Learning Punjabi

[kabir86]

Hello,

This is my second post. I am punjabi, sikh. 23 male. I live in the USA, and do not have any extended family in US. I do not have punjabi friends either.

However, I am at the age where I am discovering my roots and people and culture. With that said, I would like to learn punjabi. I understand the language pretty well...however, I cannot pronounce the words as good.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY TOOLS, WEBSITE, BOOKS ANYTHING THAT I CAN BUY OR LOOK AT THAT WILL HELP ME? PLEASE.

My heart is the right place, I just want to get to know my people,brothers and culture.

Thank you

[gurmzz]

http://www.advancedcentrepunjabi.org/keyboard1.htmlhttp://www.billie.grosse.is-a-geek.com/vowels.html

http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/

the first one is what I recommend, my dad introduced it to me wen I was using the second website...whatever is in the second one, is in the first link plus you have quizzes in the first one

I had a teacher in gurmukhi and he printed out papers from allaboutsikhs to help me out...I can't remember wat section it was in so u cud find it urself sorry i just cant remember

hope that helps...WJKK WJKF

[kabir86]

Thank you very much for that....I will go on it asap.

[gurmzz]

ur welcome! good luckk!!

WJKK WJKF

[I humbly bow]

Hi, well i learnt the alphabet in punjabi like a year ago, then didn't have the motivation to carry on. Then about a month ago i really wanted to learn punjabi again. So i've been using this book called learn punjabi in 30 days, it was ok good to learn simple words but the problem i had was that it was quite boring.

But i think the best way to learn a language is to read loads! I was like a little matilda at school reading all the time that's how i got good grades in my exams.

So what i did was to go to the library and take out childrens book in both english and punjabi (dual language books) and that really helped! Plus i love reading so it wasn't boring either and now i have worked my way up to the young teenager section...yay i'm a teenager now. I've also found that i can also start to write a bit in punjabi now as well, i've written a mother's day card from my neice to my bhabie.....My friend's mum checked it and it wasn't that bad, apart from a few grammer and spelling mistakes, and she just worded a few things a little differently....but for me to come from nothing to that it was really rewarding!

Good luck, stick at it!

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki fateh

[Baldeep Singh]

Gurfateh

I only knew a few letters from the punjabi alphabet, that I learned when I was in punjabi school when I was say 7 years old and I am in my 30s now. However, I started having private classes with a respected taksali jatha Singh and within 7 months I have become with Guru Sahibs grace and blessings quite competent ... still have a long way to go to get shud - patience and effort is a great virtue.

[I humbly bow]

Gurfateh

I only knew a few letters from the punjabi alphabet, that I learned when I was in punjabi school when I was say 7 years old and I am in my 30s now. However, I started having private classes with a respected taksali jatha Singh and within 7 months I have become with Guru Sahibs grace and blessings quite competent ... still have a long way to go to get shud - patience and effort is a great virtue.

Wow its really hard to learn after such a long time, that's so good! I never learnt in the first place, my brother was too naughty in punjbai classes at the gurdwara and kept getting told off so my parents stopped sending us.....wish i had learnt back then.....your mind picks up things so much quicker when your a kid.

Waheguru ji ka khalsa, Waheguru ji ki fateh