Punjabi B1 — B1 Intermediate Punjabi

Written by: authorship not independently recorded. Maintained by Prakash. Reviewed by: not recorded. Updated: 2026-10-05. Editorial policy and corrections.

Draft: not yet reviewed by a native speaker. Existing availability and indexing are preserved by owner instruction; that is not an editorial approval. Suggest a correction.

The whole Punjabi B1 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 63 words, 289 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when B1 is finished

• Narrate connected past experiences with accurate sequencing.
• Handle obligations, respectful requests, and social relationships.
• Support opinions and discuss conditional plans.

B1, unit by unit

Narrating and Managing Duties

Telling Detailed Past Events

Connect completed events and explain their sequence. This lesson strengthens the Punjabi perfective, ergative ਨੇ (ne), time connectors, and agreement so learners can narrate a short experience clearly.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Punjabi practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Choose the lesson meaning of ਘਟਨਾ (ghatna).

   1. event
   2. suddenly
   3. before; first
   Show the answer

   event

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Type the complete Gurmukhi form for “suddenly”.

   Show the answer

   ਅਚਾਨਕ

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Read ਪਹਿਲਾਂ (pahilan) and give its contextual English meaning.

   Show the answer

   before; first

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Write “then” in Gurmukhi, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   ਫਿਰ

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Match ਆਖ਼ਰਕਾਰ to its meaning in this lesson.

   1. decision
   2. finally
   3. helped
   Show the answer

   finally

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Rebuild this model with correct Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms: Finally we reached the station.

   Show the answer

   ਆਖ਼ਰਕਾਰ ਅਸੀਂ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਗਏ।

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Rebuild this model with correct Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms: First I looked at the map.

   Show the answer

   ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਨਕਸ਼ਾ ਵੇਖਿਆ।

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Select the Gurmukhi form for “told”.

   1. ਘਟਨਾ
   2. ਅਚਾਨਕ
   3. ਦੱਸਿਆ
   Show the answer

   ਦੱਸਿਆ

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Replace a literal, agreement, or register error with the taught model for “Finally we reached the station.”.

   Show the answer

   ਆਖ਼ਰਕਾਰ ਅਸੀਂ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਗਏ।

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Complete ਮੀਰਾ’s turn: First, my bus left.

    Show the answer

    ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮੇਰੀ ਬੱਸ ਨਿਕਲ ਗਈ।

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Read ਫਿਰ ਤੂੰ ਕੀ ਕੀਤਾ? (phir tun ki kita?). What exact detail does it communicate?

    Show the answer

    Then what did you do?

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Telling Detailed Past Events: Read the whole dialogue and explain this turn’s contribution: ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ ਨੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਦਦ ਕੀਤੀ।

    Show the answer

    A woman helped me.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does ਘਟਨਾ (ghatna) mean?

   1. event
   2. suddenly
   3. before; first
   4. then
   Show the answer

   event

   ਘਟਨਾ (ghatna) means “event.”

2. quick checkWhat does ਅਚਾਨਕ (achanak) mean?

   1. suddenly
   2. before; first
   3. then
   4. finally
   Show the answer

   suddenly

   ਅਚਾਨਕ (achanak) means “suddenly.”

3. quick checkWhat does ਪਹਿਲਾਂ (pahilan) mean?

   1. before; first
   2. then
   3. finally
   4. decision
   Show the answer

   before; first

   ਪਹਿਲਾਂ (pahilan) means “before; first.”

4. quick checkWhat does ਫਿਰ (phir) mean?

   1. then
   2. finally
   3. decision
   4. helped
   Show the answer

   then

   ਫਿਰ (phir) means “then.”

5. quick checkWhat does ਆਖ਼ਰਕਾਰ (akhirkar) mean?

   1. finally
   2. decision
   3. helped
   4. told
   Show the answer

   finally

   ਆਖ਼ਰਕਾਰ (akhirkar) means “finally.”

Worksheet: Telling Detailed Past Events Worksheet

Review list. ਘਟਨਾ · ਅਚਾਨਕ · ਪਹਿਲਾਂ · ਫਿਰ

Duties, Needs, and Possibility

Express what must happen, what is needed, and what may be possible. Compare obligation with ਪੈਣਾ (paina), need with ਲੋੜ (lor), and possibility with ਸਕਣਾ (sakna).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Punjabi practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking. Every exercise works on Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: State the main communicative purpose of “Duties, Needs, and Possibility”.

   Show the answer

   Express what must happen, what is needed, and what may be possible.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Read ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਘਰੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੀ ਹਾਂ? (ki main gharon kam kar sakdi han?). What exact detail does it communicate?

   Show the answer

   Can I work from home?

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Infer the intended meaning of ਮੈਨੂੰ ਅੱਜ ਕੰਮ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ। without losing its qualification or social force.

   Show the answer

   I will have to finish the work today.

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Is the meeting necessary today?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Play the labeled synthetic Punjabi audio and type the complete line in Gurmukhi.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ਹਾਂ, ਸਾਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ।

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Play the synthetic audio and choose its contextual meaning.

   1. Can I work from home?
   2. Yes, but you will have to ask first.
   3. to obey; accept

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Can I work from home?

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Rebuild this model with correct Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms: We have to follow the rules.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ਸਾਨੂੰ ਨਿਯਮ ਮੰਨਣੇ ਪੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ।

8. listen and fillPractice 9 [listen and fill] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “ਕੀ…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ਕੀ ਅੱਜ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Repeat the synthetic model with its phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ਹਾਂ, ਸਾਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ।

10. pronunciationPractice 11 [pronunciation] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Practise ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ (zaruri) with the lesson-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ

11. shadow the audioPractice 12 [shadowing] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Shadow the synthetic Punjabi model, preserving rhythm and target-language sounds. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    ਹਾਂ, ਪਰ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੁੱਛਣਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ।

12. guided speakingPractice 13 [guided speaking] — Duties, Needs, and Possibility: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Duties, Needs, and Possibility”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    ਮੈਨੂੰ ਅੱਜ ਕੰਮ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ (zimmevari) mean?

   1. responsibility
   2. need
   3. necessary
   4. possible
   Show the answer

   responsibility

   ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ (zimmevari) means “responsibility.”

2. quick checkWhat does ਲੋੜ (lor) mean?

   1. need
   2. necessary
   3. possible
   4. attempt
   Show the answer

   need

   ਲੋੜ (lor) means “need.”

3. quick checkWhat does ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ (zaruri) mean?

   1. necessary
   2. possible
   3. attempt
   4. rule
   Show the answer

   necessary

   ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ (zaruri) means “necessary.”

4. quick checkWhat does ਸੰਭਵ (sambhav) mean?

   1. possible
   2. attempt
   3. rule
   4. to obey; accept
   Show the answer

   possible

   ਸੰਭਵ (sambhav) means “possible.”

5. quick checkWhat does ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ (koshish) mean?

   1. attempt
   2. rule
   3. to obey; accept
   4. to complete
   Show the answer

   attempt

   ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ (koshish) means “attempt.”

Worksheet: Duties, Needs, and Possibility Worksheet

Review list. ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ · ਲੋੜ · ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ · ਸੰਭਵ

ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ

Telling a memory needs ਜਦੋਂ … ਤਦੋਂ (when … then) and the habitual past in ਸਾਂ: ਅਸੀਂ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਾਂ (we used to live). The scene is set first, then the event, and the verbs of the memory agree with their own subjects.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Punjabi practice tests. Punjabi. Every exercise works on Gurmukhi, three tones written by ਘ ਝ ਢ ਧ ਭ and the ਹ series, three-way address (ਤੂੰ / ਤੁਸੀਂ / ਤੁਸੀਂ ਜੀ), the ergative ਨੇ in the perfective, verb-final order, and the analytical future (-ਆਂਗਾ/-ੇਗਾ).

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Choose the meaning of ਯਾਦ (yad) in this lesson.

   1. memory
   2. childhood
   3. we used to live
   4. old, former
   Show the answer

   memory

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Type the Punjabi expression meaning “childhood”.

   Show the answer

   ਬਚਪਨ

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Interpret the Gurmukhi in context: ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਛੋਟਾ ਸੀ, ਅਸੀਂ ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਾਂ। (jadon main chhota si, asin pind vich rahinde san.).

   Show the answer

   When I was small, we used to live in the village.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Write in Gurmukhi: In childhood we used to bathe in the river..

   Show the answer

   ਬਚਪਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸੀਂ ਨਦੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹਾਉਂਦੇ ਸਾਂ।

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Match ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਾਂ to its lesson meaning.

   1. we used to live
   2. memory
   3. childhood
   Show the answer

   we used to live

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Punjabi: Those days come back to memory even today..

   Show the answer

   ਉਹ ਦਿਨ ਅੱਜ ਵੀ ਯਾਦ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ।

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਛੋਟਾ ਸੀ, ਤਦੋਂ … · ਅਸੀਂ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਾਂ · ਉਹ ਦਿਨ ਯਾਦ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ): When I was small, we used to live in the village..

   Show the answer

   ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਛੋਟਾ ਸੀ, ਅਸੀਂ ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਾਂ।

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Select the Punjabi form for “old, former”.

   1. ਪੁਰਾਣਾ
   2. ਸੰਭਾਲਣਾ
   Show the answer

   ਪੁਰਾਣਾ

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Correct the model the lesson warns about: ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਛੋਟਾ ਸੀ, ਅਸੀਂ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸੀ।

   Show the answer

   ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਛੋਟਾ ਸੀ, ਅਸੀਂ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਾਂ।

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Where did you live in childhood?

    Show the answer

    ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਛੋਟਾ ਸੀ, ਅਸੀਂ ਮੋਗੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਾਂ।

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Read “ਉਹ ਘਰ ਅੱਜ ਵੀ ਹੈ?” (uh ghar ajj vi hai?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Is that house still there?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] ਯਾਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਪਨ — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: It is, but it has grown old. Grandmother has kept it up.

    Show the answer

    ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ। ਦਾਦੀ ਨੇ ਸੰਭਾਲਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਯਾਦ?

   1. memory
   2. childhood
   3. we used to live
   4. old, former
   Show the answer

   memory

   ਯਾਦ (yad) means memory in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਬਚਪਨ?

   1. childhood
   2. memory
   3. we used to live
   4. old, former
   Show the answer

   childhood

   ਬਚਪਨ (bachpan) means childhood in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਾਂ?

   1. we used to live
   2. memory
   3. childhood
   4. old, former
   Show the answer

   we used to live

   ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਾਂ (rahinde san) means we used to live in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਪੁਰਾਣਾ?

   1. old, former
   2. memory
   3. childhood
   4. we used to live
   Show the answer

   old, former

   ਪੁਰਾਣਾ (purana) means old, former in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਸੰਭਾਲਣਾ?

   1. to keep, to look after
   2. memory
   3. childhood
   4. we used to live
   Show the answer

   to keep, to look after

   ਸੰਭਾਲਣਾ (sambhalna) means to keep, to look after in this lesson.

Worksheet: Memory worksheet

Review list. ਯਾਦ · ਬਚਪਨ · ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਾਂ · ਪੁਰਾਣਾ

Social Communication

Requests and Respectful Instructions

Adjust requests for friends, elders, and public situations. Punjabi distinguishes intimate, familiar, and respectful verb forms; softeners make instructions cooperative rather than abrupt.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Punjabi practice tests. free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, guided composition, register transformation, tone identification, semantic distinction, contextual meaning, multiple choice. Every exercise works on Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms.

1. answer in your own wordsPractice 3 [free response] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Requests and Respectful Instructions”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਫਿਰ ਸਮਝਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ?

2. role playPractice 4 [roleplay] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Role-play ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀ with appropriate register: Certainly, first write your name.

   Show the answer

   ਜ਼ਰੂਰ, ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਮ ਲਿਖੋ।

3. write a sentencePractice 5 [sentence writing] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Write one accurate Gurmukhi sentence using ਧਿਆਨ.

   Show the answer

   ਜ਼ਰਾ ਹੌਲੀ ਬੋਲੋ।

4. short writingPractice 6 [short writing] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Write 2–3 connected Punjabi sentences applying Requests and Respectful Instructions.

   Show the answer

   ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਫਿਰ ਸਮਝਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ? ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਦਸਤਖ਼ਤ ਕਰੋ।

5. say it another wayPractice 7 [paraphrase] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or register: ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਦਸਤਖ਼ਤ ਕਰੋ।

   Show the answer

   ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਦਸਤਖ਼ਤ ਕਰੋ।

6. summarisePractice 8 [summary] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Summarize the dialogue in one precise Punjabi sentence.

   Show the answer

   ਜ਼ਰੂਰ, ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਮ ਲਿਖੋ।

7. guided compositionPractice 9 [guided composition] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Compose a short response with the taught pattern “softener + respectful imperative / request question”.

   Show the answer

   ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਫਿਰ ਸਮਝਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ?

8. change the registerPractice 10 [register transformation] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Recast “Please sign here.” in the formal/respectful or colloquial register taught here.

   Show the answer

   ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਦਸਤਖ਼ਤ ਕਰੋ।

9. read the tonePractice 11 [tone identification] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Identify the tone or stance of ਜ਼ਰਾ ਹੌਲੀ ਬੋਲੋ।.

   Show the answer

   The wording realizes Softening commands with the lesson-appropriate stance and register.

10. which one fitsPractice 12 [semantic distinction] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Distinguish ਹੌਲੀ from ਧਿਆਨ in meaning and use.

    Show the answer

    ਹੌਲੀ means “slowly”; ਧਿਆਨ means “attention”. Grammar and context determine the choice.

11. meaning in contextPractice 13 [contextual meaning] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Explain the contextual force of ਧਿਆਨ in this lesson.

    Show the answer

    Here it contributes “attention” within Softening commands.

12. multiple choicePractice 14 [multiple choice] — Requests and Respectful Instructions: Choose the lesson meaning of ਸਮਝਾਉਣਾ (samjhauna).

    1. to explain
    2. to wait
    3. to send
    Show the answer

    to explain

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does ਬੇਨਤੀ (benti) mean?

   1. request
   2. permission
   3. please
   4. slowly
   Show the answer

   request

   ਬੇਨਤੀ (benti) means “request.”

2. quick checkWhat does ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ (ijazat) mean?

   1. permission
   2. please
   3. slowly
   4. attention
   Show the answer

   permission

   ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ (ijazat) means “permission.”

3. quick checkWhat does ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpa karke) mean?

   1. please
   2. slowly
   3. attention
   4. to explain
   Show the answer

   please

   ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpa karke) means “please.”

4. quick checkWhat does ਹੌਲੀ (hauli) mean?

   1. slowly
   2. attention
   3. to explain
   4. to wait
   Show the answer

   slowly

   ਹੌਲੀ (hauli) means “slowly.”

5. quick checkWhat does ਧਿਆਨ (dhian) mean?

   1. attention
   2. to explain
   3. to wait
   4. to send
   Show the answer

   attention

   ਧਿਆਨ (dhian) means “attention.”

Worksheet: Requests and Respectful Instructions Worksheet

Review list. ਬੇਨਤੀ · ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ · ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ · ਹੌਲੀ

Relationships and Shared Experiences

Describe relatives, friendships, and changing relationships with enough detail for real conversation. Practise possessive forms and relative–correlative clauses with ਜੋ…ਉਹ (jo…uh).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Punjabi practice tests. fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea. Every exercise works on Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms.

1. fill the gapPractice 4 [fill in the blank] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Type the complete Gurmukhi form for “trust”.

   Show the answer

   ਭਰੋਸਾ

2. translatePractice 5 [translation] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Read ਸਹਿਯੋਗ (sahyog) and give its contextual English meaning.

   Show the answer

   cooperation

3. translate into the languagePractice 6 [reverse translation] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Write “childhood” in Gurmukhi, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   ਬਚਪਨ

4. matchingPractice 7 [matching] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Match ਇਕੱਠੇ to its meaning in this lesson.

   1. shared
   2. together
   3. relative
   Show the answer

   together

5. put it in orderPractice 8 [reorder] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Rebuild this model with correct Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms: The woman whom I met is my neighbour.

   Show the answer

   ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਮਿਲੀ ਸੀ, ਉਹ ਮੇਰੀ ਗੁਆਂਢਣ ਹੈ।

6. build the sentencePractice 9 [sentence building] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Rebuild this model with correct Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms: Friends who trust one another stay together.

   Show the answer

   ਜੋ ਦੋਸਤ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।

7. choose the wordPractice 10 [word selection] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Select the Gurmukhi form for “neighbour”.

   1. ਦੋਸਤੀ
   2. ਭਰੋਸਾ
   3. ਗੁਆਂਢੀ
   Show the answer

   ਗੁਆਂਢੀ

8. find the mistakePractice 11 [error correction] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Replace a literal, agreement, or register error with the taught model for “The woman whom I met is my neighbour.”.

   Show the answer

   ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਮਿਲੀ ਸੀ, ਉਹ ਮੇਰੀ ਗੁਆਂਢਣ ਹੈ।

9. finish the dialoguePractice 12 [dialogue completion] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Complete ਲੀਨਾ’s turn: Yes, we have many shared experiences.

   Show the answer

   ਹਾਂ, ਸਾਡੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਤਜਰਬੇ ਹਨ।

10. readingPractice 13 [reading comprehension] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Read ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਕੌਣ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ? (tere nal kaun aia hai?). What exact detail does it communicate?

    Show the answer

    Who has come with you?

11. paragraphPractice 14 [paragraph comprehension] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: Read the whole dialogue and explain this turn’s contribution: ਜੋ ਨੀਲੀ ਕਮੀਜ਼ ਪਾਈ ਬੈਠਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ ਹੈ।

    Show the answer

    The one sitting in a blue shirt is my brother.

12. the main ideaPractice 15 [main idea] — Relationships and Shared Experiences: State the main communicative purpose of “Relationships and Shared Experiences”.

    Show the answer

    Describe relatives, friendships, and changing relationships with enough detail for real conversation.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰ (rishtedar) mean?

   1. relative
   2. neighbour
   3. friendship
   4. trust
   Show the answer

   relative

   ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰ (rishtedar) means “relative.”

2. quick checkWhat does ਗੁਆਂਢੀ (guandhi) mean?

   1. neighbour
   2. friendship
   3. trust
   4. cooperation
   Show the answer

   neighbour

   ਗੁਆਂਢੀ (guandhi) means “neighbour.”

3. quick checkWhat does ਦੋਸਤੀ (dosti) mean?

   1. friendship
   2. trust
   3. cooperation
   4. childhood
   Show the answer

   friendship

   ਦੋਸਤੀ (dosti) means “friendship.”

4. quick checkWhat does ਭਰੋਸਾ (bharosa) mean?

   1. trust
   2. cooperation
   3. childhood
   4. together
   Show the answer

   trust

   ਭਰੋਸਾ (bharosa) means “trust.”

5. quick checkWhat does ਸਹਿਯੋਗ (sahyog) mean?

   1. cooperation
   2. childhood
   3. together
   4. shared
   Show the answer

   cooperation

   ਸਹਿਯੋਗ (sahyog) means “cooperation.”

Worksheet: Relationships and Shared Experiences Worksheet

Review list. ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰ · ਗੁਆਂਢੀ · ਦੋਸਤੀ · ਭਰੋਸਾ

ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ

Agreeing is ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹੋਣਾ and disagreeing politely is done in three moves: accept the person, name the doubt, offer an alternative. ਸਹਿਮਤ takes ਨਾਲ (ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹਾਂ), and the softer refusal uses ਇੱਕ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ or ਸੋਚਣਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Punjabi practice tests. Punjabi. Every exercise works on Gurmukhi, three tones written by ਘ ਝ ਢ ਧ ਭ and the ਹ series, three-way address (ਤੂੰ / ਤੁਸੀਂ / ਤੁਸੀਂ ਜੀ), the ergative ਨੇ in the perfective, verb-final order, and the analytical future (-ਆਂਗਾ/-ੇਗਾ).

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Choose the meaning of ਸਹਿਮਤ (sahmat) in this lesson.

   1. agreeing
   2. opinion
   3. gentleness
   4. to think, to consider
   Show the answer

   agreeing

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Type the Punjabi expression meaning “opinion”.

   Show the answer

   ਰਾਏ

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Interpret the Gurmukhi in context: ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਗੱਲ ਨਾਲ ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹਾਂ। (main tuhadi gal nal sahmat han.).

   Show the answer

   I agree with your point.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Write in Gurmukhi: But there is one thing: the cost will rise..

   Show the answer

   ਪਰ ਇੱਕ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ: ਖ਼ਰਚਾ ਵੱਧ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ।

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Match ਨਰਮੀ to its lesson meaning.

   1. gentleness
   2. agreeing
   3. opinion
   Show the answer

   gentleness

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Punjabi: I will have to think it over..

   Show the answer

   ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸੋਚਣਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ।

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (ਮੈਂ ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹਾਂ · ਪਰ ਇੱਕ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ · ਸੋਚਣਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ): I agree with your point..

   Show the answer

   ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਗੱਲ ਨਾਲ ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹਾਂ।

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Select the Punjabi form for “to think, to consider”.

   1. ਸੋਚਣਾ
   2. ਵੱਖਰਾ
   Show the answer

   ਸੋਚਣਾ

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Correct the model the lesson warns about: ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਗੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹਾਂ।

   Show the answer

   ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਗੱਲ ਨਾਲ ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹਾਂ।

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: My opinion is that we change the plan.

    Show the answer

    ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਗੱਲ ਨਾਲ ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹਾਂ, ਪਰ ਇੱਕ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ।

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Read “ਦੱਸੋ।” (dasso.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Tell me.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] ਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਮ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: The cost will be higher. I will have to think it over.

    Show the answer

    ਖ਼ਰਚਾ ਵੱਧ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸੋਚਣਾ ਪਵੇਗਾ।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਸਹਿਮਤ?

   1. agreeing
   2. opinion
   3. gentleness
   4. to think, to consider
   Show the answer

   agreeing

   ਸਹਿਮਤ (sahmat) means agreeing in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਰਾਏ?

   1. opinion
   2. agreeing
   3. gentleness
   4. to think, to consider
   Show the answer

   opinion

   ਰਾਏ (rae) means opinion in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਨਰਮੀ?

   1. gentleness
   2. agreeing
   3. opinion
   4. to think, to consider
   Show the answer

   gentleness

   ਨਰਮੀ (narmi) means gentleness in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਸੋਚਣਾ?

   1. to think, to consider
   2. agreeing
   3. opinion
   4. gentleness
   Show the answer

   to think, to consider

   ਸੋਚਣਾ (sochna) means to think, to consider in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਵੱਖਰਾ?

   1. separate, different
   2. agreeing
   3. opinion
   4. gentleness
   Show the answer

   separate, different

   ਵੱਖਰਾ (vakhra) means separate, different in this lesson.

Worksheet: Agreement worksheet

Review list. ਸਹਿਮਤ · ਰਾਏ · ਨਰਮੀ · ਸੋਚਣਾ

Reasoning and Conditions

Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons

Give an opinion without sounding absolute, support it with a reason, and compare alternatives. Use ਮੇਰੇ ਖ਼ਿਆਲ ਵਿੱਚ (mere khial vich), ਕਿਉਂਕਿ (kiunki), and ਦੇ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ (de mukable).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Punjabi practice tests. detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking, free response. Every exercise works on Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms.

1. spot the detailPractice 5 [detail identification] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Read ਤੇਰੇ ਖ਼ਿਆਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਰਸਤਾ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਹੈ? (tere khial vich kihra rasta behtar hai?). What exact detail does it communicate?

   Show the answer

   In your opinion, which route is better?

2. what is meantPractice 6 [inference] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Infer the intended meaning of ਬੱਸ ਦੇ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਰੇਲ ਤੇਜ਼ ਹੈ। without losing its qualification or social force.

   Show the answer

   Compared with the bus, the train is fast.

3. listeningPractice 7 [listening comprehension] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I disagree because it is crowded there.

4. dictationPractice 8 [dictation] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Play the labeled synthetic Punjabi audio and type the complete line in Gurmukhi.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਅਸੀਂ ਦੂਜਾ ਰਸਤਾ ਲਵਾਂਗੇ।

5. listen and choosePractice 9 [listen and choose] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Play the synthetic audio and choose its contextual meaning.

   1. In your opinion, which route is better?
   2. In my opinion, the short route is better.
   3. opinion

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   In your opinion, which route is better?

6. listen, then orderPractice 10 [listen and reorder] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Rebuild this model with correct Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms: In my opinion, the train is better.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ਮੇਰੇ ਖ਼ਿਆਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੇਲ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਹੈ।

7. listen and fillPractice 11 [listen and fill] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “ਮੈਂ…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ਮੈਂ ਸਹਿਮਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਉੱਥੇ ਭੀੜ ਹੈ।

8. repeat itPractice 12 [repeat after audio] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Repeat the synthetic model with its phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਅਸੀਂ ਦੂਜਾ ਰਸਤਾ ਲਵਾਂਗੇ।

9. pronunciationPractice 13 [pronunciation] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Practise ਸਹਿਮਤ (sahimat) with the lesson-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ਸਹਿਮਤ

10. shadow the audioPractice 14 [shadowing] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Shadow the synthetic Punjabi model, preserving rhythm and target-language sounds. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    ਮੇਰੇ ਖ਼ਿਆਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਛੋਟਾ ਰਸਤਾ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਹੈ।

11. guided speakingPractice 15 [guided speaking] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    ਬੱਸ ਦੇ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਰੇਲ ਤੇਜ਼ ਹੈ।

12. answer in your own wordsPractice 16 [free response] — Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    ਮੇਰੇ ਖ਼ਿਆਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੇਲ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਹੈ।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does ਰਾਇ (rae) mean?

   1. opinion
   2. reason
   3. advantage
   4. disadvantage
   Show the answer

   opinion

   ਰਾਇ (rae) means “opinion.”

2. quick checkWhat does ਕਾਰਨ (karan) mean?

   1. reason
   2. advantage
   3. disadvantage
   4. in agreement
   Show the answer

   reason

   ਕਾਰਨ (karan) means “reason.”

3. quick checkWhat does ਫ਼ਾਇਦਾ (faida) mean?

   1. advantage
   2. disadvantage
   3. in agreement
   4. different
   Show the answer

   advantage

   ਫ਼ਾਇਦਾ (faida) means “advantage.”

4. quick checkWhat does ਨੁਕਸਾਨ (nuksan) mean?

   1. disadvantage
   2. in agreement
   3. different
   4. better
   Show the answer

   disadvantage

   ਨੁਕਸਾਨ (nuksan) means “disadvantage.”

5. quick checkWhat does ਸਹਿਮਤ (sahimat) mean?

   1. in agreement
   2. different
   3. better
   4. comparison
   Show the answer

   in agreement

   ਸਹਿਮਤ (sahimat) means “in agreement.”

Worksheet: Opinions, Reasons, and Comparisons Worksheet

Review list. ਰਾਇ · ਕਾਰਨ · ਫ਼ਾਇਦਾ · ਨੁਕਸਾਨ

Weather, Conditions, and Plans

Discuss weather forecasts and explain how conditions affect plans. Build real and hypothetical conditions with ਜੇ…ਤਾਂ (je…tan), while recycling future and obligation forms.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Punjabi practice tests. roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, guided composition, register transformation, tone identification, semantic distinction, contextual meaning, multiple choice, fill in the blank. Every exercise works on Punjabi Gurmukhi, gender/agreement, postpositions, aspect, and respectful forms.

1. role playPractice 6 [roleplay] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Role-play ਦੀਪ with appropriate register: According to the forecast, it will rain.

   Show the answer

   ਪੂਰਵ-ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਵੇਗਾ।

2. write a sentencePractice 7 [sentence writing] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Write one accurate Gurmukhi sentence using ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨਾ.

   Show the answer

   ਜੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਵੇਗਾ, ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਘਰ ਰਹਾਂਗੇ।

3. short writingPractice 8 [short writing] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Write 2–3 connected Punjabi sentences applying Weather, Conditions, and Plans.

   Show the answer

   ਜੇ ਧੁੱਪ ਹੋਈ, ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਸੈਰ ਕਰਾਂਗੇ। ਜੇ ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ ਆਇਆ, ਤਾਂ ਉਡਾਣ ਰੱਦ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ।

4. say it another wayPractice 9 [paraphrase] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or register: ਜੇ ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ ਆਇਆ, ਤਾਂ ਉਡਾਣ ਰੱਦ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ।

   Show the answer

   ਜੇ ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ ਆਇਆ, ਤਾਂ ਉਡਾਣ ਰੱਦ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ।

5. summarisePractice 10 [summary] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Summarize the dialogue in one precise Punjabi sentence.

   Show the answer

   ਪੂਰਵ-ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਵੇਗਾ।

6. guided compositionPractice 11 [guided composition] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Compose a short response with the taught pattern “ਜੇ + condition, ਤਾਂ + result”.

   Show the answer

   ਜੇ ਧੁੱਪ ਹੋਈ, ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਸੈਰ ਕਰਾਂਗੇ।

7. change the registerPractice 12 [register transformation] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Recast “If a storm comes, the flight may be cancelled.” in the formal/respectful or colloquial register taught here.

   Show the answer

   ਜੇ ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ ਆਇਆ, ਤਾਂ ਉਡਾਣ ਰੱਦ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ।

8. read the tonePractice 13 [tone identification] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Identify the tone or stance of ਜੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਵੇਗਾ, ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਘਰ ਰਹਾਂਗੇ।.

   Show the answer

   The wording realizes Conditions with ਜੇ…ਤਾਂ with the lesson-appropriate stance and register.

9. which one fitsPractice 14 [semantic distinction] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Distinguish ਤਾਪਮਾਨ from ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨਾ in meaning and use.

   Show the answer

   ਤਾਪਮਾਨ means “temperature”; ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨਾ means “to cancel”. Grammar and context determine the choice.

10. meaning in contextPractice 15 [contextual meaning] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Explain the contextual force of ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨਾ in this lesson.

    Show the answer

    Here it contributes “to cancel” within Conditions with ਜੇ…ਤਾਂ.

11. multiple choicePractice 16 [multiple choice] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Choose the lesson meaning of ਬਦਲਣਾ (badalna).

    1. to change
    2. weather
    3. forecast
    Show the answer

    to change

12. fill the gapPractice 17 [fill in the blank] — Weather, Conditions, and Plans: Type the complete Gurmukhi form for “weather”.

    Show the answer

    ਮੌਸਮ

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does ਮੌਸਮ (mausam) mean?

   1. weather
   2. forecast
   3. storm
   4. sunshine
   Show the answer

   weather

   ਮੌਸਮ (mausam) means “weather.”

2. quick checkWhat does ਪੂਰਵ-ਅਨੁਮਾਨ (purav-anuman) mean?

   1. forecast
   2. storm
   3. sunshine
   4. cloudiness
   Show the answer

   forecast

   ਪੂਰਵ-ਅਨੁਮਾਨ (purav-anuman) means “forecast.”

3. quick checkWhat does ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ (tufan) mean?

   1. storm
   2. sunshine
   3. cloudiness
   4. temperature
   Show the answer

   storm

   ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ (tufan) means “storm.”

4. quick checkWhat does ਧੁੱਪ (dhup) mean?

   1. sunshine
   2. cloudiness
   3. temperature
   4. to cancel
   Show the answer

   sunshine

   ਧੁੱਪ (dhup) means “sunshine.”

5. quick checkWhat does ਬੱਦਲਵਾਈ (baddalvai) mean?

   1. cloudiness
   2. temperature
   3. to cancel
   4. to change
   Show the answer

   cloudiness

   ਬੱਦਲਵਾਈ (baddalvai) means “cloudiness.”

Worksheet: Weather, Conditions, and Plans Worksheet

Review list. ਮੌਸਮ · ਪੂਰਵ-ਅਨੁਮਾਨ · ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨ · ਧੁੱਪ

ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ

A plan that depends on something uses ਜੇ … ਤਾਂ with the subjunctive (ਪਵੇ) and the future (ਜਾਵਾਂਗੇ). When the reason is outside your control, Punjabi says ਮਜਬੂਰੀ ਕਾਰਨ, and the work of changing the plan is ਬਦਲਣੀ ਪਵੇਗੀ.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Punjabi practice tests. Punjabi. Every exercise works on Gurmukhi, three tones written by ਘ ਝ ਢ ਧ ਭ and the ਹ series, three-way address (ਤੂੰ / ਤੁਸੀਂ / ਤੁਸੀਂ ਜੀ), the ergative ਨੇ in the perfective, verb-final order, and the analytical future (-ਆਂਗਾ/-ੇਗਾ).

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Choose the meaning of ਯੋਜਨਾ (yojna) in this lesson.

   1. plan
   2. change
   3. compulsion, constraint
   4. may fall (subjunctive)
   Show the answer

   plan

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Type the Punjabi expression meaning “change”.

   Show the answer

   ਤਬਦੀਲੀ

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Interpret the Gurmukhi in context: ਜੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਵਾਂਗੇ। (je minh pave tan asin nahin javange.).

   Show the answer

   If it rains we will not go.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Write in Gurmukhi: Because of a compulsion I will not be able to come..

   Show the answer

   ਮਜਬੂਰੀ ਕਾਰਨ ਮੈਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਆ ਸਕਾਂਗਾ।

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Match ਮਜਬੂਰੀ to its lesson meaning.

   1. compulsion, constraint
   2. plan
   3. change
   Show the answer

   compulsion, constraint

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Punjabi: A change will have to be made in the plan..

   Show the answer

   ਯੋਜਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਕਰਨੀ ਪਵੇਗੀ।

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (ਜੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਵਾਂਗੇ · ਮਜਬੂਰੀ ਕਾਰਨ · ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲਣੀ ਪਵੇਗੀ): If it rains we will not go..

   Show the answer

   ਜੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਵਾਂਗੇ।

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Select the Punjabi form for “may fall (subjunctive)”.

   1. ਪਵੇ
   2. ਰੱਦ
   Show the answer

   ਪਵੇ

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Correct the model the lesson warns about: ਜੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਵੇਗਾ ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਵਾਂਗੇ।

   Show the answer

   ਜੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਵਾਂਗੇ।

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Is tomorrow's programme fixed?

    Show the answer

    ਜੇ ਮੀਂਹ ਪਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ।

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Read “ਤਾਂ ਫਿਰ ਕੀ ਕਰੀਏ?” (tan phir ki karie?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Then what shall we do?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] ਜੇ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲੇ — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Because of the constraint we will have to change the plan. We will take the indoor hall.

    Show the answer

    ਮਜਬੂਰੀ ਕਾਰਨ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਦਲਣੀ ਪਵੇਗੀ। ਅੰਦਰ ਦਾ ਹਾਲ ਲੈ ਲਵਾਂਗੇ।

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਯੋਜਨਾ?

   1. plan
   2. change
   3. compulsion, constraint
   4. may fall (subjunctive)
   Show the answer

   plan

   ਯੋਜਨਾ (yojna) means plan in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਤਬਦੀਲੀ?

   1. change
   2. plan
   3. compulsion, constraint
   4. may fall (subjunctive)
   Show the answer

   change

   ਤਬਦੀਲੀ (tabdili) means change in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਮਜਬੂਰੀ?

   1. compulsion, constraint
   2. plan
   3. change
   4. may fall (subjunctive)
   Show the answer

   compulsion, constraint

   ਮਜਬੂਰੀ (majburi) means compulsion, constraint in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਪਵੇ?

   1. may fall (subjunctive)
   2. plan
   3. change
   4. compulsion, constraint
   Show the answer

   may fall (subjunctive)

   ਪਵੇ (pave) means may fall (subjunctive) in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ਰੱਦ?

   1. cancelled
   2. plan
   3. change
   4. compulsion, constraint
   Show the answer

   cancelled

   ਰੱਦ (radd) means cancelled in this lesson.

Worksheet: Plans worksheet

Review list. ਯੋਜਨਾ · ਤਬਦੀਲੀ · ਮਜਬੂਰੀ · ਪਵੇ

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the B1 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Punjabi B1 vocabulary list — the words of “Narrating and Managing Duties” through “Reasoning and Conditions”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The B1 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Punjabi B1. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Punjabi B2 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageTranslate: ਘਟਨਾ (ghatna)

   Show the answer

   event

2. translate into the languageTranslate: ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ (zimmevari)

   Show the answer

   responsibility

3. translate into the languageTranslate: ਬੇਨਤੀ (benti)

   Show the answer

   request

4. translate into the languageTranslate: ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰ (rishtedar)

   Show the answer

   relative

5. translate into the languageTranslate: ਰਾਇ (rae)

   Show the answer

   opinion

6. translate into the languageTranslate: ਮੌਸਮ (mausam)

   Show the answer

   weather

7. translate into EnglishProduce this Punjabi idea: First I looked at the map.

   Show the answer

   ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਨਕਸ਼ਾ ਵੇਖਿਆ। (pahilan main naksha vekhia.)

8. fill the gapProduce this Punjabi idea: We have to follow the rules.

   Show the answer

   ਸਾਨੂੰ ਨਿਯਮ ਮੰਨਣੇ ਪੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ। (sanun niyam manne painde han.)

9. put it in orderProduce this Punjabi idea: Could you explain this again?

   Show the answer

   ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਫਿਰ ਸਮਝਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ? (ki tusin ih phir samjha sakde ho?)

10. say it out loudProduce this Punjabi idea: The person who lives with me is my brother.

    Show the answer

    ਜੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ ਹੈ। (jo mere kol rahinda hai, uh mera bhra hai.)

Punjabi B1 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Punjabi B1 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Bhangra is the harvest dance of Punjab, tied to Vaisakhi in April and the first quarter of May, when the wheat comes in. The ਢੋਲ sets the beat, the dancers answer it with the shoulder and the knee, and the women's ਗਿੱਧਾ answers back with ਬੋਲੀਆਂ — couplets tossed one at a time across the circle. In the villages the dance is a work party with a drum in it, not a performance with an audience.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Bhangra (dance)”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: A Vaisakhi fair was on in the village. The dhol was being played and the boys were dancing bhangra. The girls danced giddha and threw boliyan. The elders sat in the shade and talked about the wheat crop. I started dancing too but tired quickly. In the evening we shared the langar and went home happy.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged pa-IN; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Raj: Where has the preparation for the Vaisakhi programme reached? Seema: It is settled with the dhol player, but we need a tent for the shade. Raj: How much will the tent cost? Seema: About ten thousand. I have sent a request to the committee. Raj: All right, stop the bidding work until the reply comes.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• ਮੈਂ ਨੇ ਨਕਸ਼ਾ ਵੇਖਿਆ। → ਮੈਂ ਨਕਸ਼ਾ ਵੇਖਿਆ। The ergative ਨੇ is not used after ਮੈਂ and ਅਸੀਂ in the standard perfective.
• ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਮੈਂ ਜਾਵਾਂਗਾ ਸੀ। → ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਮੈਂ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। A finished past takes the perfective ਗਿਆ ਸੀ, not the future ਜਾਵਾਂਗਾ.
• ਉਹ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਦਦ ਕੀਤੀ। → ਉਸ ਨੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਦਦ ਕੀਤੀ। A third-person subject of a transitive perfective takes ਨੇ: ਉਸ ਨੇ.

Your task

Plan a village event in Punjabi, and report it after Write eight lines: three lines of planning between two people (who does what by when, with ਲੋੜ and ਪਵੇਗਾ), then five lines reporting the event in the past, using one perfective with ਨੇ, one future from the planning, and one idiom from the list.

After B1: the B1+ checkpoint

B1+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Punjabi B1 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at B1+ when you can work in the language, argue a point politely. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the B2 pages.

Keep going