Flashcards by topic in Punjabi
Short Punjabi topic-deck reviews spaced across the week build recall more reliably than one long memorisation session.
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Cards carry memory: ਕਾਰਡ (card) — one word, one side; meaning, the other. ਯਾਦਦਾਸ਼ਤ (memory) strengthens with every recall; ਭੁੱਲਣਾ (forgetting) is just unreviewed memory. Build decks per topic — greetings, food, verbs — and review each separately.
Spacing schedules success: ਵਕਫ਼ਾ (interval) — review new cards tomorrow, then in three days, seven, thirty. ਫਿਰ ਫਿਰ (again and again), but wider each time. Cramming fills hours; spacing fills years.
Rhythms sustain streaks: ਰੋਜ਼ (daily) quick decks, ਹਫ਼ਤਾਵਾਰੀ (weekly) full reviews, ਮਹੀਨਾਵਾਰੀ (monthly) championships. Ten daily minutes beat Sunday marathons; streaks turn study into ਆਦਤ (habit).
Scores gamify growth: ਨੰਬਰ (marks), ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ (contest), ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ (achievement) — even ਹਾਰ (defeat) teaches. Quiz yourself, beat yesterday's score, celebrate loudly. Flashcards are games that pay in fluency.
Words and phrases for this topic
| English | Punjabi | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| Card | ਕਾਰਡ | kaard |
| Memory | ਯਾਦਦਾਸ਼ਤ | yaaddaasht |
| Forgetting | ਭੁੱਲਣਾ | bhullanaa |
| Revision / review | ਦੁਹਰਾਅ | duhraa |
| Score / marks | ਨੰਬਰ | number |
| Contest / quiz game | ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ | mukaablaa |
| Achievement | ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ | praapti |
| Failure / defeat | ਹਾਰ | haar |
| Interval / space | ਵਕਫ਼ਾ | vakaafaa |
| Again and again | ਫਿਰ ਫਿਰ | phir phir |
| Daily | ਰੋਜ਼ | roz |
| Weekly | ਹਫ਼ਤਾਵਾਰੀ | haftavaari |
| Monthly | ਮਹੀਨਾਵਾਰੀ | maheenaavaari |
Language, culture, and common traps
Practice: recall, then use
Use this quick recall drill for Flashcards by topic. Hide the script and romanisation columns; say the Punjabi form for each cue before revealing its row, then check spelling and sound. The phrase-table speaker buttons provide a model when a matching browser voice is available.
- Card
- Achievement
- Monthly
Transfer practice. Use the three cues as active-recall cards: try each answer before turning to the key, then revisit the ones you missed after a short break. Shuffle the order on the next pass. Do not count a card as learned just because the answer looks familiar while it is visible. Start from ਕਾਰਡ (kaard) and decide whether it fits the situation before using it elsewhere.
Context check. For Flashcards by topic, “Monthly” belongs to a particular setting. A common mistake is to treat an English gloss as universal; read the language-specific note above and ask a fluent speaker when local usage differs.
Check your recall: answer key
- ਕਾਰਡ kaard — Card
- ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ praapti — Achievement
- ਮਹੀਨਾਵਾਰੀ maheenaavaari — Monthly
Questions learners ask
ਫਿਰ ਫਿਰ (again and again) — but spaced: 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 30 days. ਵਕਫ਼ਾ (spacing) beats cramming; ਯਾਦਦਾਸ਼ਤ (memory) loves intervals.
Five to ten per topic — quality over quantity. Master one ਕਾਰਡ deck fully before opening the next; half-known decks rot.
ਰੋਜ਼ (daily) short sessions — ten minutes, every day, no exceptions. Streaks compound; ਭੁੱਲਣਾ (forgetting) loses to routine.