Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
India, Pakistan
National Language
Portugal
India, Pakistan
Second Language
United States of America
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Olá
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
obrigado
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Como você está?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
boa noite
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
boa Noite
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
bom Dia
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Por Favor
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
pesaroso
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
tchau
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Eu te amo
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
desculpe me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Brazil
Pakistan
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Portugal
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Doabi
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Português
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Português
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
portugais
pendjabi
German Name
Portugiesisch
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Punjabis
Origin
3rd Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
panj1256
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Portuguese and Punjabi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Portuguese and Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Punjabi language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Punjabi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Portuguese and Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.