Sentences

Punjabi
Ma-noo Pa-ani Cha-hida Hai.
Me-Water-Want-is
Pronoun-noun-Verb-Verb
English
I want water
Noun-verb-noun

In Negative

Punjabi
Ma-noo pa-ani Nah-nee cha-hida hai
Me- water no want is
Pronoun-noun-adjective-verb-verb
In English
I do not want water
Noun verb adverb verb object


Interrogative
Punjabi
Kee Ma-noo Pa-ani Mil Sa-kada hai ?
What me water find can is
Subject-object-verb-verb-verb
In English
May I have water?
Verb-Noun-verb-nounSen


The two languages have few similarities, except for the fact that all the sentences do start with a subject. However the stretcher of the sentences differs between the two languages. When speaking Punjabi there is a distension in tone. Also, when compared to English, the Punjabi sentences structures are very different than they are in English; the structure of grammar is totally different. If one was trying to learn English as a second language there would be many barriers (in addition to learning new words). One would have to learn a completely new way of putting those words together in order to form coherent speech. I imagine such a person would have to actively suppress using newly learned English words in the patterns of their native language. They would have to attempt to remember how the English words should be ordered to convey a thought in English.