Family & Relatives

English Transcript

On this page, you will learn how to correctly pronounce these relations in the Punjabi language. We also added the audio with every name to make it much more easier and comfortable for you to learn.

FAMILY MEMBERS & RELATIVES
GRANDFATHER DADA/NANA [DADA JI/NANA JI]
GRANDMOTHER DADI/NANI [DADI JI/NANI JI]
FATHER PITA/PEO [PITA JI]
MOTHER MATA/MAA(N) [MATA JI]
SISTER BHAIN/DIDI
ELDER SISTER VADDI BHAIN
YOUNGER SISTER CHHOTI BHAIN
BROTHER BHRA/VEER
ELDER BROTHER VADDA BHRA/VEER
YOUNGER SISTER CHHOTA BHRA/VEER
SISTER’S HUSBAND JIJA [JIJA JI]
SISTER’S BOY/GIRL BANJA/BHANJI
BROTHER’S WIFE BHARJAI [BHARJAI JI]
BROTHER’S BOY/GIRL BHATEEJA/BHATEEJI
HUSBAND GHARWALA/PATI
WIFE GHARWALI/PATNI
SON PUTTAR
DAUGHTER DHEE
GRANDSON POTRA/POTRI   -   DOTRA/DOTRI
FATHER’S BROTHER TAYA(TAYI)/CHACHA(CHACHI)
FATHER’S SISTER BHUA(FUFFAD)
MOTHER’S BROTHER MAMA(MAMI)
MOTHER’S SISTER MASSI(MASSAD)
COUSIN BROTHERS & SISTERS BHRA-VEER / BHAIN-DIDI
MOTHER IN LAW SASS (MUMMY JI)
FATHER IN LAW SAURA (PAPA JI)
SISTER IN LAW (HUSBAND / WIFE) SAALI / NANNAND
BROTHER IN LAW (HUSBAND / WIFE) SAALA / DEVAR(DEOR)
SISTER/BROTHER IN LAW’S HUSBAND/WIFE JIJA (JIJA JI) / BHARJAI (BHARJAI JI)

BASIC CONVERSATION – 1

GREETINGS! + RELATION SAT SRI AKAL, DADA JI
HE IS MY + RELATION EH MERA/MERI BHRA/BHAIN HAI
RELATION + CALLED ME YESTERDAY KAL TAYAJI DA PHONE AAYA SEE
TODAY I AM GOING TO + RELATION HOUSE AJJ ME NANI GHARE JA RAHI HAAN
MY RELATION’S EVENT IS ON SATURDAY MERE BHAR DA JANAMDIN SHANIWAR NU HAI
THEY ARE COMING ON SUNDAY OHO AITWAR NU AA RAHE NE
KIDS HAS HOLIDAYS BACHHEYAN DIYAN CHUUTIYAN NE

 

VACABULARY

GREETINGS = SAT SRI AKAL HOUSE     =   GHAR/GHARE
MY   =   MERA/MERI BIRTHDAY = JANAMDIN
CALL   =   PHONE WEDDING = VYAH
YESTERDAY/TOMORROW   =   KAL ANNIVERSARY = SAAL GIRAH
TODAY   =    AJJ KID/KIDS = BACCHA/BACCHE
HOLIDAYS = CHHUTIYAN EXAMS = PAPER/PARIKHIYA(WAN)
COMPITITION = MUKABLA QUIZ = QUIZ