punjabi

I haven't really heard this word too much, but I think it means "a lot" or "bahut zyaadaa." Could someone tell me a bit more about how this word is used? Main kadi vartiya nahii par janna chahunda haan:) Gurfateh

Salam, namashkar, sat sri akal, Hello to all, Of course, in Urdu... etc... to say I'm feeling asleep... Mujhe niind aa rahii hai... However, here in Lahore, I hear a lot the other way round::: Mujhe jaag aa gaii... I woke up... (jaag treated as a feminine noun, like niind) It seems to me...

Hi, Can anyone translate these Punjabi lyrics from the Brimful of Asha song: eka sadi asha jena sadi sooka bella nah dinner bonothia ha kimmir kar ke. I think it means "our own asha(hope)..." Thanks!

Can someone write this word for me in devnagri or nastaliq? I don't know which consonants are aspirated or not, also I am not sure if it is really and Urdu word or just a Punjabi term said in Urdu. The word means like a sour face. It is boothi or bhooti or something. In a sentence it would be...

I have heard people say this expression: missi roTi kha te thanDa paNee pi This means: Eat missi roti (this is a rotee made with aTa and besan and seasoned) and drink cold water. If I have interpreted correctly, people say this when a person is anxious or worried and I think it kind of means...

Hello, As Panjabigator mentioned in an old thread, Punjabi has a retroflex 'L'. I've only heard this sound with Punjabi mohajirs from India (from Hisar area), and in the word Hole-hole... Has someone more information. In how many other words does it occur??? How is it spelt in Gurmukhi /...

I have noticed something with speakers of Urdu who are from Punjabi speaking areas. There is this tendency to say they "y" close to a "j" sound in certain words. I have noticed it in yeh, yahaan, and yoon. It is not a full "j" but somehow like somewhere in between j and y. Have you ever...

What are some of the ways to say rainbow in these languages?

Can someone who speaks Punjabi explain this word? As in the Pakistani Punjabi film "Majaajin" or the PK Abrar Ul Haq song Nach majaajin nach. I have also heard the word in Indian Sikh produced bhangra songs. I have asked some non-linguists and have gotten a variety of answers. One that makes...

Does anyone know a good grammar book for learning punjabi. Preferably with IPA reference in it because I hate "phonetic spelling".

xxx How do you say "nice" or "beautiful" (to refer to a nice/beautiful dress, for example). I hear people say "changaa" and "sonaa" (changaa lagdaa/sonaa lagdaa). Is this right? If so, what is the difference between the two?

xxx How do you ask "Which one?" (in reply to "How much is this kapraa?" (fabric)). Is it something like "keraa?" xxx

Firstly, thanks SO much for all the help with Panjabi words/phrases so far. They've been so useful! Some of the customers in my dad's shop think I'm a Panjabi-speaking Pakistani judging from some of the words I use - LOL. To be fair, there's only limited things you need to say to customers in a...

I have a demanding request. I would like to know all the personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they) in all the subject and object forms. To help, I would like all the possible combinations of "X told Y" in Panjabi. i.e: I told you (formal/informal) I told him/her I told them...

Hello! I got another nominal question. Sorry for creating more than one thread, but I try to keep the questions separate, following WR's policy. How come the two ways of writing Panjabi? One with U (Punjabi) and one with A (Panjab). Thank you! Grüsse, MarK

Hello! I'e got some other questions concerning Panjabi: How many tones does Panjabi have? How important are they? Will you be misunderstood if you use wrong tones, or if you don't use them at all? Is Panjabi the only language in South Asia which has tones? Thank you! Grüsse, MarK

Can you tell me how to say: "next to that blue one" (Is there a "de naal" here somewhere?) "on that table over there" (on top of) "the one displayed on that mannequin over there" (pointing to mannequin) just use "dummy" for "mannequin"

Stemming from this thread (I thought it's getting a bit off-topic), how would you say "I am fasting" in all of these languages? It is the verb used which I'm most interested in. Arabic: أصوم Urdu/Hindi: ميں نے روزا ركها ہے/मैने रोज़ा रखा है [maine rozaa rakhaa hai] Gujarati: મે રોઝો રાખેલો છે...

Hi ! Anyone who could help me please? I need this to be translated in punjabi. "Have a safe trip/journey and send my regards to your family" many thanks!

Hi. I would like to know the Punjabi equivalents to common inflections like these in Hindi: Future tense: (Hindi - "-enge"). For example: woh khaayenge (He will eat) Past tense: (Hindi - "thaa") For example: usne khaayaa thaa (He ate) Present tense: (Hindi - "hai") For example: woh...

Namaste! thanks for that my dear, but would u mind if I ask why it is called Punjabi or Panjabi? what's the difference? would u help me translate this in panjabi? "Take care of urself & don't forget to pray" thanks again!

Hello friends, What does this punjabi phrase means? "waheguru ji da khalsa,waheguru ji d" advanced thanks!

hello everyone: i would like know what "janu manu" or "janoo manoo" means, i really dont know, A pakistani boy said me this phrase by chat, that is why i wanna know its meaning, Could anybody help me pleeeeeeeeeeease? thank you

what are the numbers from nineteen to thirty please?

Can somebody who speaks Punjabi tell me the colours? I work in my dad's shop sometimes and a lot of Pakistani customers come, but i only speak Urdu/Hindi and Gujarati. Although they speak in Punjabi, i can understand a lot of it, and i just reply back in Urdu. Anyway, just to help me, i need...