Sun. May 24th, 2026

Being able to talk about your daily routine is one of the most practical skills in any language.
In Punjabi, describing your day will help you share more about yourself, make friends, and understand others better.


1. Key Vocabulary

EnglishPunjabi (Gurmukhi)Pronunciation
Wake upਉੱਠਣਾUṭhṇā
Get readyਤਿਆਰ ਹੋਣਾTiār hoṇā
Eat breakfastਨਾਸ਼ਤਾ ਕਰਨਾNāśtā karnā
Go to workਕੰਮ ਤੇ ਜਾਣਾKam tē jāṇā
Go to schoolਸਕੂਲ ਜਾਣਾSakūl jāṇā
Have lunchਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਣਾDupahira dā khāṇā khāṇā
Come homeਘਰ ਆਉਣਾGhar āuṇā
Eat dinnerਰਾਤ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਣਾRāt dā khāṇā khāṇā
SleepਸੌਣਾSauṇā

2. Useful Sentences

  • ਮੈਂ ਸਵੇਰੇ 7 ਵੱਜੇ ਉੱਠਦਾ/ਉੱਠਦੀ ਹਾਂ।
    (Main savērē 7 vajjē uṭhdā/uṭhdī hā̃.) → I wake up at 7 AM.
  • ਮੈਂ ਨਾਸ਼ਤਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਕੂਲ ਜਾਂਦਾ/ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹਾਂ।
    (Main nāśtā karkē sakūl jāndā/jāndī hā̃.) → I have breakfast and then go to school.
  • ਸ਼ਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਘਰ ਆ ਕੇ ਆਰਾਮ ਕਰਦਾ/ਕਰਦੀ ਹਾਂ।
    (Shām nū ghar ā kē ārām karda/kardī hā̃.) → In the evening, I come home and relax.

3. Practice Dialogue

A: ਤੁਸੀਂ ਰੋਜ਼ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਵੱਜੇ ਉੱਠਦੇ ਹੋ?
(Tusī̃ roz kinnē vajjē uṭhdē hō?) → What time do you wake up every day?

B: ਮੈਂ 6:30 ਵੱਜੇ ਉੱਠਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਤੇ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਕਸਰਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
(Main 6:30 vajjē uṭhdā hā̃ tē savērē kasrat karda hā̃.) → I wake up at 6:30 and exercise in the morning.


4. Challenge Yourself

Write your own daily routine in Punjabi using at least 5 verbs from the vocabulary list above.


Quick Recap:
✅ Daily routine verbs in Punjabi
✅ Talking about morning, afternoon, and evening activities
✅ Building complete sentences with times and actions