Compliments

1. شاباش!

   Śābāś!

   Well done!

   Usage

   A one-word praise for someone's work.

   Grammar Note

   An interjection listed in Wiktionary (śābāś) and Hassan (šabāš interj.). The form matches Urdu but is in the Kashmiri dictionaries.

2. تُہِی چھِو سیٛٹھاہ گاٹُل

   Tohi chiv seṭhāh gāṭul

   You are very wise

   Usage

   A compliment with the polite plural "you". To someone close, use ژٕ چھُکھ in place of تُہِی چھِو.

   Grammar Note

   Shauq has the example "سیٛٹھاہ گاٹُل" (very wise). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

3. مہمانداری باپتھ شُکریہ

   Mehmāndārī bāpath śukriyā

   Thank you for your hospitality

   Usage

   Said after being hosted at someone's home. The "your" is left out.

   Grammar Note

   "Noun + باپتھ" means "for / on account of". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar. مہمانداری is spelled by rule from Hassan's mehmāndārī.

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