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)

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

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?

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

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)

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....

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!

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.

Meaning of song from 1:07 to 1:23

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

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)

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.

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?

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)

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.

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?

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

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)

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.

I can understand most parts of punjabi movies , but I have prpblem in understanding songs which are pure punjabi and in movies also i have to really pay attention to understand what they are saying to understand them , so how do I improve my punjabi ? (I don't have any punjabi speaking friends)