaaee> .'
So he said ,,'It is already cool .Don't start the A/c .
So chayaaee>,'Ag/umay> hee hit/ay thadhi aahay. A/C start na kari.'
So they got into an argument and nearly came to blows .
So paar>a may> bahisu shroo kara>a lag/aa ai> zaray ghati maaraamaaree thay shroo kayaaoo>
Meantime the guard arrived on the scene and said , 'What is this argument about ?'
T/ayt/ray may> guard achee ut/ay pahut/o ai> puchhiyaaee> ,' Chhaa t/ay bahisu karay rahiyaa aahiyo?'
Both the passangers turned to him and gave their points of view.
B/inhee musaafiran huna d/aahu nihaariyo ai pahi>jee pahi>jee point of view d/inee .
The guard replied , My God ! But the A/C is out of order .'
Guard jawab d/ino ,'Dhar>ee rahim karay !.Para A/C t/a kharaab aahay .'
Joke no. 10
One patient went a doctor.
Hikr/o mareez doctor vat/i viyo
'Doctor ! he said . 'I have a problem . Whenever someone says a number , I start counting further ,'
'Doctor saahib !' hina chayo ,'Moo>khay hiku problem aahay. ..Jad*ahi> bi kayru ko number tho cha ay ,
t/a maa> ag/t/ay tho
g/ar/ar>u shroo kayaa>.'
The doctor gave him a medicine and said , 'This is a peculiar case . You can pay me afterwards '
Doctor khays d/avaa d/inee ai> chayaaee> ',Hee t/a t/amaam ajeeb case aahay.'T/oo> moo>khay paisaa bhalay
poi d*iji '.'
After a few days the patient returned and said, Doctor! I am completely cured . How much may I pay you ?'
Kuchu d*ee>han khaa> poi mareez doctor vat/ vaapas viyo ai> chayaaee>s ,' Doctor !Maa> t/a safaa chhutee
viyo aahyaa> . T/avhaa> khay kayt/raa paisaa d*iyaa>?.'
The doctor said ,' Five hundred only .'
Doctor javaab d*ino ,'Rug/o pa>j sav.'
The patient said , What only five hundred! Five hundred and one : five hundred and two! Five hundred and three……. .'And he went on .
Mareeza chayo,'Chhaa rug/o pa>j sav !Pa>j sav hiku .Pa>j sav b/a.Pa>j sav tay .'…
Ai> g/arar>u b>ad/ ee na karay .
The doctor folded his hands and said to him., Evidently you are not cured . Please leave me in peace.'
Doctor hatha jor/ay chayusi ,'Lag/ay tho t/a t/avhee> bilkul kona chhutaa aahiyo .Mahirbaanee karay moo>khay
shaa>t/ may> r ahar> d*iyo .'.'
The patient went out and said to himself ,, My God! Five hundred only!'