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Hi Everyone 😃

If you know Hindi then it will be really easy to learn Punjabi .

It is very similar to Hindi. Sentence formation is exactly like Hindi and so many similar words but pronunciation of many words is different.

For example Paani . In Hindi it will be pronounced as PaaNi while in Punjabi its different (listen the song Paani Da Rang and hear how they pronounce paani there , that's how its spoken in Punjabi ) , In Hindi its AAnkh and in punjabi its Akkh ...word is same but pronunciation is different. Overall very easy language to learn .

Formal Punjabi or Book language is easy to understand and learn while Rural Punjabi or Theth Punjabi is little hard .

I Will try my beast to teach 😛

Any Questions, Feel Free to Ask

Gurmukhi Script to Write Punjabi

The Gurmukhi alphabet developed from the Landa alphabet and was standardised during the 16th century by Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second Sikh guru. The name Gurmukhi means "from the mouth of the Guru" and comes from the Old Punjabi word guramukhi.

Punjabi is most commonly written in the Gurmukhi script which is the most complete and accurate way to represent Punjabi sounds. Unlike Roman script, the Gurmukhi script follows a 'one sound-one symbol' principle.

The Gurmukhi script has forty one letters including thirty eight consonants and three basic vowel sign bearers. There are ten clear vowel signs and three auxiliary signs. The most striking characteristic of the Gurmukhi script, in comparison with Roman, is that, with the exception of five, all letters are joined by a line across the top. Like English and other European, Latin-based languages, it is written and read from left to right. However, there are neither capital letters in Gurmukhi nor articles such as 'a' and 'the'. Punjabi spellings are, for the most part, regular and relatively simple to learn, though you may come across variations in spellings of some words. However, as is the case in English, Punjabi spellings are not fully standardized. Equivalent sounds which have been given in romanised script are only approximate since the Gurmukhi script has many sounds unfamiliar to the English speaker which often may not be exactly represented by the Roman alphabet.

Essential Features of the Gurmukhi Script

• There is no concept of upper or lower case letter.
• The Gurmukhi script, unlike the Greek and Roman alphabets, is arranged in a logical fashion: vowels first, then consonants (Gutturals, Palatals, Cerebrals, Dentals, Labials) and semi-vowels.
• This is a syllabic script in which all consonants have an inherent vowel. Diacritics, which can appear above, below, before or after the consonant they belong to, are used to change the inherent vowel.
• When the Gurmukhi letters appear in the beginning of a syllable, vowels are written as independent letters.
• When certain consonants occur together, special conjunct symbols are used which combine the essential parts of each letter.

Vowels and Vowel diacritics (Laga Matra)

Consonants (Vianjans)

Numerals

English-Punjabi