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Most Common Punjabi Words
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Essential Punjabi vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ਬੰਦਾ | person / man | BAN-da |
| ਔਰਤ | woman | AUR-at |
| ਬੱਚਾ | child | BAC-cha |
| ਘਰ | house | GHAR |
| ਪਾਣੀ | water | PA-ni |
| ਖਾਣਾ | food | KHA-na |
| ਜ਼ਮੀਨ | land / earth | za-MIN |
| ਸਮੁੰਦਰ | sea | sa-MUN-dar |
| ਪਹਾੜ | mountain | pa-HAR |
| ਜੰਗਲ | forest | JAN-gal |
| ਸੂਰਜ | sun | SU-raj |
| ਰਾਤ | night | RAT |
| ਦਿਨ | day | DIN |
| ਪਰਿਵਾਰ | family | pa-ri-VAR |
| ਭਾਸ਼ਾ | language | BHASH-a |
| ਪਿਆਰ | love | pi-AR |
| ਸੰਗੀਤ | music | san-GIT |
| ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ | peace | SHAN-ti |
| ਦਿਲ | heart | DIL |
| ਸਾਲ | year | SAL |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ਜਾਣਾ | to go | JA-na |
| ਆਉਣਾ | to come | A-u-na |
| ਖਾਣਾ | to eat | KHA-na |
| ਪੀਣਾ | to drink | PI-na |
| ਸੌਣਾ | to sleep | SAU-na |
| ਦੇਖਣਾ | to see | DI-khan-a |
| ਸੁਣਨਾ | to hear | SU-nan-a |
| ਬੋਲਣਾ | to speak | BOL-na |
| ਹੋਣਾ | to be | HO-na |
| ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਨਾ | to love | pi-AR KAR-na |
| ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ | to work | KAM KAR-na |
| ਦੇਣਾ | to give | DE-na |
| ਲੈਣਾ | to take | LAI-na |
| ਵੇਖਣਾ | to look / watch | VEK-han-a |
| ਸੋਚਣਾ | to think | SOCH-na |
| ਸਮਝਣਾ | to understand | sa-MAJH-na |
| ਖੜ੍ਹਨਾ | to stand | KHAR-na |
| ਬੈਠਣਾ | to sit | BAITH-na |
| ਦੌੜਨਾ | to run | DAUR-na |
| ਖੇਡਣਾ | to play | KHED-na |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ਵੱਡਾ | big / large | VAD-da |
| ਛੋਟਾ | small | CHHO-ta |
| ਚੰਗਾ | good | CHAN-ga |
| ਮਾੜਾ | bad | MAR-a |
| ਨਵਾਂ | new | na-VAN |
| ਪੁਰਾਣਾ | old | pu-RA-na |
| ਚਿੱਟਾ | white | CHIT-ta |
| ਕਾਲਾ | black | KA-la |
| ਲਾਲ | red | LAL |
| ਨੀਲਾ | blue | NI-la |
| ਲੰਬਾ | long / tall | LAN-ba |
| ਛੋਟਾ | short | CHHO-ta |
| ਭਾਰਾ | heavy | BHA-ra |
| ਹਲਕਾ | light / easy | HAL-ka |
| ਤੇਜ਼ | fast | TEZ |
| ਹੌਲੀ | slow | HAU-li |
| ਤਾਕਤਵਰ | strong | ta-KAT-var |
| ਗਰਮ | hot / warm | ga-RAM |
| ਠੰਡਾ | cold | THAN-da |
| ਸੁੰਦਰ | beautiful | SUN-dar |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ਹੁਣ | now | HUN |
| ਕੱਲ੍ਹ | yesterday / tomorrow | KAL |
| ਭਲਕੇ | tomorrow | BHAL-ke |
| ਇੱਥੇ | here | IT-the |
| ਉੱਥੇ | there | UT-the |
| ਹਾਂ | yes | HAN |
| ਨਹੀਂ | no / not | na-HIN |
| ਵੀ | also / too | VI |
| ਪਰ | but | PAR |
| ਅਤੇ | and | a-TE |
| ਬਹੁਤ | very / much | ba-HUT |
| ਥੋੜਾ | a little | THO-ra |
| ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ | always | ha-ME-sha |
| ਕਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ | never | KA-de na-HIN |
| ਅਕਸਰ | often | AK-sar |
| ਕਦੇ ਕਦੇ | sometimes | KA-de KA-de |
| ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ | already | pa-HI-lan HI |
| ਅਜੇ ਵੀ | still / yet | a-JE VI |
| ਇਸ ਲਈ | therefore / so | is la-I |
| ਸ਼ਾਇਦ | perhaps / maybe | SHA-yad |