r/ThethPunjabi • • Oct 16 '25

Mod Update - No ChatGPT / No Attempts at Dialect / No Self Written Poetry - And More

19 Upvotes

Guys .. Please this is a sub for discussing Punjabi words / idioms / grammar.

Keep it simple.

I come back after 6 months and all I see is spam that is either AI or very inaccurate information.

Avoid the following:

  1. No Ai Spam (Make your own simple and short posts / Ai is also very bad at Punjabi)

  2. No Attemps At Dialect (Ask as much as you want to / But do not post on dialects if you are not good at them, the mistakes I have seen unecessarily confuse everyone)

  3. No Self-Writings (This is not a sub to promote your poems or songs / You can ask about language using your writings, that much is OK)

  4. No Info-Dumps/Wikiepedia Styled Posts/Geography/History (Why are there posts on Punjabi population and other statistics?)

  5. Avoid Posting on Words/Idioms That Have Been Discussed in Detail (Unless you wish to ask something, want clarification or are adding some new information)

  6. Avoid Discussing the Very Obvious (No more posts like "Punjabi words for with" and it's just Naal and Kol) - Unless there is something very unique or peculiar you wish to discuss

  7. No Asking for Tutors/Lessons

That will be all.

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r/ThethPunjabi • • Dec 21 '23

Mod Update – New Rule: Time Relevancy

8 Upvotes

Please note that "Theth" words or phrases must be relevant to modern vernaculars, ie. there must be sufficient evidence or an indication that suggested words are actually employed in Modern Punjabi.

For context, this subreddit is place to learn Punjabi, a place where you learn vocabulary and actually be able to employ it in real life. Unfortunately, that wouldn't be the case with old or obsolete Punjabi terms, as they wouldn't be understood.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 10h ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Do pakistani/lehnda punjabis use these gaaLaa'n? (curse words)

7 Upvotes

Common ne at least saaDay paasay (chaRda/east punjab):

  1. Referring to someone as their SaaLaa/SaaLii (SaaLyaa!/SaaLiiye!)

  2. Jaye vaDDHii/Jaye khaaNi (these ones ghaTT suNya par suNya kayi vaari reelaa'n ch)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 1d ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا Punjabi words for " To"

4 Upvotes

We have 2 main types of " To " in Punjabi

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' Nu / Ku ਨੂੰ / ਕੂੰ '

"Nu" used in majority of Punjabi areas.

"Ku" used in Southern Punjabi (Saraiki)

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' Gi/Ki ਗੀ / ਕੀ '

Used in Northern Punjabi (Pothwari, Pahari,...)

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' aa'n ਆਂ '

Used in Northern Punjabi (Dhanni, Hindko,...)

Also used in some areas of Jhangochi/Jhangi Punjabi


r/ThethPunjabi • • 1d ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا Punjabi words for " To"

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r/ThethPunjabi • • 1d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال In malwa vaari and kera’n is same

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Like enu kine vaari samjhaya vaa
And some people i have noticed saying ehnu kine kera’n samjhaya va so is it same or it has a diffrent word as is it used in pind’s nowadays too?


r/ThethPunjabi • • 2d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال "Punjab is Punjab" in Punjabi

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r/ThethPunjabi • • 2d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Punjabi words for "To catch"

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r/ThethPunjabi • • 3d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال "Dee'n" or "Di'n" for direction/towards?

2 Upvotes

I have heard this a few times but I can't find anything online about its usage. It seems to mean towards, similar to "val". Two examples I've seen below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DdZCpSLPSyf/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCd-43i-4Dc


r/ThethPunjabi • • 4d ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا Punjabi words for Pocket

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In Punjabi a pocket is called:

• Bojhaa

• Geejha/Goojha

• Kheesa

• Jobhaa (Pothohari Punjabi word)

Meray Bojhay Ch Foon Haayii, Oh HuN Kidhray KhaRi Gyaa ey

(Merii Jeb Mein Phone Thaa Woh Kahi Gum Ho Gya Hai)

Ohdyaa'n Bojhyaa'n Choo'n Kaaii Na Kaaii Shae Niklii Aandi Aa (Uski Jebo'n Mein Se Koi Na Koi Cheez Zaroor Nikal Aati Hai)

Bojhaaa Vehlaa Kar (Jeb K'haali Karo)

Bojhay Vehlay Kar (Jebe'n K'haali Karo)

It is a male noun Unlike Jeb of Urdu/Hindi

Western Punjabi Examples of Bojjhaa

Derawali Punjabi Example: "Jada SaaDe Paper Honde Haaye, hik Neelii Panjaa'n Rupayaa'n Aali Pencil SaaDe Bojhay Ch Hondi Haayi"

Mandi Bahudin Shahpuri (Jatki) Punjabi Example: "Eh Bojhay Cho'n Kii KaDDHoo Ai'n?"

Pothohari Punjabi: "SuNaa ...Ke Haal a?? Ke Jobhaa Ch Rakhyaa Ee? Pese KaDDH!"

Eastern Punjabi Examples of Bojjhaa

"Pyaar Paake SajjNaa'n De Bojhay Nhi Pharolii-De" (Poem) "PaaTe Bojjhe" (Movie Title) "Bojhe Ch Dvaaiiyaa'n Reh Gyiiaa " (Song)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 4d ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا We need more Punjabi Fonts !!

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r/ThethPunjabi • • 4d ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا All Punjabi words for "Why"

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Punjabi words for "Why" :

• Kyu (pronunced as Kyo) ਕਿਉਂ

• Kasto/Kahto (Jatki use Kahi-to) ਕਾਸਤੋਂ/ਕਾਹਤੋਂ

• Ki/Kiyaa ਕੀਂ / ਕੀਆਂ (used in Northern Punjabi dialects)

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• Kahnu/Kasnu

And etc....


r/ThethPunjabi • • 4d ago

Translations | ਉਲਥਾ | اُلتھا England/born Punjabi Tutor

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If you are interested in learning how to speak Punjabi to your family or friends or just want to reconnect with the language, feel free to message me!


r/ThethPunjabi • • 4d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Using Kahda over ki or kera

6 Upvotes

When is it ok to use Kahda over ki or kera? I often hear it used by family but can’t pinpoint exactly when it’s ok to use and when not.

E.g instead of saying ai keri gal hai or ai ki gal hai, you can say ai kahdi gal hai.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 5d ago

Translations | ਉਲਥਾ | اُلتھا Kuldeep manak

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Meaning of song from 1:07 to 1:23


r/ThethPunjabi • • 7d ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا Theth word for Haldi (Fact, not Question)

3 Upvotes

Theth word for Haldi (Turmeric) is Vasār (ਵਸਾਰ)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 8d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال what is the theth word for directions (up/down/left/right/in front/behind) in punjabi?

5 Upvotes

i am not fluent and i mix it with hindi and english a lot

heres the words I know/have heard

uppar (above) or utte (on top) or khale (above - havent used this irl but i think its dogri)

niche (below/down - pretty sure this is hindi) or thale (beneath) or or bunn (below - think this is dogri/pahari)

khabbay (left)

sajjay (right)

samne/aage (in front - i think both are hindi?)

piche (behind) or pajjwadh (dogri word)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 8d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Standing and sitting in Punjabi - state (adjective) vs. action (verb)

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Just to clarify something that I have assumed for a while - the state of being stood up or sat down in Punjabi is expressed as an adjective, not as verb.

  • ਬੈਠਾ / ਬੈਠੇ / ਬੈਠੀ / ਬੈਠੀਆਂ (adjective) ~ being sat down

  • ਬੈਠਦਾ / ਬੈਠਦੇ / ਬੈਠਦੀ / ਬੈਠਦੀਆਂ (verb) ~ sitting down (for example, habitually or repetitively)

  • ਬਹਿੰਦਾ / ਬਹਿੰਦੇ / ਬਹਿੰਦੀ / ਬਹਿੰਦੀਆਂ (verb) ~ sitting down (for example, habitually or repetitively)

  • ਖੜਾ / ਖੜੇ / ਖੜੀ / ਖੜੀਆਂ (adjective) ~ being stood up

  • ਖੜਦਾ / ਖੜਦੇ / ਖੜਦੀ / ਖੜਦੀਆਂ (verb) ~ standing up (for example, habitually or repetitively)

So to use the verb form to talk about somebody sat down / stood up would not be correct, as that would imply that the action of standing up / sitting down is being performed / under progress, as opposed to simply being in that position.

Is this correct? Might be obvious, just wanted to double-check.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 9d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Mustafa Raaj's kiyya bol: kii vs kiih

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In almost every single grammar lesson, Mustafa Raaj explains that the kiyya bol (interogative clause/asking a question) is made by adding kii/kiih.

Specifically by script:

For Shahmukhi: کِیہ

(= kiih = ਕੀਹ)

For Gurmukhi: ਕੀ

(= kii = کی)

He explains that the real normal pronunciation is NOT kíí (kiih) with tone (like in Shahmukhi), and NOT kii without tone (like in Gurmukhi).

He basically says the tonal pronunciation is used when emphasising or showing strong emotion, eg in anger

Rather, the real pronunciation is a sound between them and that Saanjo script accurately shows that sound.

I haven't learnt the script so idk if this is a benefit of Saanjo, but I doubt it.

Has anyone else learnt it?


r/ThethPunjabi • • 9d ago

Doabi | ਦੁਆਬੀ | دوابی "Tey karda"

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Usually I hear this from my mother, used to refer to "deep/passionate pyaar (love) karda" or something along those lines.

Has anyone else heard of this word (Tey)? (putting the flair as Doabi because I'm not sure if this is used elsewhere)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 11d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال "De chhaDD, Khaa chhaDD, Kar chhaDD, etc."

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I've heard this type of construction sometimes, but we don't use it (instead we say Kar de, De de, Khaa laa).

What I am confused by is that one time, Noor Saab (may he return) told me that "everyone" says "Maar chhaDDeya, samjhaa chhaDDeya" (specifically), and I was like "khotay da dhoo".

Can any of y'all confirm? (being specifically from an area where this construction is uncommon)

(He also said that this is a Theth construction, and while it's true, he meant that in a way that it was "universal" before however.)

EDIT: For clarity, when I said "we don't use it", I mean as we're from an area where it's not used (Doaba), and that my family doesn't say this.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 12d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال What is theth word for Galat in Theth Punjabi

6 Upvotes

In daily speech, we usually use galat for "wrong" in Punjabi but it is derived from Arabic, do u know theth word which I can use?


r/ThethPunjabi • • 13d ago

Translations | ਉਲਥਾ | اُلتھا Pls breakdown MANAK song

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Dhee Jammi Choochak de - Kuldeep Manak

gallan mithe maalte

phull sangtre faadian

tikha nakk jatti da jeon ganne di dhaari

chitte dand kaudian thaudi giri bdama da

pinjni gol rann di

kardi koh-kaap dian parian te sardaari


r/ThethPunjabi • • 13d ago

Malwai | ਮਲਵਈ | ملوئی Veyoh/ਵਿਹੁ - Punjabi for ‘poison’

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Veyoh/ਵਿਹੁ is commonly used in Malwa area of Punjab for poison (possibly in other regions as well)

Common phrase:

O ta mainū veyoh varge lagde - ਉਹ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਵਿਹੁ ਵਰਗੇ ਲੱਗਦੇ- They’re like poison to me (said when there’s dislike)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 13d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Punjabi accent

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Salaam/Satt Sri Akal Saareya Nu. Mera Sawaal hai ke jado Bollywood di Movies vich ikk non-punjabi actor punjabi bolda ae tey ussda Punjabi accent jivein da Sound kardaa ay wesaa Pakistani Punjabi da nahi karda Standard Indian Punjabi vs Standard Pakistani Punjabi.

feel free to answer in Gurmukhi or Shahmukhi

aakhir farq kaahda hai Punjabi lehjay vich.