Punjabi School Phrases: Top 5 Schools In Punjab

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Planning to study in the Punjab region? In today’s post, we’ll walk you through the most common Punjabi school phrases to help you interact with your students like a pro. Whether you’re in there for university or vocational training, you’ll want to be able to communicate well. So if you’re up for that, keep reading below!

Going to school is an important part of growing up. It helps us learn new things and become more independent. And if you’re going to school in Punjab, then you’ll need to be able to speak Punjabi fluently! We do not mean that you need to master everything about the language. Instead, we highly recommend that you try to learn at least the basics.

Schooling In Punjab

The word for school in Punjabi is ਵਿਦਿਆਲਾ (Vidi’ālā). Numerous schools are recognized as the finest in Punjab, India. All children between the ages of 6 and 14 are now eligible for free primary education, thanks to a current system. To ensure that no kid is left behind in receiving an education, the Punjab government has consistently worked to enhance the range of academic institutes and ivy league schools in the province.

Punjab’s finest boarding and day-cumulative boarding schools are Dasuya, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara, and Cambridge International School. The highest grade of AAAA for the finest domestic public school in Punjab for 2022 has been awarded to Punjab Public School, Nabha.

Punjabi School Vocab

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Here is a list of school vocabulary in Punjabi that you should learn. Try to make a sentence or two to remember the vocab aptly.

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EnglishPunjabiRomanization
AnswerਜਵਾਬJavāba
ArithmeticਗਣਿਤGaṇita
AssignmentਅਸਾਈਨਮੈਂਟAsā’īnamaiṇṭa
Class Clownਕਲਾਸ ਜੋਕਰKalāsa Jōkara
ClassroomਕਲਾਸਰੂਮKalāsarūma
Composition Bookਰਚਨਾ ਕਿਤਾਬRacanā Kitāba
ComputerਕੰਪਿਊਟਰKapi’ūṭara
DeskਡੈਸਕḌaisaka
Dictionaryਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼Śabadakōśa
DividersਡਿਵਾਈਡਰḌivā’īḍara
Dry-Erase Boardਡਰਾਈ-ਮਿਟਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਬੋਰਡḌarā’ī-Miṭā’uṇa Vālā Bōraḍa
Easelਈਜ਼ਲĪzala
Englishਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀAgarēzī
Examਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆPrīkhi’ā
Examinationਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆPrīkhi’ā
Experimentਪ੍ਰਯੋਗPrayōga
GeographyਭੂਗੋਲBhūgōla
Glossaryਸ਼ਬਦਾਵਲੀŚabadāvalī
Gradesਗ੍ਰੇਡGrēḍa
Gymਵਰਜਿਸ਼ਖਾਨਾVarajiśakhānā

H-P

HistoryਇਤਿਹਾਸItihāsa
Homeworkਘਰ ਦਾ ਕੰਮGhara Dā Kama
IntelligentਬੁੱਧੀਮਾਨBudhīmāna
KeyboardਕੀਬੋਰਡKībōraḍa
Languageਭਾਸ਼ਾBhāśā
LaptopਲੈਪਟਾਪLaipaṭāpa
LearnਸਿੱਖੋSikhō
LessonਪਾਠPāṭha
Libraryਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀLā’ibrērī
Lunchਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾDupahira Dā Khāṇā
Lunch Boxਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਣ ਦਾ ਡਿੱਬਾKhāṇā Khāṇa Dā Ḍibā
MathਗਣਿਤGaṇita
MathematicsਗਣਿਤGaṇita
MemorizeਯਾਦYāda
Mortar Boardਮੋਰਟਾਰ ਬੋਰਡMōraṭāra Bōraḍa
Physical Educationਕਸਰਤ ਸਿੱਖਿਆKasarata Sikhi’ā
PortfolioਪੋਰਟਫੋਲੀਓPōraṭaphōlī’ō
Principalਪ੍ਰਿੰਸੀਪਲPrisīpala
Printerਪ੍ਰਿੰਟਰPriṭara
Projectਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟPrōjaikaṭa
PupilਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀVidi’ārathī

Q-Z

QuestionਸਵਾਲSavāla
Quizਕਵਿਜ਼Kaviza
Readingਪੜ੍ਹਨਾPaṛhanā
RecessਛੁੱਟੀChuṭī
ScienceਵਿਗਿਆਨVigi’āna
SmartਸਮਾਰਟSamāraṭa
StudentਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀVidi’ārathī
TeacherਅਧਿਆਪਕAdhi’āpaka
TestਟੈਸਟṬaisaṭa
ThinkਸੋਚੋSōcō
Thumb Tackਅੰਗੂਠੇ ਦੀ ਨੋਕAgūṭhē Dī Nōka
Vocabularyਸ਼ਬਦਾਵਲੀŚabadāvalī
Word Problemsਸ਼ਬਦ ਸਮੱਸਿਆŚabada Samasi’ā
Word Processorਵਰਡ ਪ੍ਰੋਸੈਸਰVaraḍa Prōsaisara
WritingਲਿਖਣਾLikhaṇā
YardstickਮਾਪਦੰਡMāpadaḍa

Punjabi Stationery Vocab

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Here are some words you should know to ask and give stationery in Punjabi.

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English PunjabiRomanization
AtlasਐਟਲਸAiṭalasa
BackpackਬੈਕਪੈਕBaikapaika
Ballpoint Penਬਾਲਪੁਆਇੰਟ ਕਲਮBālapu’ā’iṭa Kalama
BinderਬਾਈਂਡਰBā’īṇḍara
BlackboardਬਲੈਕਬੋਰਡBalaikabōraḍa
BookਕਿਤਾਬKitāba
Bookcaseਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਲਮਾਰੀKitābāṁ Dī Alamārī
BookmarkਬੁੱਕਮਾਰਕBukamāraka
Clip Boardਕਲਿੱਪ ਬੋਰਡKalipa Bōraḍa
Colored Pencilsਰੰਗਦਾਰ ਪੈਨਸਿਲRagadāra Painasila
CompassਕੰਪਾਸKapāsa
CalculatorਕੈਲਕੁਲੇਟਰKailakulēṭara
CalendarਕੈਲੰਡਰKailaḍara
ChalkਚਾਕCāka
Chalk Boardਚਾਕ ਬੋਰਡCāka Bōraḍa
Construction Paperਉਸਾਰੀ ਕਾਗਜ਼Usārī Kāgaza
EncyclopediaਐਨਸਾਈਕਲੋਪੀਡੀਆAinasā’īkalōpīḍī’ā
Eraserਇਰੇਜ਼ਰIrēzara
File Folderਫਾਇਲ ਫੋਲਡਰPhā’ila Phōlaḍara
Flash Cardsਫਲੈਸ਼ ਕਾਰਡPhalaiśa Kāraḍa
FolderਫੋਲਡਰPhōlaḍara

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Gel Penਜੈੱਲ ਪੈੱਨJaila Paina
GlobeਗਲੋਬGalōba
GlueਗੂੰਦGūda
Glue Stickਗੂੰਦ ਦੀ ਸੋਟੀGūda Dī Sōṭī
HighlighterਹਾਈਲਾਈਟਰHā’īlā’īṭara
Hole Punchਛੇਦ ਕਰਨਾChēda Karanā
InkਸਿਆਹੀSi’āhī
Looseleaf PaperLooseleaf ਕਾਗਜ਼Looseleaf Kāgaza
Mapਨਕਸ਼ਾNakaśā
MarkersਮਾਰਕਰMārakara
Mechanical Pencilਮਕੈਨੀਕਲ ਪੈਨਸਿਲMakainīkala Painasila
Memo Padਮੈਮੋ ਪੈਡMaimō Paiḍa
NotebookਕਾਪੀKāpī

P-Z

Pad Of Paperਕਾਗਜ਼ ਦਾ ਪੈਡKāgaza Dā Paiḍa
Paperਕਾਗਜ਼Kāgaza
Paper Clipਪੇਪਰ ਕਲਿੱਪPēpara Kalipa
Paper Punchਕਾਗਜ਼ ਪੰਚKāgaza Paca
PasteਚਿਪਕਾਓCipakā’ō
PenਕਲਮKalama
PencilਪੈਨਸਿਲPainasila
Pencil Pouchਪੈਨਸਿਲ ਥੈਲੀPainasila Thailī
Pencil Sharpenerਪੈਨਸਿਲ ਸ਼ਾਰਪਨਰPainasila Śārapanara
Poster Paintਪੋਸਟਰ ਪੇਂਟPōsaṭara Pēṇṭa
Protractorਪ੍ਰੋਟੈਕਟਰPrōṭaikaṭara
Push Pinਪੁਸ਼ ਪਿੰਨPuśa Pina
Rubber Bandsਰਬੜ ਦੇ ਬੈਂਡRabaṛa Dē Baiṇḍa
Rulerਸ਼ਾਸਕŚāsaka
ScissorsਕੈਚੀKaicī
Sharpenerਸ਼ਾਰਪਨਰŚārapanara
Spiral Notebookਚੂੜੀਦਾਰ ਨੋਟਬੁੱਕCūṛīdāra Nōṭabuka
Staple Removerਸਟੈਪਲ ਹਟਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾSaṭaipala Haṭā’uṇa Vālā
StaplerਸਟੈਪਲਰSaṭaipalara
TapeਚੇਪੀCēpī
ThesaurusਥੀਸੌਰਸThīsaurasa
Watercolorsਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਰੰਗPāṇī Dē Raga
Whiteboardਵ੍ਹਾਈਟਬੋਰਡVhā’īṭabōraḍa
World Mapਸੰਸਾਰ ਦਾ ਨਕਸ਼ਾSasāra Dā Nakaśā

Subject Vocab

You should also know the Punjabi equivalents for each subject, so here is a list for you.

EnglishPunjabiRomanization
AlgebraਅਲਜਬਰਾAlajabarā
ArtਕਲਾKalā
Biologyਜੀਵ ਵਿਗਿਆਨJīva Vigi’āna
ChemistryਕੈਮਿਸਟਰੀKaimisaṭarī
DramaਡਰਾਮਾḌarāmā
Englishਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀAgarēzī
Foreign Languagesਿਵਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਵਾਂ̔ivadēśī Bhāśavāṁ
GeographyਭੂਗੋਲBhūgōla
GeometryਜਿਓਮੈਟਰੀJi’ōmaiṭarī
Graphic Designਗਰਾਫਿਕ ਡਿਜਾਇਨGarāphika Ḍijā’ina
HistoryਇਤਿਹਾਸItihāsa
I.T (Information Technology)ਸੂਚਨਾ ਤਕਨਾਲੋਜੀSūcanā Takanālōjī
LiteratureਸਾਹਿਤSāhita
MathਗਣਿਤGaṇita
MusicਸੰਗੀਤSagīta
Philosophyਦਰਸ਼ਨDaraśana
Physicsਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨBhautika Vigi’āna
P.E (Physical Education)ਪੀ.ਈ (ਸਰੀਰਕ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ)Pī.Ī (Sarīraka Sikhi’ā)
ScienceਵਿਗਿਆਨVigi’āna
Social Studiesਸਾਮਾਜਕ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈSāmājaka Paṛhā’ī
TechnologyਤਕਨਾਲੋਜੀTakanālōjī

Punjabi School Phrases

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Here is a list of Punjabi sentences to talk about schools.

EnglishPunjabiRomanization
What is the assignment for today?ਅੱਜ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਕੀ ਹੈ?Aja dā kama kī hai?
What time will lunch be served?ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਕਿਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ?Dupahira dā khāṇā kisa samēṁ ditā jāvēgā?
What will we be doing in the first period?ਅਸੀਂ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਪੀਰੀਅਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਕਰਾਂਗੇ?Asīṁ pahilī pīrī’aḍa vica kī karāṅgē?
Do you have the updated timetable or schedule?ਕੀ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੋਲ ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕੀਤੀ ਸਮਾਂ-ਸਾਰਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਂ-ਸਾਰਣੀ ਹੈ?Kī tuhāḍē kōla apaḍēṭa kītī samāṁ-sāraṇī jāṁ samāṁ-sāraṇī hai?
Would you like one?ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇੱਕ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋ?Kī tusīṁ ika cāhudē hō?
I didn’t go to training yesterday. How about showing me your notes? What did we learn?ਮੈਂ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਸਿਖਲਾਈ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਮੈਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਨੋਟ ਦਿਖਾਉਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਕੀ? ਅਸੀਂ ਕੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ?Maiṁ kal’ha sikhalā’ī la’ī nahīṁ gi’ā sī. Mainū āpaṇē nōṭa dikhā’uṇa bārē kī? Asīṁ kī sikhi’ā?
Did you take lunch?ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਲਿਆ ਸੀ?Kī tusīṁ dupahira dā khāṇā li’ā sī?
Yes. My mum baked some waffles this afternoon and brought them.ਹਾਂ। ਮੇਰੀ ਮੰਮੀ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਝ ਵੇਫਲ ਪਕਾਏ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਿਆਇਆ।Hāṁ. Mērī mamī nē aja dupahira nū kujha vēphala pakā’ē atē unhāṁ nū li’ā’i’ā.
I skipped my lunch. Please share with me.ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਛੱਡ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼ੇਅਰ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ।Maiṁ āpaṇā dupahira dā khāṇā chaḍa ditā. Mērē nāla śē’ara karō jī.
What do you feel about the meals served at the school canteen?ਸਕੂਲ ਦੀ ਕੰਟੀਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰੋਸੇ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਖਾਣੇ ਬਾਰੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੀ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ?Sakūla dī kaṭīna vica parōsē jāṇa vālē khāṇē bārē tusīṁ kī mahisūsa karadē hō?
I don’t really like it. There is hardly any taste in the sandwiches!ਮੈਨੂੰ ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਪਸੰਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਸੈਂਡਵਿਚ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਇਦ ਹੀ ਕੋਈ ਸਵਾਦ ਹੋਵੇ!Mainū asala vica iha pasada nahīṁ hai. Saiṇḍavica vica śā’ida hī kō’ī savāda hōvē!
Madam, may I enter?ਮੈਡਮ, ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਦਾਖਲ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ?Maiḍama, kī maiṁ dākhala hō sakadā hāṁ?
Can I use the restroom or washroom?ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਬਾਥਰੂਮ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਸ਼ਰੂਮ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ/ਸਕਦੀ ਹਾਂ?Kī maiṁ bātharūma jāṁ vāśarūma dī varatōṁ kara sakadā/sakadī hāṁ?
I’m feeling awful, sir. Please let me use the bathroom or the nurse’s office.ਮੈਂ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ, ਸਰ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਬਾਥਰੂਮ ਜਾਂ ਨਰਸ ਦੇ ਦਫ਼ਤਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਨ ਦਿਓ।Maiṁ bhi’ānaka mahisūsa kara rihā hāṁ, sara. Kirapā karakē mainū bātharūma jāṁ narasa dē dafatara dī varatōṁ karana di’ō.

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