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Why learn Punjabi?
Knowing Punjabi opens the door to art, music, dance, fashion, cuisine, film, philosophy, and science Adding Punjabi language skills to your business skills make you a more valuable an employee in the marketplace. Skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, are increased when you study Punjabi. Learning another language is part of a liberal education.
How Long Does it Take to Learn Punjabi?
*** NOTES *** This is the language spoken in the Indian state of Punjab and is one of the 22 official languages of India. Punjabi uses different tones - high, mid and low - as well as stresses, both of which can differentiate between otherwise identical words. Indian Punjabi also uses many Hindi and English loanwords - like the English word ‘bus’ in the audio clip below. There is some mutual intelligibility with Pakistani Punjabi but interestingly they both use different scripts. - Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan, spoken by more than 40% of inhabitants mainly in the eastern Punjab province. Pakistani Punjabi has influences from Persian, Arabic and Urdu. There is some mutual understanding with Indian Pakistani although interestingly they both use different scripts. This app helps you learn Standard Punjabi which is the Majhi dialect spoken in Lahore. - Punjabi is spoken by over 100 million native speakers worldwide, ranking as the 10th most widely spoken language in the world. It is the native language of the Punjabi people, who associate with the historical Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan, and the third most-spoken native language in the Indian Subcontinent. Among Indo-European languages, it is unusual due to the use of lexical tone.
Punjabi Alphabet & Pronunciation
uses arabic, devanagari, and other scripts, one of the languages of India
[–]
[ə]
[–]
[sə]
[ɦə]
[kə]
[kʰə]
[ɡə]
[kə̀]
[ŋə]
[t͡ʃə]
[t͡ʃʰə]
[d͡ʒə]
[t͡ʃə̀]
[ɲə]
[ʈə]
[ʈʰə]
[ɖə]
[ʈə̀]
[ɳə]
[t̪ə]
[t̪ʰə]
[d̪ə]
[t̪ə̀]
[nə]
[pə]
[pʰə]
[bə]
[pə̀]
[mə]
[jə]
[ɾə]
[lə]
[ʋə]
[ɽə]
[ʃə]
[ʃə]
[xə]
[xə]
[ɣə]
[ɭə]
[ə]
[aː]
[ɪ]
[iː]
[ʊ]
[uː]
[eː]
[ɛː]
[oː]
[ɔː]
Basic Phrases in Punjabi
| Hello | ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (Sata srī akāla) |
|---|---|
| Goodbye | ਅਲਵਿਦਾ (Alavidā) |
| Yes | ਹਾਂ (Hāṁ) |
| No | ਨਹੀਂ (Nahīṁ) |
| Excuse me | ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ (Mainū māfa karō) |
| Please | ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (Kripā karakē) |
| Thank you | ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ (Tuhāḍā dhanavāda) |
| You are welcome | ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਸਵਾਗਤ ਹੈ (Tuhāḍā savāgata hai) |
| Do you speak english | ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂਂਂ ਅੰਗ੍ਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਹੋ? (Kī tusīṁṁṁ agrēzī bōladē hō?) |
| Do you understand | ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸਮਝਦੇ ਹੋ? (Kī tusīṁ samajhadē hō?) |
| I understand | ਮੈਂ ਸੱਮਝਦਾ ਹਾਂ (Maiṁ samajhadā hāṁ) |
| I do not understand | ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸੱਮਝ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ (Mainū samajha nahīṁ ā'undā) |
| How are you | ਤੁਸੀ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੋ? (Tusī kivēṁ hō?) |
| Fine thanks | ਚੰਗਾ! ਧੰਨਵਾਦ! (Cagā! Dhanavāda!) |
| What is your name | ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਹੈ? (Tuhāḍā nāma kī hai?) |
| My name is | ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ (Mērā nāma hai) |
| Pleased to meet you | ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਹੋਈ (Tuhānū mila kē khuśī hō'ī) |
Punjabi Grammar
Punjabi Nouns
| Man | ਆਦਮੀ (Ādamī) |
|---|---|
| Woman | .ਰਤ (.Rata) |
| Boy | ਮੁੰਡਾ (Muḍā) |
| Girl | ਇੱਕ ਕੁੜੀ (Ika kuṛī) |
| Cat | ਬਿੱਲੀ (Bilī) |
| Dog | ਕੁੱਤਾ (Kutā) |
| Fish | ਮੱਛੀ (Machī) |
| Water | ਪਾਣੀ (Pāṇī) |
| Milk | ਦੁੱਧ (Dudha) |
| Egg | ਅੰਡਾ (Aḍā) |
| House | ਘਰ (Ghara) |
| Flower | ਫੁੱਲ (Phula) |
| Tree | ਰੁੱਖ (Rukha) |
| Shirt | ਕਮੀਜ਼ (Kamīza) |
| Pants | ਪੈਂਟ (Paiṇṭa) |
Punjabi Adjectives
Colors in Punjabi
| Black | ਕਾਲਾ (Kālā) |
|---|---|
| White | ਚਿੱਟਾ (Ciṭā) |
| Red | ਲਾਲ (Lāla) |
| Orange | ਸੰਤਰਾ (Satarā) |
| Yellow | ਪੀਲਾ (Pīlā) |
| Green | ਹਰਾ (Harā) |
| Blue | ਨੀਲਾ (Nīlā) |
| Purple | ਜਾਮਨੀ (Jāmanī) |
| Pink | ਗੁਲਾਬੀ (Gulābī) |
| Gray | ਸਲੇਟੀ (Salēṭī) |
| Brown | ਭੂਰਾ (Bhūrā) |
Numbers in Punjabi
| Zero | ਜ਼ੀਰੋ (Zīrō) |
|---|---|
| One | ਇਕ (Ika) |
| Two | ਦੋ (Dō) |
| Three | ਤਿੰਨ (Tina) |
| Four | ਚਾਰ (Cāra) |
| Five | ਪੰਜ (Paja) |
| Six | ਛੇ (Chē) |
| Seven | ਸੱਤ (Sata) |
| Eight | ਅੱਠ (Aṭha) |
| Nine | ਨੌ (Nau) |
| Ten | ਦਸ (Dasa) |
| Eleven | ਗਿਆਰਾਂ (Gi'ārāṁ) |
| Twelve | ਬਾਰਾਂ (Bārāṁ) |
| Twenty | ਵੀਹ (Vīha) |
| Thirty | ਤੀਹ (Tīha) |
| Forty | ਚਾਲੀ (Cālī) |
| Fifty | ਪੰਜਾਹ (Pajāha) |
| Sixty | ਸੱਠ (Saṭha) |
| Seventy | ਸੱਤਰ (Satara) |
| Eighty | ਅੱਸੀ (Asī) |
| Ninety | ਨੱਬੇ (Nabē) |
| Hundred | ਸੌ (Sau) |
| Thousand | ਹਜ਼ਾਰ (Hazāra) |
Punjabi Verbs
| To be | ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲਾ (Hōṇa vālā) |
|---|---|
| To have | ਕੋਲ ਹੈ (Kōla hai) |
| To want | ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋ (Cāhudē hō) |
| To need | ਲੋੜ ਹੈ (Lōṛa hai) |
| To help | ਮਦਦ ਕਰਨਾ (Madada karanā) |
| To go | ਹੁਣੇ ਜਾਣਾ (Huṇē jāṇā) |
| To come | ਆਣਾ (Āṇā) |
| To eat | ਖਾਣ ਲਈ (Khāṇa la'ī) |
| To drink | ਪੀਣ ਲਈ (Pīṇa la'ī) |
| To speak | ਬੋਲਣ ਲਈ (Bōlaṇa la'ī) |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Punjabi Sentences
| And | ਅਤੇ (Atē) |
|---|---|
| Or | ਜਾਂ (Jāṁ) |
| But | ਪਰ (Para) |
| Because | ਕਿਉਂਕਿ (Ki'uṅki) |
| With | ਦੇ ਨਾਲ (Dē nāla) |
| Also | ਵੀ (Vī) |
| However | ਪਰ (Para) |
| Neither | ਨਾ ਹੀ (Nā hī) |
| Nor | ਨਾ ਹੀ (Nā hī) |
| If | ਜੇ (Jē) |
| Then | ਫਿਰ (Phira) |
Useful Punjabi Vocabulary
Punjabi Questions
| Who | ਕੌਣ (Kauṇa) |
|---|---|
| What | ਕੀ (Kī) |
| When | ਜਦੋਂ (Jadōṁ) |
| Where | ਕਿੱਥੇ (Kithē) |
| Why | ਕਿਉਂ (Ki'uṁ) |
| How | ਕਿਵੇਂ (Kivēṁ) |
| How many | ਕਿੰਨੇ (Kinē) |
| How much | ਕਿੰਨੇ ਹੋਏ (Kinē hō'ē) |
Days of the Week in Punjabi
| Monday | ਸੋਮਵਾਰ (Sōmavāra) |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ (Magalavāra) |
| Wednesday | ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ (Budhavāra) |
| Thursday | ਵੀਰਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ (Vīravāra nū) |
| Friday | ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ (Śukaravāra) |
| Saturday | ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ (Śanīvāra) |
| Sunday | ਐਤਵਾਰ (Aitavāra) |
| Yesterday | ਕੱਲ (Kala) |
| Today | ਅੱਜ (Aja) |
| Tomorrow | ਕੱਲ (Kala) |
Months in Punjabi
| January | ਜਨਵਰੀ (Janavarī) |
|---|---|
| February | ਫਰਵਰੀ (Pharavarī) |
| March | ਮਾਰਚ (Māraca) |
| April | ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ (Apraila) |
| May | ਮਈ (Ma'ī) |
| June | ਜੂਨ (Jūna) |
| July | ਜੁਲਾਈ (Julā'ī) |
| August | ਅਗਸਤ (Agasata) |
| September | ਸਤੰਬਰ (Satabara) |
| October | ਅਕਤੂਬਰ (Akatūbara) |
| November | ਨਵੰਬਰ (Navabara) |
| December | ਦਸੰਬਰ (Dasabara) |
Seasons in Punjabi
| Winter | ਸਰਦੀ (Saradī) |
|---|---|
| Spring | ਬਸੰਤ (Basata) |
| Summer | ਗਰਮੀ (Garamī) |
| Autumn | ਪਤਝੜ (Patajhaṛa) |
Telling Time in Punjabi
| What time is it | ਸਮਾਂ ਕੀ ਹੈ? (Samāṁ kī hai?) |
|---|---|
| Hours | ਘੰਟੇ (Ghaṭē) |
| Minutes | ਮਿੰਟ (Miṭa) |
| Seconds | ਸਕਿੰਟ (Sakiṭa) |
| O clock | ਵਜੇ (Vajē) |
| Half | ਅੱਧੇ (Adhē) |
| Quarter past | ਤਿਮਾਹੀ (Timāhī) |
| Before | ਅੱਗੇ (Agē) |
| After | ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ (Dē bā'ada) |
