Can you speak English? (Sentence structure)

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Here are 2 Punjabi sentences.
1) Can you speak English?
1) ਕੀ(Adverb) ਤੁਸੀਂ(Subject) ਅੰਗਰੇਸ਼ੀ(Object) ਬੋਲਦੇ(Verb.1) ਹੋ(Verb.2)(This sentence makes sense to me.)

2) How are you?
2) ਤੁਹਾਡਾ(Adjective) ਕੀ(Adverb) ਹਾਲ(Subject) ਹੈ(Verb)
(In this sentence, why is it not "ਕੀ(Adverb) ਤੁਹਾਡਾ(Adjective) ਹਾਲ(Subject) ਹੈ(Verb)"?) (Why not pair the ਤੁਹਾਡਾ(Adjective) with ਹਾਲ(Subject)?)
(Is this normal to have an adverb "ਕੀ" in between a noun and its adjective?)


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