On a stage, five Bhangra dancers stomped their feet. They yelled, “ Panj (punj) – like Punjab – five dancers, five beats!”
Then she met two brothers selling sticky gur (jaggery). They shouted, “ Do pieces for the price of one!” (Do sounds like “dough” – two lumps of dough.) numbers in punjabi
A woman sold six bright parandis (hair tassels). She held them up: “ Chhe colorful ties for your braid.” (Chhe sounds like “cheh” – six chairs in a row.) On a stage, five Bhangra dancers stomped their feet
Finally, Amrit’s father gave her ten rupees. “ Das (duss) fingers to count, all done – time to go home!” Quick Recap Chart (Punjabi – English) | Number | Punjabi (Gurmukhi) | Sound-Alike Clue | |--------|--------------------|------------------| | 1 | ੧ (ਇੱਕ) – Ikk | “ick” as in sticky sweet | | 2 | ੨ (ਦੋ) – Do | “dough” for two breads | | 3 | ੩ (ਤਿੰਨ) – Tin | tin cans (3) | | 4 | ੪ (ਚਾਰ) – Chaar | four cars (chaar) | | 5 | ੫ (ਪੰਜ) – Panj | punj (Punjab’s 5 rivers) | | 6 | ੬ (ਛੇ) – Chhe | chair (6 legs on a chair) | | 7 | ੭ (ਸੱਤ) – Satt | sat (seven sat on a mat) | | 8 | ੮ (ਅੱਠ) – Ath | utter (8 utter sounds) | | 9 | ੯ (ਨੌਂ) – Naun | non (9 non‑stop sweets) | | 10 | ੧੦ (ਦਸ) – Das | duss (10 fingers to duss the dust) | Memory Tip: Practice by pretending you’re at Amrit’s fair. Point to one jalebi ( ikk ), two jaggery blocks ( do ), three goats ( tin ), and so on. The more you imagine the scene, the easier the numbers stick! She held them up: “ Chhe colorful ties for your braid