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Punjabi Phrases Used Around the House ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ

The Punjabi you actually hear most: someone calling from another room, asking where something is, telling you to shut the door. Small sentences, constant use.

What to know before you use these

  • The Punjabi you hear most and study least — Short instructions called between rooms make up more of a household's Punjabi than any other category, and almost no course teaches them.
  • Imperatives take -o for respect — "Baitho" not "baith", "suno" not "sun", to anyone older than you. The single vowel is the whole difference between polite and blunt.
  • The easiest place to start speaking — Context does half the work here. Nobody misunderstands "darwaaza band karo" while standing next to an open door.

All 12 phrases

Cover:
Come in
ਅੰਦਰ ਆਓ
Andar aao
Come here
ਇੱਧਰ ਆਓ
Iddhar aao
Sit down here
ਇੱਥੇ ਬੈਠੋ
Itthe baitho
Open the door
ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ ਖੋਲ੍ਹੋ
Darwaaza kholho
Close the door
ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ
Darwaaza band karo
Turn off the light
ਬੱਤੀ ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ
Batti band karo
Listen to me
ਮੇਰੀ ਗੱਲ ਸੁਣੋ
Meri gall suno
Where are you going?
ਕਿੱਥੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹੋ?
Kitthe ja rahe ho?
They say
ਮੈਂ ਘਰ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ
Main ghar ja rihaa haan — I am going home
I am going home
ਮੈਂ ਘਰ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ
Main ghar ja rihaa haan
💡 Women say ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹਾਂ (ja rahi haan)
Wake up
ਉੱਠ ਜਾਓ
Utth jaao
Go to sleep
ਸੌਂ ਜਾਓ
Saun jaao
Be careful
ਸੰਭਲ ਕੇ ਰਹੋ
Sambhal ke raho

Other situations

Eating & Hospitality Emotions & Expressions Travel & Directions At the Doctor Emergencies On the Phone At the Gurdwara Weddings & Parties Talking with Elders With Children Encouragement & Compliments Apologies & Making Up Daily Routine Asking for Help Airport & Journeys At School & With Teachers Renting & Household Problems At the Bank & Sending Money Taxis & Buses Cooking Together Festival Greetings Condolences & Comfort Catching Up & Small Talk

Smaller topics — meeting someone new, the weather, shopping, work, family — live in the full phrasebook, alongside every phrase on this page. See the phrasebook index for the whole set, or the dialogues for these phrases inside whole conversations.