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Urdu اردو, Sometimes formally called Zabān-e-Urdū-e-Mo‘allah زبانِ اردوِ معلیٰ), is the official language of Pakistan and one of the official languages of India. A dialect called Dakini is also spoken by 5% of a majority Muslim Indian population. Urdu derives its grammar from Persian and Sanskrit, but the vocabulary is mainly Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. It is written in a Perso-Arabic abjad known as Nast'alīq (نستعليق). Dakini is a dialect of Urdu with less Arabic and Persian words and is spoken in the Muslim enclave of the Deccan (India). Urdu emerged during Muslim rule in Central and Southern Asia where Persian was the official language. The word Urdu is itself derived from the Turkish word ordu, ultimately derived from the Mongolian word "horde." In addition to vocabulary, Urdu also adopted the Persian use of the enclitic ezāfe and most poets used takhallus (noms de plume). Urdu is renowned for its poetic tradition dating back to Mughal times when, as mentioned, Persian was the court language; thus the reason why Persian vocabulary and elements are so notable. A mixture of Urdu and Hindi, called Hindustani, is the form heard in most Bollywood films, that try to appeal to the widest audience possible. This phrasebook may help lift the veil of this "exotic" language, in addition to the primary goal of helping travellers who wish to visit Pakistan or certain parts of India.

Contents 1 Pronunciation Guide 1.1 Vowels 1.2 Consonants 1.3 Aspiration 1.4 Special Characters & Signs 1.5 Special Ligatures 1.6 Urdu Punctuation 2 Phrase List (عبارت) 2.1 Basics (بنیاد) 2.1.1 Forms of Address (ختاب) 2.1.2 Interrogatives (علامت سئوال) 2.2 Problems (مسائل 2.3 Numbers (ارقام) 2.4 Time (اوقات) 2.4.1 Clock Time (وقتِ ساعت) 2.4.2 Duration (مدت) 2.4.3 Days (روز) 2.4.4 Calendar (تقویم) 2.5 Colors (رنگ) 2.6 Transportation (انتقال) 2.6.1 Bus, Train, and Taxi (اتوبس, قطار, و تکسی) 2.6.2 Directions (جہات) 2.7 Lodging (مسکن) 2.8 Money (نقد) 2.9 Eating (تناول کرنا) 2.10 Bars (میکدیں) 2.11 Shopping (خریداری) 2.12 Driving (سواری) 2.13 Authority (حکومت) 3 Learning more (بیشتر اطلاعات)

Pronunciation Guide

Urdu; as mentioned earlier, is a modified Perso-Arabic script known as an abjad. An abjad does not write short vowels, except at the beginning of a word with alif' serving as a place holder. This can make it frustrating for the learner as the words I and in are both written ميں in Urdu. Urdu is also written in a stylized form of the Arabic script called nast'alīq (نستعليق). Developed in Persia it is still used for religious and poetic calligraphy in Iran today, Urdu in contrast uses it as its standard script. Meaning; if you want to read an Urdu newspaper, street sign, etc. you will have to learn to read nastaliq, which can prove difficult for the beginner. As a result, a simpler style called Naskh (نسخ), as used in other languages using the Arabic abjad will be used for two reasons. 1. to ease the learner into nastaliq, and 2. because unicode does not support nast'aliq, thus making #1 somewhat of a moot point, but nonetheless an important one. Vowel diacritics do exist, mostly used to modify the alif vowel holder at the beginning of a word. But they are also used for educational purposes, in the Qur'ān, and for clarifying ambiguous spellings.

The Arabic system of writing is much like cursive writing. Most letters have four forms. Others; which do not attach to the following letter, have only two. These forms are quite self-explanatory: initial, medial, final, and isolated. When written alone letters are written in their isolated form. Example:

• پ + آ + ك + س + ت + آ + ن

when these isolated letters are joined together they look like this:

• پاكستان, Pākistān

After studying the alphabet this system will hopefully become more clear.

Vowels

At the beginning of a word alif serves as a placeholder for the diacritical mark. Due to directional issues with unicode the medial/final occurs before the initial example, when they should appear after, i.e., to the left of the letter. A final ﻪ is sometimes used do represent an inherent 'a' at the end of a word (c.f. Arabic usage). When choṭī ye and baṛī ye occur in the middle, both take the ﻴ form. For further reference, in Urdu transliteration ai is ae and au is ao.

Initial	Medial/Final	Transliteration	Name
اَ	تَ	a	zabar
اِ	تِ	i	zer
اُ	تُ	u	pesh
آ	تا	ā	alif madda
اِى	تِى	ī	zer + choṭī ye
اُو	تُو	ū	pesh + vā'o
اے	تے	e	baṛī ye
او	تو	o	vā'o
اَے	تَے	ai	zabar + baṛī ye
اَو	تَو	au	zabar + vā'o

Consonants

Final	Medial	Initial	Isolated	Transliteration	Urdu Name	Name
ﺎ	ﺎ	ا	ا	a, i, ʔ	آلِف	ālif
ﺐ	ﺒ	ﺑ	ب	b	بے	be
ﭗ	ﭙ	ﭘ	پ	p	پے	pe
ﺖ	ﺘ	ﺗ	ت	t	تے	te
ﭧ	ﭩ	ﭨ	ٹ	ṭ	ٹے	ṭe
ﺚ	ﺜ	ﺛ	ث	ṡ	ثے	se
ﭻ	ﭽ	ﭼ	چ	c	چے	ce
ﺢ	ﺤ	ﺣ	ح	h	بَڑى حے	baṛī he
ﺦ	ﺨ	ﺧ	خ	kh	خے	khe
ﺪ	ﺪ	ﺩ	ﺩ	d	دال	dāl
ﮉ	ﮉ	ﮈ	ﮈ	ḍ	ڈال	ḍāl
ﺬ	ﺬ	ﺬ	ﺬ	ż	ذال	zāl
ﺮ	ﺮ	ﺭ	ﺭ	r	رے	re
ﮍ	ﮍ	ﮌ	ﮌ	ṛ	ڑے	ze
ﺰ	ﺰ	ﺯ	ﺯ	z	زے	eṛ
ﮋ	ﮋ	ﮊ	ﮊ	zh	ژے	zhe
ﺲ	ﺴ	ﺳ	ﺱ	s	سِين	sīn
ﺶ	ﺸ	ﺷ	ﺵ	ś	شِين	śīn
ﺺ	ﺼ	ﺻ	ﺹ	s	صُاد	su'ād
ﺾ	ﻀ	ﺿ	ﺽ	ẓ	ضُاد	zu'ād
ﻂ	ﻄ	ﻃ	ﻁ	t	طوے	to'e
ﻆ	ﻈ	ﻇ	ﻅ	z	ظوے	zo'e
ﻊ	ﻌ	ﻋ	ﻉ	‘a, ʔ	عَين	‘ain
ﻎ	ﻐ	ﻏ	ﻍ	gh	غَين	ghain
ﻒ	ﻔ	ﻓ	ﻑ	f	فے	fe
ﻖ	ﻘ	ﻗ	ﻕ	q	قَاف	qāf
ﻚ،ﮏ	ﻜ	ﻛ	ﻙ،ﮎ	k	كَاف	kāf
ﮓ	ﮕ	ﮔ	ﮒ	g	گَاف	gāf
ﻞ	ﻠ	ﻠ	ﻝ	l	لاَل	lāl
ﻢ	ﻤ	ﻣ	ﻡ	m	مِيم	mīm
ﻦ	ﻨ	ﻧ	ﻥ	n	نوْن	nūn
ﻮ	ﻮ	ﻭ	ﻭ	v, o, ū	وَاو	vā'o
ﮧ	ﮩ	ﮨ	ﮦ	h	چهوٹى ەے	choṭī he
ﮫ	ﮭ	ﮬ	ﮪ	asp.	دو چَشمى ەے	do chaśmī he
ﺀ	ﺌ	ﺋ	ﺀ	-	ەَمزَه	hamza
ﻰ	ﻴ	ﻳ	ﻯ	y, ī	چهوٹى يے	choṭī ye
ﮮ	ﻴ	ﻳ	ﮯ	y, e	بَڑى يے	baṛī ye

So why are there 5 z's, etc.?! - The letters ق,غ,ع,ظ,ط,ض,ص,ژ,ذ,خ,ح,ث are exclusively Persian (Fārsi) or Arabic sounds. As such; the Arabic sounds especially, are pronounced with the closest Indic equivalent. Thus, to illustrate: the Arabic ث (θ) is pronounced as س, and the Arabic ذ (ð) is pronounced as ز. A rare Urdu letter unique to Persian and Persian loan words is ژ, which is pronounced as the Russian ж, or s in pleasure.

Aspiration

To make aspirated letters in Urdu the do chashmī he is added to the letter it aspirates. In Nastaliq, the do chashmī he, lit. meaning "two-eyed he" looks like this: ﻬ. Unfortunately unicode only supports this character as it exists in Arabic; therefore the Urdu Naskh will have to suffice.

Final	Medial	Initial	Isolated	Devanagari	Transliteration
ﮫﺒ	ﮭﺒ	ﮭﺑ	ﮫﺑ	bh
ﮫﭙ	ﮭﭙ	ﮭﭘ	ﮫﭘ	ph
ﮫﺘ	ﮭﺘ	ﮭﺗ	ﮫﺗ	th
ﮫﭩ	ﮭﭩ	ﮭﭨ	ﮫﭨ	ṭh
ﮫﺨ	ﮭﺨ	ﮭﺧ	ﮫﺧ	jh
ﮫﭽ	ﮭﭽ	ﮭﭼ	ﮫﭼ	ch
ﮫﺪ	ﮭﺪ	ﮭﺩ	ﮫﺩ	dh
ﮫﮉ	ﮭﮉ	ﮭﮈ	ﮫﮈ	ḍh
ﮫﮍ	ﮭﮍ	ﮭﮌ	ﮫﮌ	ṛh
ﮫﮑ	ﮭﮑ	ﮭﮐ	ﮫﮐ	kh
ﮫﮕ	ﮭﮕ	ﮭﮔ	ﮫﮔ	gh

Special Characters & Signs

Special diacritical signs will be used with ت as an example when appropriate. Explanations are given below the table.

Sign	Urdu Name	Name
ں	نُونِ غُنّا	nūn-e ghunna
ء	ەَمزَه	hamzah
تِ	اِضافَت	iẓāfat
تّ	تَشدِيد	taśdīd
تˆ	جَزم;	jazm
ىۢ	آلِف مَقصُورَه	ālif maqsūra
تۢ	كهَڑا زَبَر	khaṛa zabar
ة	تا مَربُوطَهة	tā marbūtah

nūn-e ghunna - The nasalization symbol in Urdu. In medial form a normal nūn is used.

hamzah - Though part of the alphabet, the hamzah is not really a letter. Nor is it exactly a diacritical sign. It is an entity unto itself. It is a vowel separator similar to the glottal ‘ain. It is used often, on a consonantal "seat" in words ending with the irregular polite imperative suffix -iye.

iẓāfat - Though identical to zer in appearance, it is an element borrowed from the Persian ezafe. This is very common in Urdu and unlike zer is pronounced as a "long" e. It is placed under the last consonant of the adjective which is affecting the noun. Roughly translated as of. It is transliterated as the suffix -e, or -e-. Example:

زخمِ قلب — zakhm-e-qalb — lit. wound of (the) heart, i.e. heartsorrow, or better, German Herzeleid.

When the first word ends in a vowel, the iẓāfat is written under a hamzah placeholder: ءِ.

taśdīd - A small "w" which doubles the consonant it is written over. However; in verbs, the consonant is written twice.

jazm - Placed over a consonant, it indicates there is no short vowel following it. It looks like a circumflex.

ālif maqsūra - Used only in Arabic loanwords. Appears over the final choṭī ye as a superscript ālif. Indicates an -ā sound.

khaṛa zabar - lit. "standing zabar", also only occurs in Arabic origin words. Written over a consonant like the above, it indicates an ā after that consonant. Also called a "dagger alif".

tā marbūtah - Is the Arabic fem. marker. It is often merely replaced by a choṭī he or te.

Special Ligatures

There are many special ligatures in nast'aliq. Kāf+ālif, kāf+lām, gāf+ālif, gāf+lām, and many more which unicode does not support. Learn the naskh and you will hopefully be able to spot these on your own with some practice; not to mention much patience.

Medial/Final	Isolated	Transliteration
ﻼ	ﻻ	lā

Urdu Punctuation

Except for the final dash, most are as in the Roman alphabet; the comma, semi-colon and question mark being inverted.

Roman	Urdu	Punctuation
.	۔	period/full stop
,	،	comma
;	؛	semi-colon
:	:	colon
!	!	exclamation point
?	؟	question mark

Phrase List (عبارت)

Basics (بنیاد)

Forms of Address (ختاب)

English	Urdu	Transliteration
Hello (used esp. when answering the phone)	ەيلو, سلام	salaam, helo
Hello/Goodbye	السلام عليكم	assalām ‘alaikum
Hello/Goodbye (reply)	وعليكم السلام	wālaikum assalām
Hello/Goodbye(	سلام	salām
Hello	آداب	ādāb
Goodbye	خدا حافظ	khuda hāfiz
See you later	بعداً ملاقات ہوگی	ba'dn mulaqat hogi
How are you?	کیا حال ہے؟	kya Haal hai?
How are you? (lit. are you well?)	آپ خيريت سے ەو؟	āp khairiyat se hai?
I am fine	خزریت الحمدال اللہ	khairiath, Alhamdullilah
Fine, and you? (more formal reply)	دروست و تم؟	daroost o thum?
Fine, and you? (more formal reply)	آپ كى دعا ەے	āpkī duā hai
What is your name?	آپ كا اسم كيا ەے؟	āpka ism kya hai?
My name is ___ .	ميرا اسم ___ ەے۔	mera ism ___ hai.
Nice to meet you (formal).	آپسے اشنایی ہوکے خوشی ہوی ہے	apse ashnai hoke khushi hoee hai.
Nice to meet you too (reply).	مجهے خود	mujhe khud
Yes	ەاں	hān
No/not	نەيں	nahīn
Do you speak English?	آپ كو انگليزى آتى ەے؟	āpko anglezī ātī hai?
Is there someone here who speaks English?	یہاں كسى كو انگليزى آتى ەے؟	yahaan kisī ko anglezī ātī hai?
I don't speak Urdu।	مجهے ەندى\اردو نەيں آتى ەے۔	mujhe urdu nahīn
I can't speak Urdu	میں اردو خوب صحبت نہیں کرنے کے لایق ہوں	mai urdu khoob sohbat karnai kai layiq naheen hoon.
I speak some Urdu.	مجهے ذرہ اردو آتی ہے;	mujhe zara urdū ātī hai।
I don't understand.	فہم نہیں ہو رہی	fahm nahin hoeehai>
Speak more slowly	آەسته تکلّم کرو	āhista thakallam karo
Come again?	تکرار کرنا	thakraar karna?
What does "..." mean?	کہ کیا معنی ہے؟"..."	"..." ka kya ma'ni hai?
How do you say "..."?	كيتے كيسے ەےں؟ "..."	"..." kaise kehte hain?
Where are you from?	آپ كەاں سے ەيں؟	āp kahan se hain?
I'm from ...	ميں ... سے ەوں	main ... se hūn
Please	مەربانانہ	mehrbānan
Thank you	شكريه	śukriya
Thank you very much	... بەت بەت	bahut bahut ...
You're welcome (lit. don't mention it)	خیر ہے	Khair hai.
Excuse me (getting s.o.'s attention)	بخشنا	bakhshna
Pardon me/I'm sorry	معاف کرنا	mā'af karna
Where is the toilet?	حمام کہاں ہے؟	Hamaam kahaan hai?
Where is the toilet?	غسلخانه كەاں ەے؟	ghasalkhāna?
Good!, nice, etc.	اخوب	khoob
Just one minute	یک دقیقہ	yuk daqeeqah
Sure	ضرور	ẓarūr

English	Urdu	Transliteration
Mr.	صاحب	sāheb
Mrs.	صاحبه	sāheba
Mrs.	خانم	khanm
Sir	جناب	janāb
Sir	حضور	huzūr
Dr.	دکتر	doctor

Interrogatives (علامت سئوال)

English	Urdu	Transliteration
how/of what kind?	كيسا؟	kaisa
how much/many?	کیا قدر؟	kya qdr
what?	كيا؟	kyā?
when?	کس وفت یا کس ساعت	kis waqth?
where?	كەاں؟	kahān?
who?	كون؟	kaun?
which?	كونسا؟	kaunsa?
why?	كيوں؟	kyon?

Problems (مسائل

Leave me alone. 

Mujhe tark kardo. (تنگ نہ کرو)

Don't touch me! 

Mujhe tamaas nakaro (لمس یا تماس نہ کرو)

I'll call the police. 

Mei police ko kall kar doongi <girls> Mei police ko kall kar doonga <guys> (میں پلیس کو ندا دوںگا)

Police! 

Police! (پلیس)

Stop! Thief! 

Ay! Sariq!/ Duzd! (ای! دزد)

I need your help. 

Maddad kardein. (تماری مدد کی ضرورت ہے)

It's an emergency. 

mohim hai. (مہم ہے)

I'm lost. 

Mei gum hoo. (گم شدہ ہوں)

I lost my bag. 

kisa gum kardiya. (کیسہ گم کردیا)

I lost my wallet. 

kif jaibi gum hogiya. (کیفِ جیبی گم ہوگیا)

I'm sick. 

Mei bey-maar hoo. (بیمار ہوں)

I've been injured. 

Mei zhakhmi hoo. (زخمہ ہوگیا ہوں)

I need a doctor. 

Mujhe daktar ki zaroorat hai. (دکتر کی احتیاج ہے)

Can I use your phone? 

Aapka phone ko istumahl kar loon? (فون آپکہ استعمال کرلوں؟)

Numbers (ارقام)

1 

one (یک)

2 

two (دو)

3 

three (سہ)

4 

four (چہار)

5 

five (پنج)

6 

six (شش)

7 

seven (ہفت)

8 

eight (ہشت)

9 

nine (نہ)

10 

ten (دہ)

11 

eleven (یازدہ)

12 

twelve (دوازدہ)

13 

thirteen (سیزدہ)

14 

fourteen (چہاردہ)

15 

fifteen (پنزدہ)

16 

sixteen (شانزدہ)

17 

seventeen (ہفدہ)

18 

eighteen (ہیجدہ)

19 

nineteen (نوزدہ)

20 

twenty (بیست)

21 

twenty one (بیست و یک)

22 

twenty two (بیست و دو)

23 

twenty three (بیست و سہ)

30 

thirty (سی)

40 

forty (چہل)

50 

fifty (پنجاہ)

60 

sixty (شصت)

70 

seventy (ہفتاد)

80 

eighty (ہشتاد)

90 

ninety (نود)

100 

one hundred (یک صد)

200 

two hundred (دو صد)

300 

three hundred (سہ صد)

1000 

one thousand (یک ہزار)

2000 

two thousand (دو ہزار)

1,000,000 

one million (یک ےلیون)

1,000,000,000 

one thousand million in UK, one billion in USA

1,000,000,000,000 

one billion in UK, one trillion in USA

number _____ (train, bus, etc.) 

number _____ (رقم, عدد)

half 

half (نصف, نیم)

less 

less (کمتر)

more 

more (بیشتر)

Time (اوقات)

English	Urdu	Transliteration
now	حالا	Haal/ Abhi
later	بعداً	bādn/ ba
before	قبل	qabl/ pehley
morning	صبح، سحر	subeh, suhr
afternoon	نیم روز	neemroz/ maghreb sey pehley
evening	شام	shaam
night	شب	shab / raat

Clock Time (وقتِ ساعت)

one o'clock AM 

subah ke eik bajey (ساعت یکِ صبح)

two o'clock AM 

subah ke doo bajey (ساعت دوِ صبح)

noon 

zuhr key waqt (ظہر یا نیم روز )

one o'clock PM 

shaam ke eik bajey(ساعت یک بعد از ظہر )

two o'clock PM 

shaam ke doo bajey (ساعت دو بعد از ظہر)

midnight 

aadhi raat (نیم شب)

Duration (مدت)

English	Urdu	Transliteration
minute	دقیقہ	daqeeqa/ minit
hour	ساعت	saa'ath/ ghantha
day	روز	roz/ din
week	ەفته	hafta
month	ماہ	mah/ mahiinaa
year	سال، سن	sāl; san

Days (روز)

English	Urdu	Transliteration
Today	امروز	imroz/ aaj
Yesterday	دیروز	deroz/ kal/ guzra hua kal
Tomorrow	فردا	farda/ kal/ aaney wala kal
Week	ەفته	hafta
This week	اس ەفتے	is hafte
Last week	ەفتے گزشتہ	hafte guzishta/ pichley haftey
Next week	آیندہ ہفتے	aynda hafte/ agley haftey
Two weeks	دو ەفتے	do hafte
Month	ماہ	mah/ mahiinaa

Days of the Week

Day	Urdu	Transliteration
Sunday	یک شنبہ	yk shnba/ itwaar
Monday	دو شنبہ	do shnba/ piir/ peer
Tuesday	سہ شنبہ	se shnba/ mangal
Wednesday	جہار شنبہ	char shnba/ buddh
Thursday	پنج شنبہ	pnj shnba/ jum'eh'raat
Friday	جمع	jumʼa/ jum'ah
Saturday	شنبہ	shnba/ haftaa

Calendar (تقویم)

In Pakistan, two calenders are used: the Gregorian and the Islamic. Readers are familiar with the Gregorian so the Islamic will be discussed. The Islamic calender is a lunar Calendar. The observation of Ramadan can be from September to December. Months are usually 28-29 days long. The Calendar dates from the hijra, or migration, of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. The abbreviation for Muslim dates is AH (anno Hegiræ). When writing in Urdu, the word ەجرى, hijrī should precede/ follow the date.

Arabic Transliteration	Arabic Name
Muharram	محرّم
Safar	صفر
Rabī al-Avval	ربيع الاوّل
Rabī‘ As-sānī	ربيع الثانى
Jumādī al-Awwal	جمادى الاوّل
Jumādī As-sānī	جمادى الثاني
Rajab	رجب
Śābān/ Shabaan	شعبان
Ramzān	رمضان
Śavvāl/ Shavvaal	شوّال
Zī Qāda/ Zil Qad	ذى قعده
Zī al-Hijjah/ Zil Hajj	ذى الحجه

Colors (رنگ)

Color	Urdu	Transliteration
color	رنگ	rang
colorful	رنگارنگ	rangaarang
colorless	بےرنگ	berang
black	سياه	sīāh
white	سفيد	safed
red	قرمز, سرخ	surkh, qarmaz
pink, rosy	گلابى	gulābī
orange	نارنجى	nāranjī
saffron	زعفران	za'fron
yellow	زرد	zard
green	سبز	sabz
blue	آبی, اسمانی	asmani, ābi
turquoise	فروزى	firozī
purple	ارغوانی	arghwaani
brown	قہوایی, خاکی	qahwai, khākī
gray	فولادی,سرمئ	fuladi, surma'ī
golden	زرين	zarīn
silver	نقرایی	nuqraaee
shiny	تابندہ یا درخشاں	tabinda, darakhshaa
dark	تریک	tareek
light	روشن	roshan

Transportation (انتقال)

Bus, Train, and Taxi (اتوبس, قطار, و تکسی)

Note: if you stick to Karachi, Lahore or Islamabad, you should be fine with yousing english words in Urdu phrases. THe locals do it all the time. This is why the phrase I need a car becomes mujhe car chahye

English	Urdu	Transliteration
Train	قطار	qthaar
Train Station	مقامِ قطار	mqame qthar
Bus	اتوبس	atobus
Bus Station	مقامِ اتوبس	mqame atobus
Rickshaw	ركشه	rickśa
Taxi	گاری کرائے, تاکسی	gari karayai, taxi
Car	گاری	gari
Airplane	هوا پیما, پرواز	hawapeyma, parwaz
Airport	فرودگاہ	faroodgah

How much is a ticket to _____? 

How much is a ticket to _____? (یک بلیط یا تذکرہ تا _____ کی کیا قدر ہے؟)

One ticket to _____, please. 

One ticket to _____, please. (یک بلیت تا ____ مہرباناً)

Where does this train/bus go? 

Where does this train/bus go? (اِس قطار کی کیا منزل ہے؟)

Where is the train/bus to _____? 

Where is the train/bus to _____? (یہ قطار سوی کس جا ہے؟)

Does this train/bus stop in _____? 

Does this train/bus stop in _____? (یہ قطار در _____ توقف ہوتی ہے؟)

When does the train/bus for _____ leave? 

When does the train/bus for _____ leave? (قطار برایِ _____ کس وقت خارج ہوتی ہے؟)

When will this train/bus arrive in _____? 

When will this bus arrive in _____? (یہ قطار _____ کس وقت وارد ہوگی؟)

Directions (جہات)

English	Urdu	Transliteration
Direction	جہت, طرف, سمت, رخ	jiht, tharf, simt, rkh
North	شمال	shomaal
South	جنوب	janoob
West	غرب	gharb
East	شرق	sharq
Right	راست	rast
Left	چپ	chap
Up	فوق, بلا	fawq, balaa
Down	تحت	theht
Under	زیر	zeyr
Intersection	تقاطع	thaqath'o
Straight	مستقیم	mustaqeem

How do I get to _____ ? 

How do I get to _____ ? (کیسے رفت ہوتے ہیں_____ )

...the train station? 

...the train station? (مقامِ قطار)

...the bus station? 

...the bus station? (مقامِ اتوبس)

...the airport? 

...the airport? (فرودگاہ)

...downtown? 

...downtown? (مرکزِ شہر)

...the youth hostel? 

...the youth hostel? (خانہِ جاوانون)

...the _____ hotel? 

...the _____ hotel? (_____مسافرخانہ)

...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? 

...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? (سفارتِ امریکی,کنادایی, استرالی, انگلیزی؟

Where are there a lot of... 

Where are there a lot of...

...hotels? 

...hotels? (ہتلیں)

...restaurants? 

...restaurants? (تعام گاہیں)

...bars? 

...bars? (میکدہیں)(There are no public bars in Pakistan and be careful who you ask, you don't want to get killed)

...sites to see? 

...sites to see? (سیاحتی مناظر, خوب مناظر, جاےِ دیدنی)

Can you show me on the map? 

Can you show me on the map? (بر نقشہ نشانہ کرنا)

sidewalk

sidewalk (خیابان)

road

road (جادہ, راہ)

Turn left. 

Turn left. (گردش بہ چپ, چپ پیچ ہونا, چپ رفت ہونا)

Turn right. 

Turn right. (گردش بہ راست, راست پیچ ہونا, راست رفت ہونا)

left 

left (چپ)

right 

right (راست)

straight ahead 

straight ahead (مستقیم)

towards the _____ 

towards the _____ (سوی)

past the _____ 

past the _____ (بعد از)

before the _____ 

before the _____ (قبل از)

uphill 

uphill (سر بلایی)

downhill 

downhill (سر زیری)

Lodging (مسکن)

Do you have any rooms available? 

Do you have any rooms available? (در دسترس تمہارے خالی اتاق ہیں؟)

How much is a room for one person/two people? 

How much is a room for one person/two people? (یک اتاق برایِ یک یا دو فرد کتنا ہے؟)

Does the room come with... 

Does the room come with... (یہ اتاق با ______ آتا ہے؟)

...bedsheets? 

...bedsheets? (چدریں)

...a bathroom? 

...a bathroom? (حمام, غسل خانہ)

...a telephone? 

...a telephone? (تلفون)

...a TV? 

...a TV? (تلویژیون)

May I see the room first? 

May I see the room first? (اول, اتاف مشاہدہ کرلوں)

Do you have anything quieter? 

Do you have anything quieter? (ارامتر)

...bigger? 

...bigger? (کبیرتر)

...cleaner? 

...cleaner? (پاکتر)

...cheaper? 

...cheaper? (ارزانتر)

OK, I'll take it. 

OK, I'll take it. (خیر ہے, لے لےتے ہوں)

I will stay for _____ night(s). 

I will stay for _____ night(s). (برای _____ شب قیام کروںگا)

Can you suggest another hotel? 

Can you suggest another hotel? (یک دیگر مسافرخانہ کا رای دیںگے؟)

Do you have a safe? 

Do you have a safe? (گنبد ہے؟)

...lockers? 

...lockers? (قفسے قفلدار؟)

Is breakfast/supper included? 

Is breakfast/supper included? (ناشتہ یا عشا شامل ہے؟)

What time is breakfast/supper? 

What time is breakfast/supper? (ناشتہ یا عشا کس وقت ہے؟)

Please clean my room. 

Please clean my room. (مہربانانہ, میرا اتاق صاف کردیں)

Can you wake me at _____? 

Can you wake me at _____? (مجہے ساعت _____ بیدار کرلیںگیں؟)

I want to check out. 

I want to check out. (میںنے خارج ہونا ہے)

Money (نقد)

Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? 

Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? (آپ دلارِ امریکی, اُسترالی, کانادایی قبول کرتے ہیں؟)

Do you accept British pounds? 

Do you accept British pounds? (آپ پوندِانگلیس قبول کرتے ہیں؟)

Do you accept credit cards? 

Do you accept credit cards? (آپ کارد اعتباری قبول کرتے ہیں؟)

Can you change money for me? 

Can you change money for me? (آپ میرے خاطر نقد عوض کرلیںگیں؟)

Where can I get money changed? 

Where can I get money changed? (میں نقد کہاں عوض کروں؟)

Can you change a traveler's check for me? 

Can you change a traveler's check for me? (آپ میرے خاطر چک مسافری عوض کرلیںگیں؟)

Where can I get a traveler's check changed? 

Where can I get a traveler's check changed? (میں چک مسافری کہاں عوض کروں؟)

What is the exchange rate? 

What is the exchange rate? (نرخِ معاوضہ کیا ہے؟)

Eating (تناول کرنا)

A table for one person/two people, please. 

A table for one person/two people, please. (یک میز برایِ یک یا دو فرد, مہرباناً)

Can I look at the menu, please? 

Can I look at the menu, please? (میں منیو مشاہدہ کرلوں؟)

Can I look in the kitchen? 

Can I look in the kitchen? (میں مطبخ نظارہ کرلوں؟)

Is there a house specialty? 

Is there a house specialty? (اختصاصیِ بیت ہے؟)

Is there a local specialty? 

Is there a local specialty? (محلی اختصاص ہے؟)

I'm a vegetarian. 

I'm a vegetarian. (میں سبزی خور ہوں)

I don't eat pork. 

I don't eat pork. (میں خنزیر نہیں طناول کرتہ ہوں)

I don't eat beef. 

I don't eat beef. (میں گوشتِ گاو نہیں طناول کرتہ ہوں)

I only eat kosher food. 

I only eat kosher food. (میں فقط گوشتِ یہودی طناول کرتہ ہوں)

Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) 

Can you make it "lite", please? (سبک پخت کرنا, مہرباناً. کم رغن, مسکہ, یا چربیِ خنزیر)

fixed-price meal 

fixed-price meal (تعام مقطوعاً)

à la carte 

a la carte (جدا جدا سفارش دینہ ہو)

breakfast 

breakfast (ناشتہ)

lunch 

lunch (نہار) یا ظہرانہ)

tea (meal) 

tea (چای)

supper 

supper (غذا یا شامی)

I want _____. 

I want _____. (مجہے ______ کی ضرورت ہے)

I want a dish containing _____. 

I want a dish containing _____. (مجہے تعام با _______ لینا ہے)

chicken 

chicken (مرغ)

beef 

beef (گوشت)

fish 

fish (ماہی)

ham 

ham (خنزیر)

sausage 

sausage (سوسیج)

cheese 

cheese (پنیر)

eggs 

eggs (تخم)

salad 

salad (سلاد)

(fresh) vegetables 

(fresh) vegetables (میوہ)

(fresh) fruit 

(fresh) fruit (میوہ)

bread 

bread (نان)

toast 

toast (نان برشتہ)

noodles 

noodles (رشتہ فرنگی)

rice 

rice (برنج)

beans 

beans (لوبیا)

May I have a glass of _____? 

May I have a glass of _____? (میں یک شیشہِ _____ لےلوں؟)

May I have a cup of _____? 

May I have a cup of _____? (میں یک جامِ _____ لےلوں؟)

May I have a bottle of _____? 

May I have a bottle of _____? (میں یک جامِ _____ لےلوں؟)

coffee 

coffee (قہوا)

tea (drink) 

tea (چای)

juice 

juice (شیرہ)

(bubbly) water 

water (آب حبابی)

water 

water (آب)

beer 

beer (ابجو)

red/white wine 

red/white wine (بادہ سفید یا سرخ)

May I have some _____? 

May I have some _____? (میں بعضِ ______ لے لوں؟)

salt 

salt (نمک)

black pepper 

black pepper (فلفل سیاہ)

butter 

butter (مسکہ)

Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server)

Excuse me, waiter? (بخشدو پیشِخدمت)

I'm finished. 

I'm finished. (بس ہے, خلاص)

It was delicious. 

It was delicious. (خوشمزہ تها)

Please clear the plates. 

Please clear the plates. (ظرف صاف کردیں)

The check, please. 

The check, please. (صورتِ حساب, لطفاً)

Bars (میکدیں)

• note: alcohol is forbidden in Pakistan except to non-Muslims with the proper license. Also, be careful who you ask for it, you don't want to be subject to extremism.

Do you serve alcohol? 

Do you serve alcohol? (آپ خمر فروخت کرتے ہیں؟)

Is there table service? 

Is there table service? (خدمتِ میز ہے؟)

A beer/two beers, please. 

A beer/two beers, please. (یک یا دو ابجو)

A glass of red/white wine, please. 

A glass of red/white wine, please. (یک شیشہ سفید یا سرخ بادہ)

A pint, please. 

A pint, please. (یک پنت)

A bottle, please. 

A bottle, please. (یک بوطری)

whiskey 

whiskey (وسکی)

vodka 

vodka (ودکا)

rum 

rum (رم)

water 

water (آب)

club soda 

club soda (کلب سودا)

tonic water 

tonic water (تنک آب)

orange juice 

orange juice (شیرہِ برتقال)

Coke (soda) 

Coke (کوک)

Do you have any bar snacks? 

Do you have any bar snacks? (مختصر خوراک ہیں؟)

One more, please. 

One more, please. (یک بیش)

Another round, please. 

Another round, please. (یک چرخہ بیش)

When is closing time? 

When is closing time? (نس وقت بند ہوتاہے؟)

Shopping (خریداری)

Do you have this in my size? 

Do you have this in my size? (میرے سایش میں ہے؟)

How much is this? 

How much is this? (کیا قدر ہے اسکی؟)

That's too expensive. 

That's too expensive. (وہ گران ہے)

Would you take _____? 

Would you take _____? (____لےلیںگ؟)

expensive 

expensive (گران)

cheap 

cheap (ارزان)

I can't afford it. 

I can't afford it. (میرے قابل نہیں ہے)

I don't want it. 

I don't want it. (مجہے نہیں ضرورت)

You're cheating me. 

You're cheating me. (تم فریب دہرہے ہو)

I'm not interested. 

I'm not interested. (مین شوقین نہیں)

OK, I'll take it. 

OK, I'll take it. (خیر ہے, لےلے تہ ہوں)

Can I have a bag? 

Can I have a bag? (لفافہ دےدیں)

Do you ship (overseas)? 

Do you ship (overseas)? (بیرونِ ملک ترسیل کرتے ہیں؟)

I need... 

(مجہے _____ کی ضرورت ہے)

...toothpaste. 

(خمیر دندان)

...a toothbrush. 

(مسواک)

...tampons. 

(تمپون)

...soap. 

(صابون)

...shampoo. 

(شمپو)

...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) 

(اسپرن)

...cold medicine. 

(دواِ تب)

...stomach medicine. 

(دواِ میدہ)

...a razor. 

(تیغ)

...an umbrella. 

(جتر)

...sunblock lotion. 

...sunblock lotion. (کرمِ ضدِ افتابی)(...)

...a postcard. 

(کارتِ پستال)

...postage stamp. 

(ستمپ پستال)

...batteries. 

(باطری)

...writing paper. 

(کاغز)

...a pen. 

(قلم)

...a pencil 

(مداد)

...an English-language book. 

(کتابِ لسانِ انگلیزی)

... an English-language magazine. 

(رسالہِ لسانِ انگلیزی)

...an English-language newspaper. 

(روزنامنہِ لسانِ انگلیزی)

...an English-Urdu dictionary. 

(فرہنگِ اردو و انگلیزی)

Driving (سواری)

I want to rent a car. 

I want to rent a car. (میں نے گاری کرایا کرنا ہے)

Can I get insurance? 

Can I get insurance? (بیمہ لےلوں؟)

stop (on a street sign) 

stop (توقف)

one way 

one way (یک طرف)

yield 

yield (تسلیم)

no parking 

no parking (قائم ہونہ منع ہے)

speed limit 

speed limit (حدِ سرعت)

gas (petrol) station 

gas station (گاز)

petrol 

petrol (بنزین)

diesel 

diesel (دیزل)

Authority (حکومت)

I haven't done anything wrong. 

I haven't done anything wrong. (میں نے ہیچ خطا نہیں کی)

It was a misunderstanding. 

It was a misunderstanding.

Where are you taking me? 

Where are you taking me? (کہاں لہچارے ہو؟)

Am I under arrest? 

Am I under arrest? (میں گرفتار میں ہوں؟)

I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. 

I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. (میں امریکی رعیت ہوں)

I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. 

I need to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. (میں نے از امریکی سفارت صحبت کرنی ہے)

I want to talk to a lawyer. 

I want to talk to a lawyer. (میں نے با وکیل صحبت کرنی ہے)

Can I just pay a fine now? 

Can I just pay a fine now? (میں حالا تاوان دےدوں؟)

Learning more (بیشتر اطلاعات)

This is where you'd give more information on learning the language, such as links to online courses or textbooks, or suggestions for in-person courses to take, or pointers to a dictionary or two.

How do you say _____ ? 

How do you say _____ ? (______ کیسے کہتے ہیں؟)

What is this/that called? 

What is this/that called? (وہ کیا ہے؟)