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# ਸੀਨ

Scene

Say it**seen**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiسین

In short

ਸੀਨ (scene) is the English word for a film scene, borrowed into Punjabi youth speech to mean the plan, the situation or what is happening. When someone asks 'Scene ki hai?', they want to know what the plan is, usually for the evening ahead. A scene can be set, meaning everything is sorted, or it can go wrong, meaning the plan has fallen apart.

## How it's used

1. 1ਅੱਜ ਰਾਤ ਦਾ ਸੀਨ ਕੀ ਹੈ?।What is the plan for tonight? _Asking about the plan_
2. 2ਸੀਨ ਸੈੱਟ ਹੈ, ਤੂੰ ਬਸ ਆ ਜਾ।।The scene is set, just come along. _Everything is arranged_
3. 3ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈ ਗਿਆ ਤੇ ਸਾਰਾ ਸੀਨ ਖਰਾਬ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।।It started raining and the whole plan fell apart. _A plan falling apart_
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1. 4ਕੋਈ ਸੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ, ਅਸੀਂ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਕਰ ਲਵਾਂਗੇ।।No problem, we will do it tomorrow. _Nothing to worry about_
2. 5ਉਸਦਾ ਸੀਨ ਅੱਜਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਚੱਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।।Things are going very well for him these days. _How things stand_

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ

ਸੀਨ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਅਸਲ ਅਰਥ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਟਕ ਦਾ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੀਨ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਯੋਜਨਾ, ਹਾਲਾਤ ਜਾਂ ਕੀ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। 'ਸੀਨ ਕੀ ਹੈ?' ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਕੀ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਹੈ, 'ਸੀਨ ਸੈੱਟ ਹੈ' ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਤਿਆਰ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ 'ਸੀਨ ਖਰਾਬ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ' ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਵਿਗੜ ਗਈ।

What does scene mean in Punjabi? ਸੀਨ (scene) means the plan, the situation or what is happening. When someone asks 'Scene ki hai?', they are asking what the plan is. It is the English word for a film scene, borrowed into Punjabi and used so often that it now feels like a Punjabi word of its own.

Scene is the question friends ask before anything else, and the answer is the plan. It can also describe how things stand: 'scene theek hai' means things are fine, and 'scene kharab hai' means things are bad. Urdu slang lists the same three meanings: situation, vibe and plan.

## Where scene comes from

Scene is the English word for a part of a film or play, the action that happens in one place and time. It reached Punjabi the way many English words do, through films, songs and everyday talk that mixes Punjabi and English. It is heard in Punjab and in the diaspora alike, and many speakers no longer notice it is borrowed at all.

## Scene set hai: when the plan is fixed

The most common scene phrase after the question itself is 'scene set hai', the scene is set. It means everything is arranged and ready, the plan is fixed. The Punjabi-Canadian rapper Young Desi built a whole song around the line, 'Set Hay', with the chorus 'Scene mera sett eyy', my scene is set, then 'Scene mera next ey' and 'Scene mera best ey'. The opposite is a scene going wrong: rain or a cancelled booking can turn it into 'scene kharab ho gaya', the plan has fallen apart.

## When not to use scene

Scene is slang, so it belongs with friends, in chats and in songs, not in formal speech or with elders. Used with an elder it sounds careless, and in a formal setting it sounds out of place.

## What does 'scene ki hai' mean?

'Scene ki hai?' means 'What is the plan?' or 'What is happening?' It is how young Punjabis ask friends what is planned for the evening.

## What does 'scene set hai' mean?

'Scene set hai' means everything is arranged and ready. Young Desi's song 'Set Hay' says it with the line 'Scene mera sett eyy', my scene is set.

## Is scene a Punjabi word or an English word?

Scene is an English word, borrowed from the word for a part of a film or play, and now used so often in Punjabi speech that it works as Punjabi slang.

## What does scene mean in Urdu?

In Urdu slang, scene (سین) also means situation, vibe or plan, the same three meanings as in Punjabi.

## Related words

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Sources (3)
1. [Australia Unwrapped, Indian Slang Guide: 'Kya scene hai?' means 'What's the plan?' or 'What's happening?'; usage 'Tonight's party? Kya scene hai, bro?'](https://australiaunwrapped.com/indian-slang-guide-100-terms/)
2. [Talkpal, Party Slang in Urdu Language: Scene (سین) means situation, vibe, or plan; usage 'Scene kya hai aaj raat ka?' (What's the plan for tonight?)](https://talkpal.ai/vocabulary/party-slang-in-urdu-language/)
3. [SonicHits, Set Hay lyrics by Young Desi: chorus 'Set ey / Scene mera sett eyy / Next ey / Scene mera next ey / Best ey / Scene mera best ey / Meri har shay set eyy' (everything of mine is set)](https://sonichits.com/video/Young%5FDesi/Set%5FHay)
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