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Learn Urdu ten words at a time

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Ten short games: the 102 most useful Urdu words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.

The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore
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Urdu challenge
12 questions from the 102 phrases, new every time
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Greetings and politeness

Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the eleven openers everything else builds on.

السلام علیکمas-sa-LAM a-LAY-kum
Hello
صبح بخیرsubh ba-KHAIR
Good morning
شام بخیرshaam ba-KHAIR
Good evening
خدا حافظkhu-DA HA-fiz
Goodbye
پھر ملیں گےphir mi-LAIN gay
See you
براہ کرمba-RAH-eh ka-RAM
Please
شکریہshuk-RI-ya
Thank you
کوئی بات نہیںKO-ee baat na-HEEN
You're welcome
مجھے افسوس ہےmoo-JHAY af-SOHS hai
Sorry
معاف کیجیےmu-AAF KEE-ji-yeh
Excuse me
آپ سے مل کر خوشی ہوئیaap say mil kar KHOO-shee hoo-EE
Nice to meet you
Eid prayers in the courtyard of Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan
Greetings and politeness
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Bilalhassan88, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Order anything by pointing

I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.

مجھے... چاہیےmoo-JHAY CHAA-hi-yay
I would like...
یہ والاyeh WAA-la
This one
کتنے کا ہے؟KIT-nay KAA hay
How much is it?
بل لے آئیں، براہ کرمBIL lay AA-een, ba-RAH ka-RAM
The bill, please
کارڈ سےKAARD say
By card
نقد میںNAQ-d mein
In cash
پانیPAA-nee
Water
کافیKAA-fee
Coffee
چائےchaai
Tea
بیئرbee-ar
Beer
... کے بغیرkay ba-GHAIR
Without...
The decorated ceiling of Frere Hall in Karachi, Pakistan
Order anything by pointing
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Sadequain, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Yes, no and the essentials

The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.

ہاںHAAN
Yes
نہیںna-HEEN
No
ٹھیک ہےTHEEK hay
Okay
مجھے سمجھ نہیں آئیmoo-JHAY sa-MAJH na-HEEN AA-ee
I don't understand
کیا آپ انگریزی بولتے ہیں؟KYA aap ang-RAY-zee BOL-tay hain
Do you speak English?
کیا آپ دوبارہ کہہ سکتے ہیں؟kyaa aap do-BAA-ra keh SAK-tay hain
Can you repeat that?
آہستہ، براہ کرمaa-HIS-ta ba-RAA ka-ram
Slowly, please
یہ کیا ہے؟yay kyaa hai
What is this?
مجھے... کی ضرورت ہےmoo-JHAY kee za-ROO-rat hai
I need...
کیا آپ میری مدد کر سکتے ہیں؟kyaa aap MAY-ree MA-dad kar SAK-tay hain
Can you help me?
Date farming and processing in Pakistan
Yes, no and the essentials
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USAID Pakistan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Counting to ten

One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.

ایکAYK
One
دوDO
Two
تینTEEN
Three
چارCHAAR
Four
پانچPAANCH
Five
چھchheh
Six
ساتsaat
Seven
آٹھaath
Eight
نوnau
Nine
دسDUS
Ten
The Bahadurabad neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan
Counting to ten
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King Eliot, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Shops and hotels

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.

کیا آپ کے پاس... ہے؟KYA aap kay PAAS... hay
Do you have...?
... کہاں ہے؟... ka-HAAN hay
Where is...?
کھلا ہےKHOO-laa hai
Open
بند ہےband hai
Closed
تھیلی چاہیے؟THAY-lee CHAA-hi-yay
A bag?
بہت مہنگا ہےba-HUT MEH-ngaa hai
Too expensive
میری بکنگ ہےMAY-ree BUK-ing hai
I have a reservation
کیا ناشتہ شامل ہے؟kyaa NAASH-ta SHAA-mil hai
Is breakfast included?
وائی فائی کا پاس ورڈ کیا ہے؟wai fai kaa PAAS-ward kyaa hai
What's the wifi password?
کیا میں... کر سکتا ہوں؟kyaa main kar SAK-taa hoon
Can I...?
Faisal Mosque seen from Daman-e-Koh in Islamabad, Pakistan
Shops and hotels
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Muhammad Owais Khan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cafe and restaurant

A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.

دو لوگوں کے لیے میزDO lo-GOON kay LI-yay MAYZ
A table for two
مینو لے آئیںme-NOO lay AA-een
The menu, please
آپ کیا تجویز کرتے ہیں؟aap kyaa taj-WEEZ KAR-tay hain
What do you recommend?
میں... نہیں کھاتاmain na-HEEN KHAA-taa
I don't eat...
مجھے... سے الرجی ہےmoo-JHAY say a-LAR-jee hai
I'm allergic to...
گوشتgosht
Meat
مرغیMUR-ghee
Chicken
مچھلیMACHH-lee
Fish
بہت لذیذ ہےba-HUT la-ZEEZ hay
It's delicious
صحت کے لیےSEH-hat kay li-YAY
Cheers
Altit Fort above the Hunza Valley, Pakistan
Cafe and restaurant
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Usmanmiski, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Meeting people

How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.

آپ کیسے ہیں؟aap KAI-say hain
How are you?
میں ٹھیک ہوں، شکریہmain theek hoon SHUK-ri-ya
I'm fine, thanks
اور آپ؟OR aap
And you?
آپ کا نام کیا ہے؟aap kaa naam kyaa hai
What's your name?
میرا نام... ہےMAY-raa naam hai
My name is...
آپ کہاں سے ہیں؟aap ka-HAAN say hain
Where are you from?
میں... سے ہوںmain say hoon
I'm from...
مجھے یہ پسند ہےmoo-JHAY yay pa-SAND hai
I like it
یہ خوبصورت ہےyay khoob-SOO-rat hai
It's beautiful
خوش آمدیدkhoosh aam-DEED
Welcome
The turquoise water of Attabad Lake, Pakistan
Meeting people
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Amalooloo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Getting around

Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.

بیت الخلا کہاں ہے؟BAIT-ul-kha-LA ka-HAAN hay
Where is the toilet?
میں... کیسے پہنچوں؟main KAI-say pa-HUN-choon
How do I get to...?
بائیںBAA-een
To the left
دائیںDAA-een
To the right
سیدھاSAY-dha
Straight ahead
یہاںya-HAAN
Here
ریلوے اسٹیشنRAIL-way is-TAY-shun
Train station
بسBUS
Bus
ہوائی اڈہha-WAA-ee AD-da
Airport
ایک ٹکٹ، براہ کرمAYK TIK-it, ba-RAH ka-RAM
One ticket, please
Hazuri Bagh in Lahore, Pakistan
Getting around
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Ibnazhar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Time and days

Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.

ابھیab-HEE
Now
بعد میںBAAD mein
Later
آجAAJ
Today
کلKAL
Tomorrow
آج راتaaj raat
Tonight
کب؟kab
When?
یہ کتنے بجے کھلتا ہے؟yay KIT-nay ba-JAY KHUL-taa hai
What time does it open?
ایک لمحہ، براہ کرمayk LAM-ha ba-RAA ka-ram
One moment, please
منٹMI-nat
Minutes
گھنٹےGHAN-tay
Hours
The gardens of Bagh-e-Jinnah in Lahore, Pakistan
Time and days
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Amnagondal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Help and emergencies

The words you hope to never need.

مدد کریں!ma-DAD ka-RAIN
Help!
ڈاکٹر کو بلائیںDAAK-tar ko bu-LAA-een
Call a doctor
پولیسpo-LEES
Police
دوائی کی دکانda-WAA-ee kee du-KAAN
Pharmacy
ہسپتالhas-pa-TAAL
Hospital
میں راستہ بھول گیاmein RAAS-ta BHOOL ga-YA
I'm lost
میری طبیعت ٹھیک نہیںmay-REE ta-BEE-yat THEEK na-HEEN
I don't feel well
چوری ہو گیاCHO-ree ho GA-ya
It was stolen
یہ ہنگامی صورت حال ہےyay han-GAA-mee SOO-rat haal hai
It's an emergency
مجھے اکیلا چھوڑ دیںmoo-JHAY a-KAY-laa chhor dain
Leave me alone
The historic Delhi Gate in Lahore, Pakistan
Help and emergencies
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The Walled City of Lahore Authority, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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