Countries
India, Pakistan
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
National Language
India, Pakistan
Spain
Second Language
Pakistan
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Not Available
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
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.
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
Similar To
Hindi Language
French Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
hola
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Gracias
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Cómo estás?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Buenas Noches
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Bonne soirée
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Buenas Tardes
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Buenos Días
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Por Favor
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
triste
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
adiós
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Te Quiero
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Discúlpeme
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Mexican Spanish
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Mexico
Dialect 2
Saraiki
Cuban Spanish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Cuba
Dialect 3
Doabi
Puerto Rican Spanish
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Puerto Rico
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Español
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Castellano, Castilian, Español
French Name
pendjabi
espagnol; castillan
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Spanisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old Spanish and Spanish
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Spanish
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
panj1256
stan1288
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-b
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
Punjabi and Spanish 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 Spanish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Spanish language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Spanish word for "Thank You" is Gracias. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Spanish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Spanish Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Spanish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Spanish 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 Spanish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Spanish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Spanish time required is 24 weeks.
