Can complete beginners join?

Absolutely — most students start with zero Punjabi. Lessons begin with the basics and build up naturally through conversation.

Do you teach children?

Yes. Lessons for children are interactive and playful, using games, stories, and conversation to keep them engaged.

How long until I can speak Punjabi?

Many students are forming simple sentences within the first few lessons. Real conversational comfort typically builds over a few months of consistent practice.

Do you teach Shahmukhi?

Yes, reading and writing in Shahmukhi script is available for students who want it, at a pace that matches your goals.

What happens in the trial lesson?

We'll talk about your goals, assess your current level, and you'll leave with a clear, personalized learning plan.

Can lessons be customized?

Every lesson plan is built around you — your interests, your schedule, and the reason you're learning Punjabi.

Why don't Punjabi numbers follow an obvious pattern like English?

Punjabi numbers 1 to 100 are mostly irregular rather than built from clean, predictable building blocks — this is common across Indo-Aryan languages. It means numbers are best learned through repetition and use, rather than by trying to logically derive them.

Do I need to memorise every number from 1 to 100?

Not right away. Most learners get real, everyday use out of 1–20 plus the round tens (30, 40, 50...) fairly quickly, since you can combine them for most prices, ages, and quantities you'll actually need to say.

Are Punjabi numerals used in writing, or just spoken numbers?

Both exist — Punjabi has its own numeral symbols in Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi contexts, but in everyday writing and texting, Western numerals (1, 2, 3...) are also extremely common, especially among younger speakers.

Punjabi Numbers 1 to 100

Numbers come up constantly in real Punjabi conversation — prices at the bazaar, someone's age, a phone number, how many of something you want. Unlike some languages, Punjabi numbers don't follow a fully predictable pattern, so they're worth learning properly rather than trying to logically work them out. Here's a practical run-through from 1 to 100.

1 to 10

Ik — اِک — 1
Do — دو — 2
Tinn — تِن — 3
Chaar — چار — 4
Panj — پنج — 5
Che — چھے — 6
Satt — ست — 7
Ath — اَٹھ — 8
Nau — نو — 9
Das — دس — 10

11 to 20

Gyara — گیارہ — 11
Baara — بارہ — 12
Tera — تیرہ — 13
Choda — چودہ — 14
Pandra — پندرہ — 15
Sola — سولہ — 16
Satara — سترہ — 17
Athara — اٹھارہ — 18
Unni — انیس — 19
Vih — ویہہ — 20

Notice these aren't simply “ten-one,” “ten-two” the way some languages build teens — each one is its own word to learn. This is exactly the kind of pattern that's far faster to absorb by hearing it repeated in real use than by trying to memorise a table in isolation.

The tens (round numbers)

Vih — ویہہ — 20
Teeh — تیہہ — 30
Chalih — چالی — 40
Panjah — پنجاہ — 50
Sath — ساٹھ — 60
Sattar — ستر — 70
Assi — اسی — 80
Nabbe — نوے — 90
Sau — سو — 100

Using numbers in real sentences

Mainu do chahide ne — مینوں دو چاہیدے نیں — I need two (of something)
Eh kinne da ae? — ایہ کِنّے دا اے؟ — How much is this?
Meri umar ... saal ae — میری عمر ... سال اے — My age is ... years
Tinn vaje — تِن وجے — 3 o'clock

Why numbers are worth practising out loud

It's easy to recognise a number on a page and still freeze up when someone says a price to you quickly in person. Numbers are one of the few vocabulary areas where listening speed matters just as much as knowing the word — which is exactly why practising them out loud, with someone responding back to you in real time, makes such a difference.

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