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a Punjabi
（名词）指旁遮普人，为可数名词，复数为 Punjabis。
She is a Punjabi.
她是旁遮普人。
旁遮普人
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
旁遮普人
a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India
She is a Punjabi.
她是旁遮普人。
旁遮普的居民、后裔或移民。
A resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab.
讲旁遮普语的人。
A speaker of the Punjabi language.
My colleague is a Punjabi, and he often tells me about festivals in Punjab.
我的同事是旁遮普人，他经常给我讲旁遮普的节日。
Many Punjabis have opened restaurants in our city, so we can try their food easily.
许多旁遮普人在我们城市开了餐馆，所以我们可以轻松品尝他们的食物。
I met a Punjabi on the train who taught me a few words in his language.
我在火车上遇到一位旁遮普人，他教了我几个他语言中的词。
（名词）指旁遮普人，为可数名词，复数为 Punjabis。
She is a Punjabi.
她是旁遮普人。
（名词）指旁遮普语，为不可数名词，通常不加 a 也不用复数。
He speaks Punjabi at home.
他在家说旁遮普语。
（形容词）作定语修饰名词，表示与旁遮普、旁遮普人或旁遮普语相关的。
She loves Punjabi music.
她喜欢旁遮普音乐。
Not this
I can speak punjabi.
Use this
I can speak Punjabi.
语言名称是专有名词，首字母必须大写，因此 Punjab 的语言应写作 Punjabi。
Not this
She is learning a Punjabi.
Use this
She is learning Punjabi.
表示语言时 Punjabi 是不可数名词，前面不加不定冠词 a。
Not this
There are many Punjabi in the city.
Use this
There are many Punjabis in the city.
表示“旁遮普人”时 Punjabi 是可数名词，many 后面要用复数形式 Punjabis。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
旁遮普语
She is learning the Punjabi language.
她正在学习旁遮普语。
旁遮普人
The Punjabi people have a rich cultural heritage.
旁遮普人拥有丰富的文化遗产。
旁遮普文化
We learned about Punjabi culture at the festival.
我们在节日上了解了旁遮普文化。
说旁遮普语
Many people in Punjab speak Punjabi at home.
旁遮普的许多人在家说旁遮普语。
旁遮普菜；旁遮普美食
This restaurant serves authentic Punjabi cuisine.
这家餐厅供应正宗的旁遮普菜。
Use Punjabi naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：punjabi音似“旁扎比”，想象旁遮普的胖子扎比用旁遮普语打招呼。
语域：neutral 常见场景：language learning、cultural descriptions、South Asian news 该词通常为中性：作名词指旁遮普人或旁遮普语，多用于讨论语言、族群或南亚文化；作形容词指与旁遮普相关，多用于描述文化、食物、音乐等。正式与非正式场合均较常见。
指“旁遮普人”时有复数形式 Punjabis；指“旁遮普语”时不可数。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.