75+ Easy Household Items Vocabulary In Punjabi

household items vocabulary in Punjabi

Planning a trip to Punjab or getting married to a native Punjabi speaker? Need a quick vocabulary lesson? Then let’s learn some household items vocabulary in Punjabi in this post!

It is said that the easiest way to learn any language is to start retaining the names of objects around you. An easy and useful trick that I deploy is to put stickers on every object and surface in my house, named in the new language that I am learning. Easy peasy! Just make sure you use a permanent marker to write the names. Nah, just kidding!

Traditional House Structures In Punjab

A house is called ਘਰ (Ghar) in the Punjabi language and household objects are called ਘਰੇਲੂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ (pl. Gharēlu chīzān). Similarly, kitchen utensils are called ਰਸੋਈ ਦੇ ਬਰਤਨ (Rasō’ī Dē Baratana). Usually, traditional Punjabi houses are sprawling mansions with huge courtyards (Vihārē ਵਿਹੜੇ) where the whole family spends most of their day sharing meals and gossip.

They have huge iron and wooden gates (Kapātਕਪਾਟ) at the entrance that open into a courtyard which further leads to a verandah (Dalānaਦਲਾਨ) running along which is a row of rooms (pl. Kamarē – ਕਮਰੇ). One end could have a lineup with a kitchen (Rasoī – ਰਸੋਈ or Chaunkā ਚੌਂਕਾ), a pantry (Paentarī – ਪੰਤਰੀ) or a small granary (Gudāmaਗੁਦਾਮ), and a common bathroom (Isnānghar – ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ ਘਰ).

Houses belonging to well-to-do farming families often have cattle sheds (Gaushālā – ਗਊਸ਼ਾਲਾ ) situated either within the house premise, or adjacent to it, or they are stand-alone structures somewhere along the fields. These grand houses might also have more than one terrace (Chhat – ਛੱਤ).

Household Items Vocabulary In Punjabi

The easiest way to start learning the vocabulary for household objects in the Punjabi language is by categorizing it utility-wise. So, let’s take a walk into a Punjabi household and start marking the items we find, one room at a time.

Living Room Items

Item in EnglishItem in Roman ScriptItem in Punjabi Script
Sofa/ couchSōphāਸੋਫਾ
TableṬēbalaਟੇਬਲ
ChairKurasīਕੁਰਸੀ
Side TableSā’īḍa Ṭēbalaਸਾਈਡ ਟੇਬਲ
CarpetKārapēṭaਕਾਰਪੇਟ
RugGalīchāਗਲੀਚਾ
VasePhuladānaਫੁੱਲਦਾਨ
TelephoneTailīfōnaਟੈਲੀਫ਼ੋਨ
BookcaseKitābāṁ Dī Alamārīਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਲਮਾਰੀ
LampDīvāਦੀਵਾ
TelevisionTailīvizanaਟੈਲੀਵਿਜ਼ਨ
AirconditionerĒ. Sīੲੇ. ਸੀ
TubelightTi’ūbalā’īṭaਟਿਊਬਲਾਈਟ

Bedroom Items

Item in EnglishItem in Roman ScriptItem in Punjabi Script
BedBisatarāਬਿਸਤਰਾ
MattressGadāਗੱਦਾ
BedsheetChādaraਚਾਦਰ
BlanketKabalaਕੰਬਲ
QuiltRaja’iਰਜਾਈ
PillowSirahāṇāਸਿਰਹਾਣਾ
MirrorŚīśāਸ਼ੀਸ਼ਾ
Almirah/ CupboardAlamārīਅਲਮਾਰੀ
WindowKhiṛakīਖਿੜਕੀ
Wall clockKadha Ghaṛīਕੰਧ ਘੜੀ
Wrist watchGuṭa Ghaṛīਗੁੱਟ ਘੜੀ
ClothesKapaṛēਕੱਪੜੇ
ShoesJutī’āṁਜੁੱਤੀਆਂ
CombKaghāਕੰਘਾ
TurbanDasatāraਦਸਤਾਰ
ScarfDupaṭāਦੁਪੱਟਾ
SocksJurābāṁਜੁਰਾਬਾਂ
ShirtKamīzaਕਮੀਜ਼
TrouserPaiṇṭaਪੈਂਟ
PerfumeAtaraਅਤਰ
Make upŚarragāraਸ਼ਰ੍ਰੰਗਾਰ
JewelryGahinēਗਹਿਣੇ

Kitchen Items

Item in EnglishItem in Roman ScriptItem in Punjabi Script
BottleBotalaਬੋਤਲ
BoxḌabā ਡੱਬਾ
Basket Ṭōkarī ਟੋਕਰੀ
Cauldron Kaṛāhī ਕੜਾਹੀ
Saucepan Paṭi’lā ਪਤੀਲਾ
Pot Ghaṛā ਘੜਾ
Glass Galāsa ਗਲਾਸ
Kettle Kītali ਕੀਤਲੀ
Utensils Baratana ਬਰਤਨ
Grain Anāja ਅਨਾਜ
Jar Sisi ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੀ
Knife Chākū ਚਾਕੂ
Ladle Chamachā ਚਮਚਾ
Spoon Chammacha ਚੱਮਚ
Fork Kāṇṭā ਕਾਂਟਾ
Butter knife Churī ਛੁਰੀ
Mug/ cup Payālā/ Payāli ਪਯਾਲਾ/ ਪਯਾਲਿ
Gas stove Gaisa Dā Chūl’hā ਗੈਸ ਦਾ ਚੂਲ੍ਹਾ
Refrigerator Pharija ਫਰਿੱਜ
Dining Table Khāṇē Dī Mēja ਖਾਣੇ ਦੀ ਮੇਜ
Table cloth Mēzapōśa ਮੇਜ਼ਪੋਸ਼

Bathroom Items

Item in English Item in Roman Script Item in Punjabi Script
Broom Jhāṛū ਝਾੜੂ
Bucket Bālaṭī ਬਾਲਟੀ
BrushBuraśa ਬੁਰਸ਼
Tap Pāṇī Dī ṭūṭī ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਟੂਟੀ
Washbasin Vāśabēsina ਵਾਸ਼ਬੇਸਿਨ
Towel Taulī’ā ਤੌਲੀਆ
Foam Jhaga ਝੱਗ
Toilet Tā’ilaṭa ਟਾਇਲਟ

Miscellaneous Items

Item in EnglishItem in Roman ScriptItem in Punjabi Script
Yarn Suta ਸੂਤ
Screw Driver Pechakasa ਪੇਚਕੱਸ
MagnetChumbaka ਚੁੰਬਕ
Mop Pūjha ਪੂੰਝ
Medicines Dava’i’am ਦਵਾਈਆਂ
LockTālāਤਾਲਾ
Key Kuji ਕੁੰਜੀ
Kite Pataga ਪਤੰਗ
Pen Kalama ਕਲਮ
Hammer Hathaura ਹਥੌੜਾ
Umbrella Chatari ਛੱਤਰੀ
Uniform Varadi ਵਰਦੀ
Needle Suhā ਸੁਹਾ

Punjabi Songs Based On Household Items

From kitchen utensils to household items, Punjabi folk songs have long been using these objects in the lyrics to tell umpteen stories of Punjabi households and their inhabitants. Let’s look at some of the popular Punjabi folk songs and the items mentioned in them.

Sūhē vē chīrē vāli’āṁ maiṁ kahiṇī āṁ kara chatrī dī chāṁ maiṁ chānvāṁ bahiṇī āṁ (ਸੂਹੇ ਵੇ ਚੀਰੇ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਮੈਂ ਕਹਿਣੀ ਆਂ ਕਰ ਛਤ੍ਰੀ ਦੀ ਛਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਛਾਂਵਾਂ ਬਹਿਣੀ ਆਂ)

Translation: I said to him, who pricks a hole with a needle (ਸੁਹਾ), open the umbrella (ਛਤ੍ਰੀ) as I want to sit under its shade. A bride-to-be is singing this song and praying to never be separated from her would-be husband.

Lathē dī chādara utē salēṭī raga māhī’ā (ਲੱਥੇ ਦੀ ਚਾਦਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਸਲੇਟੀ ਰੰਗ ਮਾਹੀਆ )

Translation: My beloved who drapes a grey sheet (ਚਾਦਰ) cut from the full length of cloth, come hither. The woman is pleading with her sheet-draped lover to not be angry with her anymore.

Kōṭhē tē ā māhī’ā milaṇā tāṁ mila ākē nahīṁ tā ḵẖasamāṁ nū khā māhī’ā (ਕੋਠੇ ਤੇ ਆ ਮਾਹੀਆ ਮਿਲਣਾ ਤਾਂ ਮਿਲ ਆਕੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾ ਖ਼ਸਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਖਾ ਮਾਹੀਆ)

Translation: Come to the terrace (ਕੋਠਾ), my dear, come and meet me or you can go to hell! The two lovers are having a light-hearted go at each other, pulling each other’s legs.

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