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Basic Guide to Punjabi

by Erik Zidowecki, Kendal Knetemann

March / April 2018 | asd

Basic Guide to Punjabi
Punjabi (also spelled Panjabi) is an Indo-European language spoken in the Northern Indian state of Punjab and in Pakistan. It is written in both the Gurumukhi script and the Shahmukhi script. Because of population, it is the tenth most spoken language in the world. Panjabi is also largely associated with the Sikh religion and most Sikh texts are written in Panjabi.

Hello	ਹੈਲੋ
Good morning	ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
Good afternoon	ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
Good evening	ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
Good night	ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
How are you?	ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੋ?
Fine, thank you	ਠੀਕ ਹਾਂ, ਧੰਨਵਾਦ
And you?	ਅਤੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ?
Welcome	ਸਵਾਗਤ ਹੈ
It is a beautiful day	ਇਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਦਿਨ ਹੈ
Have a nice day	ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਦਿਨ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੋਵੇ
Goodbye	ਅਲਵਿਦਾ
See you later	ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਿਲਦੇ ਹਾਂ
See you tomorrow	ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਦੇ ਹਾਂ
Do you speak English?	ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅੰਗ੍ਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਬੋਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ?
Yes, a little	ਹਾਂ, ਥੋੜ੍ਹੀ
Yes	ਹਾਂ
No	ਨਹੀਂ
Nice to meet you	ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਚੰਗਾ ਲੱਗਿਆ
Nice to see you	ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਚੰਗਾ ਲੱਗਿਆ

We do not teach Punjabi but here is the link to materials presented in Punjabi
http://lingohut.com/pa

Here are the two links to the lessons for this page
Click to learn: http://lingohut.com/pa/v216702/
Click to learn: http://lingohut.com/pa/v216713/

For further materials like this, plus a whole lot more, be sure to visit

www.lingohut.com

Basic Guide to Punjabi

Writer:

Erik Zidowecki, Kendal Knetemann

Images:

Coat_of_arms_of_Punjab.svg, Jolle: Flag

Petey: View of city

All images are Copyright - CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Share Alike) by their respective owners, except for Petey, which is Public Domain (PD) or unless otherwise noted.

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