Punjabi: hai vs. hain vs. hun

[musicgold]

Hello,

Can these three words used interchangeably? Hai, hain and hun.

Thanks

 

[MonsieurGonzalito]

No, they cannot.
As far as I know, this is the conjugation of ਹੋਣਾ / ہونا

ਮੈਂ ਹਾਂ ------ maiN haaN ------- میں ہاں
ਤੁਸੀਂ ਹੋ ----- tusiiN ho -------- تسیں ہو
ਅਸੀਂ ਹਾਂ ---- aasiiN haaN ----- اسیں ہاں
ਉਹ ਹੈ ------ uh hai ------------- اوہ ہے
ਉਹ ਹਨ ----- uh han ------------ اوہ ہن

"hun" (in this forum's convention huuN) would be Hindustani, AFAIK: हूँ / ہوں

(I don't know Punjabi, proficient members can confirm)

 

[Dib]

Also, tuuN haiN.

And "han", though standard, is uncommon, I believe. Normally it is "ne".

 

[bakshink]

hun हूँ doesn't exist in Punjabi unless you use it as hmmm- which is Ok or Yes

 

[musicgold]

And "han", though standard, is uncommon, I believe. Normally it is "ne".

I am not clear about the 'ne' . Can you please give an example?

Thanks

 

[bakshink]

ਮੈਂ ਹਾਂ ------ maiN haaN ------- میں ہاں
ਤੁਸੀਂ ਹੋ ----- tusiiN ho -------- تسیں ہو
ਅਸੀਂ ਹਾਂ ---- aasiiN haaN ----- اسیں ہاں
ਉਹ ਹੈ ------ uh hai ------------- اوہ ہے
ਉਹ ਹਨ ----- uh han ------------ اوہ ہن

They have come- "uh aaye ne" is used in spoken Punjabi, though in written Punjabi you will find "uh aaye hun"- Uh gaye ne- They have gone.

 

[bakshink]

They had come- "Uh aaye si" or "Uh aaye sun"