“How can I get a refund?” in Punjabi: “ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪੈਸੇ ਵਾਪਸ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਮਿਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ?”

When to use it

Use it when something you bought is faulty or a service was cancelled.

“How can I get a refund?” — The sentence in English

In “How can I get a refund?” ‘refund’ is a noun and ‘get a refund’ is a set phrase.

How

adverbquestion word asking about the way or manner

can

auxiliary verbcan · tense: present · modal verb of ability or permission

I

pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter

get

verbget · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · here it means "obtain"

a

determinerindefinite article

refund

nounnoun; money given back

“ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪੈਸੇ ਵਾਪਸ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਮਿਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ?” — The sentence in Punjabi

In “ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪੈਸੇ ਵਾਪਸ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਮਿਲ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ?” there is no single word for refund: Punjabi says ‘ਪੈਸੇ ਵਾਪਸ ਮਿਲਣਾ’ (money comes back to me). ‘ਪੈਸੇ’ (money) is the plural subject, so the verb is plural and gender-neutral for the speaker.

ਮੈਨੂੰ

pronoun'to me', the one receiving

ਪੈਸੇ

noun'money', plural, the subject

ਵਾਪਸ

adverb'back'; ਪੈਸੇ ਵਾਪਸ = a refund

ਕਿਵੇਂ

adverb'how', the refund procedure

ਮਿਲ

verbਮਿਲਣਾ · form: stem · 'be received'; ਪੈਸੇ is the subject

ਸਕਦੇ

auxiliary verbਸਕਣਾ · form: masculine plural · plural because ਪੈਸੇ is plural

ਹਨ

auxiliary verbਹੋਣਾ · tense: present · number: plural · plural ਹਨ for ਪੈਸੇ

English × Punjabi: What changes from one language to the other

English uses the noun ‘refund’; Punjabi says it with a verb phrase, money coming back.

Example conversation