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Lesson 5 of 10
Shops and hotels in Punjabi
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Punjabi words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Punjabi phrases in this lesson
- ਕੀ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੋਲ ... ਹੈ?kee tu-HAA-day KOL ... hai
- Do you have...?
- ... ਕਿੱਥੇ ਹੈ?... KIT-thay hai
- Where is...?
- ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾKHUL-laa
- Open
- ਬੰਦBAND
- Closed
- ਥੈਲਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ?THAI-laa CHAA-hee-daa
- A bag?
- ਬਹੁਤ ਮਹਿੰਗਾba-HUT MEH-ngaa
- Too expensive
- ਮੇਰੀ ਬੁਕਿੰਗ ਹੈME-ree BU-king hai
- I have a reservation
- ਕੀ ਨਾਸ਼ਤਾ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੈ?kee NAASH-taa SHAA-mal hai
- Is breakfast included?
- ਵਾਈਫਾਈ ਦਾ ਪਾਸਵਰਡ ਕੀ ਹੈ?WAI-fai daa PAAS-ward kee hai
- What's the wifi password?
- ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ... ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ?kee main ... SAK-daa haan
- Can I...?
Tuhaade kol (at your place / do you have). Slot in any item after kol. In a local kirana (corner shop) the owner often knows every product; just ask by name.
Kitthe hai (where is). Slot in any item before kitthe. Supermarkets in Chandigarh, Amritsar, and Ludhiana are modern and well-stocked; smaller towns have traditional grain and spice shops.
Literally "do you want a bag?".
Bargaining is normal at markets.
Breakfast is often parathas with butter and curd.
A woman says ਸਕਦੀ (SAK-dee).