When to use it
Use it at a train or bus ticket window when you don't need a return.
“I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.” — The sentence in English
In “I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.” ‘would like’ is softer than ‘want’, and ‘one-way’ is a compound adjective.
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- would
- auxiliary verbwill · form: conditional · with "like" it makes a polite request
- like
- verblike · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · "would like" means "want", said politely
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- one-way
- adjectivecompound adjective; a ticket only for going, not for coming back
- ticket
- nounnoun
- to
- prepositionpreposition of direction
- Naples
- proper nounproper noun; the English name of Napoli
“ਮੈਨੂੰ ਨੇਪਲਜ਼ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਦੀ ਟਿਕਟ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ।” — The sentence in Punjabi
In “ਮੈਨੂੰ ਨੇਪਲਜ਼ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਦੀ ਟਿਕਟ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ।” the need is ‘ਮੈਨੂੰ … ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ’ (to me … is needed): the ticket is the subject, so ‘ਚਾਹੀਦੀ’ is feminine and the speaker's gender never shows. ‘ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਦੀ’ (of one side) is one-way.
- ਮੈਨੂੰ
- pronoun'to me'; with ਚਾਹੀਦੀ it states a need
- ਨੇਪਲਜ਼
- proper nounthe city 'Naples', in Italy
- ਲਈ
- preposition'for', here naming the destination
- ਇੱਕ
- numeral'one'; ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ = one way
- ਪਾਸੇ
- nounoblique of ਪਾਸਾ 'side, direction'
- ਦੀ
- preposition'of', feminine for ਟਿਕਟ
- ਟਿਕਟ
- nounfeminine 'ticket'
- ਚਾਹੀਦੀ
- verbਚਾਹੀਦਾ · form: feminine singular · 'is needed', agreeing with ਟਿਕਟ
- ਹੈ
- auxiliary verbਹੋਣਾ · tense: present · ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ = is needed now
English × Punjabi: What changes from one language to the other
English makes ‘I’ the subject; Punjabi says the ticket is needed by me.
Example conversation
— ਮੈਨੂੰ ਨੇਪਲਜ਼ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਦੀ ਟਿਕਟ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ।
— I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.
— ਸੈਕਿੰਡ ਕਲਾਸ ਜਾਂ ਫ਼ਸਟ ਕਲਾਸ?
— Second class or first?