Vehicles

1. ਆਟੋ

   aato

   Auto rickshaw

   Usage

   The three-wheeler that dominates short city trips. Agree the fare before getting in

2. ਸ਼ੇਅਰ ਆਟੋ

   shear aato

   Shared auto

   Usage

   Runs a fixed route with other passengers — cheap per head, usually from outside stations

3. ਈ-ਰਿਕਸ਼ਾ

   ee-rikshaa

   E-rickshaw

   Usage

   A quiet, cheap battery three-wheeler that has spread fast across north India

4. ਰਿਕਸ਼ਾ

   rikshaa

   Cycle rickshaw

   Usage

   Pedal-powered, still working the narrow lanes of old Amritsar and similar places

5. ਟੈਂਪੂ

   tempoo

   Tempo (shared minivan)

   Usage

   A small goods-and-people carrier used as a shared service to the outskirts

6. ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਬੱਸ

   sarkaari bass

   Government bus

   Usage

   Punjab's state-run intercity buses — cheaper than private ones and frequent from the bus stand

7. ਬੱਸ

   bass

   Bus

   Usage

   City buses in general

8. ਰੇਲਗੱਡੀ

   relgaddi

   Train

   Usage

   The native word; the English "train" is used just as often in speech

9. ਮੈਟਰੋ

   maitro

   Metro

   Usage

   There is none in Punjab itself, but the word comes up on any trip through Delhi

10. ਟੈਕਸੀ

    taiksi

    Taxi

    Usage

    Includes app cabs. At airports use the official counter

11. ਕਾਰ

    kaar

    Car

    Usage

    The word for a passenger car, useful when specifying a ride

12. ਮੋਟਰਸਾਈਕਲ

    motarsaaikal

    Motorcycle

    Usage

    When renting, always have a helmet and an international licence

13. ਸਕੂਟਰ

    skootar

    Scooter

    Usage

    Easy to handle and widely rented in tourist areas

14. ਸਾਈਕਲ

    saaikal

    Bicycle

    Usage

    Traffic is heavy in cities; better for village trips outside town

15. ਟਰੈਕਟਰ

    traiktar

    Tractor

    Usage

    The most visible vehicle in rural Punjab, and decorated for festival parades

16. ਟਰਾਲੀ

    traali

    Tractor trolley

    Usage

    The trailer a tractor pulls; at harvest it carries people as well as crops

17. ਟਾਂਗਾ

    taangaa

    Tanga (horse carriage)

    Usage

    A two-wheeled horse carriage, still running for visitors in old towns such as Amritsar

18. ਬੈਲਗੱਡੀ

    bailgaddi

    Bullock cart

    Usage

    The traditional village cart, now largely replaced by tractors

19. ਹਵਾਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼

    havaai jahaaz

    Airplane

    Usage

    Literally "air ship". The airport is "havaai addaa"

20. ਕਿਸ਼ਤੀ

    kishti

    Boat

    Usage

    The river ferry or a pleasure boat

21. ਐਂਬੂਲੈਂਸ

    aimboolains

    Ambulance

    Usage

    The nationwide number is 108. This word alone gets the message across

22. ਟਰੱਕ

    trakk

    Truck

    Usage

    Dominates the highways; the elaborately painted trucks are a sight in themselves

23. ਕਿਰਾਏ ਦੀ ਕਾਰ

    kiraaye di kaar

    Rental car

    Usage

    In India it is usually hired with a driver — "draaivar samet"

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