List of similar words in English
There are lots of words that are similar in spellings and also in pronunciation but hugely different in their meaning in English language. I have compiled them in a list and presenting the second part of that list. Feel free to post your comments or suggestions.
Pier
पुल, ऊँचा पुल
ਪੁਲ, ਬੰਨ੍ਹ
They constructed a pier over the river.
Peer
साथी, स्मान पुरुष, ध्यान से देखना
ਸਾਥੀ, ਸਮਾਨ ਪੁਰਸ਼, ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਦੇਖਣਾ
He is rated highly by his peers.
Pear
नाशपति
ਨਾਸ਼ਪਤੀ
I ate a pear a few minutes ago.
Pair
जोड़ा, युगल
ਜੋੜਾ
He bought a pair of clothes.
Pare
छँटाई, कतरना
ਛਾਂਗਣਾ, ਕਤਰਨਾ
I pared the tree a bit.
Heir
उत्तराधिकारी, युवराज
ਉੱਤਰਾਧਿਕਾਰੀ, ਯੁਵਰਾਜ
The prince is the heir of the king.
Here
यहाँ
ਇੱਥੇ
Come here!
Hear
श्रवण करना, सुनना
ਸੁਣਨਾ
Do you hear me?
Hare
खरगोश
ਸਿਹਾ, ਖਰਗੋਸ਼
I saw a hare running in the field.
Hair
वाल, केश, लटाएँ
ਵਾਲ
His father lost his hair due to old age.
Accept
स्वीकारना, मान लेना
ਸ੍ਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ, ਮੰਨ ਲੈਣਾ
Accept your fault.
Except
के बिना, के अतिरिक्त
ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ
I can do this for the whole week except on Monday.
Affect
प्रभाव डालना, काम मेँ लाना
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਕਰਨਾ, ਕੰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆਉਣਾ
His father’s behavior affected his studies badly.
Effect
परिणाम, प्रभाव, फल
ਪਰਿਣਾਮ, ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ, ਫਲ
It did not have any effect on him.
Advise
सुझाव देना
ਸਲਾਹ ਦੇਣਾ
I advised him to work hard.
Advice
सुझाव, सलाह
ਸੁਝਾਵ, ਸਲਾਹ
He did not pay heed to my advice.
Conscious
चेतन, सुचेत, निपुन
ਚੇਤਨ, ਸਚੇਤ, ਨਿਪੁੰਨ
Are you conscious about your faults.
Conscience
अंतः करण, अंतर् आत्मा, विवेक
ਅੰਤਰਕਰਣ, ਅੰਤਰ ਆਤਮਾ, ਵਿਵੇਕ
My conscience does not allow me to do this.
Its
इसका
ਇਸਦਾ
What is its price?
It’s
ये है
ਇਹ ਹੈ
It’s a good idea.
