Learn Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ🔊)

No. Start with spoken Punjabi in Roman letters, and let Gurmukhi come second. Learners who speak first stay motivated far longer than learners who drill letters for a month before saying a word.

ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ🔊🔊 for respect, ਹਾਂ🔊🔊 and ਨਹੀਂ🔊🔊, ਧੰਨਵਾਦ🔊🔊, ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ🔊🔊, ਠੀਕ ਹੈ🔊🔊, and ਮੈਂ🔊🔊 — I. With those seven you can open any interaction in Punjab politely while your vocabulary grows underneath.

The three tones — high, low, level — on voiced aspirates, plus retroflexes. Ten minutes of daily listening retunes your ears within weeks; the pronunciation page walks you through each one.