Hello People
We speak Urdu at home and within my extended family. A lot of my parents’ family friends speak Punjabi though. Anyway, I don’t usually have a problem understanding Punjabi when Pakistanis speak it but have difficulties for some reason when I hear Indian (Sikhs) speaking Punjabi.
Is there really a difference between the Punjabi that Pakistanis speak compared to the Punjabi Sikhs speak, or is it just me? 
could be your family friends mix punjabi and urdu together, whereas sikh's speak "tate" punjabi, which means pure punjabi w/o mixing hindi or in this case urdu.
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*Originally posted by punjab da sher: *
could be your family friends mix punjabi and urdu together, whereas sikh's speak "tate" punjabi, which means pure punjabi w/o mixing hindi or in this case urdu.
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Perhaps. I usually find that Sikhs speak more 'hardcore' (for lack of a better word) Punjabi which is why I can never understand it.
Yeah you have point, Sikh punjabi is a bit different from Punjabi commonly spoken by a lot of Pakistanis I have met. But in my expereince it does'nt take long to understand the differences.
It is because the Sikhs use words that are more “thate”(or Hardcore ). For Example Menu badhi “daa di” pokah lagee hai would mean I am very hungry. We would use “zor say / zor ki” and they would probably use “daa di”
And like other languages Punjabi also has dialects.Even with in Punjab you would come across a number of dialects, which would be difficult to understand by the “refined panjabi” (urdu mixed with the punjabi) speakers. The people of Jehlum have their Punjabi and the Sargodha side also have their. As you travel down towards multan (down south) you will come across more “saraieke” words incorporated in their Punjabi.
very true paindoo. I’ve seen those who live in the pind, or spent a large portion of their life speak more tate punjabi. I remember my uncle was saying saying something about salt and kept saying “loon” as opposed to "namak"and i had no clue as to what he was talking about..lol 
Lahori punjabi is really posh. It's sort of like a cross between urdu and punjabi. It sounds nice but sort of mixed up.
i simply love sikh punjabi,its so nice,it sounds real...well posh n doesnt sound paindu.im learning sikh punjabi from my sikh mates,i have proper conversations in punjabi with one of my sikh friends.kidaaaaan!!!
erm,lahori punjabi sounds posh?i always thought it sounded real paindu.
Well you've obviously never been in a pind then...
I am guessing all of you are FBD (Foreign Born Desis). Its amsuing to see you guys talk about how punjabi is different between sikhs and people from lahore. FYI, lahore is a city in punjab, there are other cities in punjab where people speak punjabi.
Punjabi kuri,
As far as paindoo is concerned, if punjabi is mostly spoken in pind, than I am proud to be a paindoo. Unlike you I do not speak it becasue it makes me look cool.
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*Originally posted by Kaleem: *
I am guessing all of you are FBD (Foreign Born Desis). Its amsuing to see you guys talk about how punjabi is different between sikhs and people from lahore. FYI, lahore is a city in punjab, there are other cities in punjab where people speak punjabi.
Punjabi kuri,
As far as paindoo is concerned, if punjabi is mostly spoken in pind, than I am proud to be a paindoo. Unlike you I do not speak it becasue it makes me look cool.
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Now now,mr Kaleem,where did i say that there is somin wrong with paindu punjabi?Where did i say being a paindoo is somin shamefull,somin not to be proud of?How can you say i speak sikh punjabi coz it makes me look cool?I just prefer and like the sound of sikh punjabi over the punjabi iv heard from some of my relatives who live in a pind and the way iv heard pakistani punjabi.
Re: Punjabi Language
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*Originally posted by MehnazQ: *
Hello People
We speak Urdu at home and within my extended family. A lot of my parents' family friends speak Punjabi though. Anyway, I don't usually have a problem understanding Punjabi when Pakistanis speak it but have difficulties for some reason when I hear Indian (Sikhs) speaking Punjabi.
Is there really a difference between the Punjabi that Pakistanis speak compared to the Punjabi Sikhs speak, or is it just me? :)
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now, the real punjabi is the one that Sikhs speak. cuz punjab was india's part before independence. and most punjabis from pak side have changed their religions. so in pak urdu is our real language, that almost everyone around our country can understand. but yes, see the punjabi spoken in islamabad/pindi is different, punjabi in lahore is spoken differently. doosri baat yeh bhi hai kay with my amma, she speaks punj with my papa and urdu with us. and her punjabi has turned half into urdu now, cuz she doesnt get to speak with my abba that much. so uss say bhi fark parta hai....
In my part of Punjab, two different Punjabi dialects are spoken: Potohari and what we call "Lahori" Punjabi which is probably Majhi. I can assure you that most Punjabi speakers have a tougher time understanding Potohari than the Sikh (Doabi) dialects.
The Sikh Punjabi and the Punjabi of Lahore and its surroundings till Faisalabad is very sweet! (I don't mean that others are not)
mere naal vi koi punjabi bole na?!
:( !!!
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*Originally posted by moona: *
mere naal vi koi punjabi bole na?!
:( !!!
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huh?
don't forget the hindu punjabi hehe. they do exist.
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*Originally posted by vivek: *
don't forget the hindu punjabi hehe. they do exist.
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Nop, we don't recognize them! Lolz!!! Just kiddin!
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*Originally posted by moona: *
mere naal vi koi punjabi bole na?!
:( !!!
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I would if I could type it properly. Can understand it perfectly, and can speak it functionally :)
mehnaz
as a guppie already mentioned above, even within pakistan there are different dialects of punjabi from thate [hardcore] to easy ones depending on the regions...
like in my house we speak urdu but in my dadaji's house in rawalpindi we speak very thate hardcore potohari which is a dialect of punjabi in that region...and for some punjabis from lahore for example who speak a mix of urdu and punjabi its difficult to understand...like if u watch the ptv programs in punjabi its very easy punjabi which most ppl who dont have much exposure to punjabi even can understand....thats more like lahori punjabi i think...
in multan they speak siraiki which has some sindhi influence i think so they use some words which are different too...
i actually have never heard sikh punjabi so dono how it sounds...but there are ppl in pak too who speak the hardcore punjabi very separate from urdu and difficult to understand to non punjabi speakers...but u will find them in the smaller cities mostly...