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Master ji, your Punjabi teacher

ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ · Master ji is here

Read your family's language — in Gurmukhi.

Five minutes a day with Master ji, the way it was taught at home.

Master ji's first question: which letter says “A”?

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For kids learning their mother tongue, diaspora families, and anyone who can speak Punjabi but never learned to read it. No sign-up · 45 lessons
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Unit 1 · The Gurmukhi alphabet

Read your first words in Gurmukhi script

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  1. ਅ
    Vowel carriers
    ੳ · ਅ · ੲ · 4 min
  2. First consonants
    ਕ ਖ ਗ — K, Kh, G · 4 min
  3. Matras (vowel marks)
    ਾ ਿ ੀ — adding vowel sounds · 4 min

Unit 2 · Hello, Punjab!

Greet anyone in Punjab and introduce yourself

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  1. Sat Sri Akaal
    Your first hello · 2 min
  2. Polite words
    Please, sorry, you're welcome · 3 min
  3. Introduce yourself
    Tell people who you are · 3 min

Unit 3 · Numbers & time

Count, tell time, name the days

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  1. 1 to 5
    Ikk, do, tinn, char, panj · 3 min
  2. 6 to 10
    Chhe, satt, atth, naun, dass · 3 min
  3. Days & time
    Today, tomorrow, days of the week · 4 min

Unit 4 · Family & people

Talk about the people in your life

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  1. My family
    Maa, pita, bhain, veer · 4 min
  2. Pronouns
    I, you, he, she, we · 4 min
  3. Meeting someone new
    A real conversation · 5 min

Unit 5 · Food & the dhaba

Order chai, roti, daal — and rate the meal

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  1. Food basics
    Roti, daal, sabzi, chawal · 4 min
  2. Order at the dhaba
    Tea, water, the bill · 5 min
  3. Likes & dislikes
    Talk about taste · 4 min

Unit 6 · Around town

Directions, shops, transport, money

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  1. Where is it?
    Left, right, straight · 4 min
  2. Shopping & money
    Rupees, price, bargaining · 4 min
  3. Getting around
    Auto, bus, train, taxi · 4 min

Unit 7 · Daily life

Weather, feelings, clothes, health

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  1. Weather
    Hot, cold, rainy · 3 min
  2. Feelings
    Happy, sad, tired, hungry · 3 min
  3. At the doctor
    Pain, fever, medicine · 4 min

Unit 8 · Culture & festivals

Vaisakhi, Lohri, Bhangra and the soul of Punjab

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  1. Festivals
    Vaisakhi, Lohri, Gurpurab · 4 min
  2. Bhangra & music
    Dance, dhol, songs · 3 min
  3. Common idioms
    Speak like a local · 4 min

Unit 9 · Alphabet row 2

Ch, T (soft), T (hard) — 15 more consonants

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  1. Ch row · ਚ ਛ ਜ ਝ ਞ
    Cha, Chha, Ja, Jha, Nya · 4 min
  2. Retroflex row · ਟ ਠ ਡ ਢ ਣ
    Hard T, D — tongue curled back · 4 min
  3. Dental row · ਤ ਥ ਦ ਧ ਨ
    Soft T, D, N · 4 min

Unit 10 · Alphabet row 3 & beyond

Finish all 35 base letters + the 6 extras

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  1. Lip row · ਪ ਫ ਬ ਭ ਮ
    P, Ph, B, Bh, M · 4 min
  2. Semi-vowels · ਯ ਰ ਲ ਵ ੜ
    Y, R, L, V, Rr · 4 min
  3. The 6 extra letters
    ਸ਼ ਖ਼ ਗ਼ ਜ਼ ਫ਼ ਲ਼ · 4 min

Unit 11 · More matras & nasals

Read any Punjabi word out loud

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  1. U, OO, E, AI matras
    ੁ ੂ ੇ ੈ · 4 min
  2. Nasals & doublers
    ਂ bindi · ੰ tippi · ੱ addak · 4 min
  3. Reading practice
    20 real words, all script · 5 min

Unit 12 · Everyday essentials

Yes/no, colors, body, time, common verbs

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  1. Yes, no, maybe, question words
    Han, nahi, kee, kaun, kithe · 3 min
  2. Colors
    Lal, neela, peela, hara · 3 min
  3. Body parts
    Sir, hath, pair, akh · 3 min
  4. Common verbs
    Go, come, eat, drink, do · 4 min
  5. Times of day & 'now/later'
    Subha, dupahir, shaam, raat · 3 min

Unit 13 · Real conversations

Phone calls, gurdwara, compliments, small talk

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  1. On the phone
    Hello, who is this, call you back · 4 min
  2. At the gurdwara
    Matha tek, langar, sangat · 4 min
  3. Compliments
    Wah ji wah, sohna, kamal · 3 min
  4. Small talk
    Weather, weekend, family check-in · 5 min

Unit 14 · Survival phrases

Help, emergencies, travel

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  1. Asking for help
    I don't understand, please repeat · 3 min
  2. Emergencies
    Help, doctor, police · 3 min
  3. At the airport
    Passport, ticket, gate · 4 min
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About Gurmukhi Go

Gurmukhi Go is a small independent project built by a Punjabi family in the diaspora. It started with a simple frustration: Duolingo never made a Punjabi course, so we built the app we wished existed — bite-sized lessons, real Gurmukhi script, and audio for every word. It is free forever, supported by ads on article pages and by readers who buy books through our links. Master ji, your teacher, keeps you company along the way.