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