Travel and Tourism
Read Panjabi words for travel and tourism in Gurmukhi script: places to stay, getting around, and the services a visitor needs.
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Free, interactive practice on the words and structures the examiner keeps asking for.
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Getting ready to travel
This module builds your Panjabi for travel and tourism: finding a place to stay, getting around, and the services a visitor needs.
Each example is a Panjabi word with its English meaning. A full sentence looks like this: ਮੈਨੂੰ ਯਾਦਗਾਰ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ (mainu yaadgaar pasand hai), meaning I like the souvenir.
Words for getting around
Start with four words for getting around on holiday.
Match each holiday word
- ਯਾਦਗਾਰ
- ਠਹਿਰਨਾ
- ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ
- ਏਅਰ ਕੰਡੀਸ਼ਨ
- a souvenir
- to stay
- a welcome at reception
- air conditioning
Plan your trip
A good trip takes a little planning. You find a place to stay, work out how to get around, and ask for help when you need it. Reading the whole Panjabi word or phrase tells you what a sign or desk is offering, so you can choose the right one.
Which word is bicycle hire?
Which Panjabi phrase means bicycle hire?
- ਕਿਰਾਏ ਦੀ ਸਾਈਕਲ
- ਕਾਰਾਂ ਕਿਰਾਏ ਤੇ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਫਰਮ
- ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ
- ਸੰਬੰਧ
Spot the two transport words
Select the TWO words that are about getting around.
- ਕਿਰਾਏ ਦੀ ਸਾਈਕਲ
- ਕਾਰਾਂ ਕਿਰਾਏ ਤੇ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਫਰਮ
- ਯਾਦਗਾਰ
- ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨੂੰ
Match each travel service
- ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ
- ਯਾਤਰੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਫਤਰ
- ਸਮਾਨ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਥਾਂ
- ਛੁੱਟੀ ਲਈ ਬੰਦ
- information
- a tourist information office
- a left-luggage store
- closed for the holiday
Getting around and settling in
Reading the whole word tells you whether it is about getting around or about your stay. Here are more of each.
Find the two comfort words
Tap the TWO words that make a stay more comfortable.
- ਏਅਰ ਕੰਡੀਸ਼ਨ, air conditioning
- ਯਾਦਗਾਰ, a souvenir
- ਅਰਾਮ ਕੁਰਸੀ, a wicker beach chair
- ਸੰਬੰਧ, a connection
Reading a sentence
Now read a full Panjabi sentence:
ਮੈਂ ਹੋਟਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਠਹਿਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ (main hotel vich thehrda haan) = "I stay in a hotel". It starts with ਮੈਂ (main, "I"), and ਵਿੱਚ (vich) means in.
What does it say?
In ਮੈਂ ਹੋਟਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਠਹਿਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ (main hotel vich thehrda haan), what does the person do?
- They stay in a hotel
- They leave the hotel
- They buy a souvenir
- They are in a hurry
Plan a day out
Put the steps of planning a day out into a sensible order.
- Ask for information at the tourist office
- Confirm the times you were given
- Travel into town
- Have a look around the sights
- Buy a souvenir to remember the day
Complete the travel facts
A small gift you take home is a _____. A place that lends out bikes offers bicycle _____. Somewhere to leave your bags is a left-luggage _____. On a hot day a room needs air _____. If shops are shut for a holiday they are _____.
Read the travel signs
Use what you know to read each Panjabi sign. Choose each time.
- A desk is labelled ਯਾਤਰੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਫਤਰ. What is it?
- A shop sign reads ਛੁੱਟੀ ਲਈ ਬੰਦ. What does it mean?
- A rack offers ਕਿਰਾਏ ਦੀ ਸਾਈਕਲ. What can you do?
Write about a trip
In English, write about a trip you would like to take, using some of the Panjabi words. This is written in English and is not auto-marked.
- Name two things a tourist office can help with
- Name one Panjabi travel word and its meaning
- Say where you would like to stay and why
- Write one full Panjabi sentence, for example ਮੈਂ ਹੋਟਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਠਹਿਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ