Countries
India, Pakistan
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
National Language
India, Pakistan
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
Second Language
Pakistan
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
South Africa
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Hindi Language
Not Available
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Hello
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Thank you
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
How are you?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Night
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Morning
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Please
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Sorry
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
Bye
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
I love you
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Pothohari
American English
Where They Speak
Pakistan
United States of America
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Doabi
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
English
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Not Available
French Name
pendjabi
anglais
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Englisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Not Available
Origin
1000 AD
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed English
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
panj1256
stan1293
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ABA
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Punjabi and English 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 Punjabi and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and English language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs English Difficulty
The Punjabi vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and English 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 Punjabi and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.