Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
India, Pakistan
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Not Available
Hindi Language
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Thank you
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
How are you?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
I love you
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
American English
Pothohari
Where They Speak
United States of America
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Doabi
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
English
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Not Available
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
anglais
pendjabi
German Name
Englisch
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Not Available
Punjabis
Origin
5th Century AD
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Standard English
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed English
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
panj1256
Linguasphere
52-ABA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Fusional
English and Punjabi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where English and Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Punjabi language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common English Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
English vs Punjabi Difficulty
The English vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of English Alphabets and Punjabi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare English and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.