The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Punjabi language. The words listed below are not the most common words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Punjabi |
| I | ਮੈਂ main |
| thou | ਤੂੰ tūn |
| we | ਅਸੀਂ asīn |
| this | ਇਹ ih |
| that | ਉਹ uh |
| who | ਕੌਣ kaun |
| what | ਕੀ kī |
| not | ਨਹੀਂ nahīn |
| all | ਸਭ sabh |
| many | ਬਹੁਤ bahut |
| one | ਇੱਕ ikk |
| two | ਦੋ do |
| big | ਵੱਡਾ vadda |
| long | ਲੰਬਾ lamba |
| small | ਛੋਟਾ choṭa |
| woman | ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ zanāni |
| man (adult male) | ਆਦਮੀ ādami |
| man (human being) | ਮਨੁੱਖ manukh |
| bird | ਪੰਛੀ panchhi |
| dog | ਕੁੱਤਾ kutta |
| louse | ਜੂੰ jūn |
| tree | ਦਰਖਤ darakhat |
| seed | ਬੀ bi |
| leaf | ਪੱਤਾ patta |
| root | ਜੜ jar |
| bark | ਛਿੱਲ chhill |
| skin | ਚਮੜੀ chamri |
| meat | ਮਾਸ mās |
| blood | ਖੂਨ khūn |
| bone | ਹੱਡੀ haddi |
| fat (n.) | ਚਰਬੀ charbi |
| fire | ਅੱਗ agg |
| egg | ਅੰਡਾ anda |
| horn | ਸਿੰਙ sing |
| tail | ਪੂੰਛ pūnchh |
| feather | ਖੰਭ khambh |
| fish | ਮੱਛੀ machchhi |
| hair | ਵਾਲ vāl |
| head | ਸਿਰ sir |
| ear | ਕੰਨ kann |
| eye | ਅੱਖ akkh |
| fingernail | ਨਹੁੰ nahun |
| nose | ਨੱਕ nakk |
| mouth | ਮੂੰਹ mūnh |
| tooth | ਦੰਦ dand |
| tongue | ਜੀਭ jībh |
| foot | ਪੈਰ pair |
| knee | ਗੋਡਾ goda |
| hand | ਹੱਥ hatth |
| belly | ਢਿੱਡ dhidd |
| neck | ਗਰਦਨ gardan |
| breast | ਛਾਤੀ chhāti |
| heart | ਦਿਲ dil |
| liver | ਜਿਗਰ jigar |
| drink | pīna |
| eat | khāna |
| bite | kattna |
| see | dekhna |
| hear | sunna |
| know | jānna |
| sleep | sauna |
| die | marna |
| kill | mārna |
| swim | tairna |
| fly (v.) | uddna |
| walk | turna |
| come | auna |
| lie | letna |
| sit | baithna |
| stand | kharna |
| give | dena |
| say | kahina |
| sun | sūraj |
| moon | chand |
| star | tāra |
| water | pāni |
| rain | mīnh |
| stone | patthar |
| sand | reta |
| earth | dharti |
| cloud | baddal |
| smoke | dhūān |
| ashes | suāh |
| burn | sārna |
| road | sarak |
| mountain | pahār |
| red | lāl |
| green | hara |
| yellow | pīla |
| white | chitta |
| black | kāla |
| night | rāt |
| warm | garam |
| cold | thanda |
| full | pūra |
| new | navān |
| good | changa |
| round | gol |
| dry | sukka |
| name | nām |