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Table of Contents: Pronunciation Guide / Vowels / Consonants / Aspiration / Special Characters .26 Signs / Special Ligatures / Urdu Punctuation / Phrase List .28.D8.B9.D8.A8.D8.A7.D8.B1.D8.AA.29 / Basics .28.D8.A8.D9.86.DB.8C.D8.A7.D8.AF.29 / Forms of Address .28.D8.AE.D8.AA.D8.A7.D8.A8.29 / Interrogatives .28.D8.B3.D9.88.D8.A7.D9.84.29 / Problems .28.D9.85.D8.B3.D8.A7.D8.A6.D9.84.29 / Numbers .28.D8.A7.D8.B9.D8.AF.D8.A7.D8.AF.29 / Time .28.D8.A7.D9.88.D9.82.D8.A7.D8.AA.29 / Clock Time .28.DA.AF.DA.BE.DA.91.DB.8C .DA.A9.D8.A7 .D9.88.D9.82.D8.AA.29 / Duration .28.D9.85.D8.AF.D8.AA.29 / Days .28.D8.B1.D9.88.D8.B2.29 / Days of the Week .28.DB.81.D9.81.D8.AA.DB.81 .DA.A9.DB.92 .D8.AF.D9.86.29 / Calendar .28.D8.AA.D9.82.D9.88.DB.8C.D9.85.29 / Colors .28.D8.B1.D9.86.DA.AF.29 / Bus.2C Train.2C and Taxi .28.D8.A8.D8.B3.2C .D8.B1.DB.8C.D9.84 .D8.A7.D9.88.D8.B1 .D9.B9.DB.8C.DA.A9.D8.B3.DB.8C.29 / Directions .28.D8.A7.D8.B7.D8.B1.D8.A7.D9.81.29 / Lodging .28.D9.82.DB.8C.D8.A7.D9.85.29 / Money .28.D9.86.D9.82.D8.AF.29 / Eating .28.D8.AA.D9.86.D8.A7.D9.88.D9.84 .DA.A9.D8.B1.D9.86.D8.A7.29 / Bars .28.D8.A8.D8.A7.D8.B1.29 / Shopping .28.D8.AE.D8.B1.DB.8C.D8.AF.D8.A7.D8.B1.DB.8C.29 / Driving .28.D8.B3.D9.88.D8.A7.D8.B1.DB.8C.29 / Authority .28.D8.AD.DA.A9.D9.88.D9.85.D8.AA.29 / Learning more .28.D9.85.D8.B0.DB.8C.D8.AF .D8.B3.DB.8C.DA.A9.DA.BE.DB.8C.DA.BA.29 Related articles: : U, Ukrainian phrasebook, UNESCO Creative Cities, UNESCO World Heritage List, United Airlines, United Kingdom Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, United Kingdom National Parks, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Urban backpacking, Urdu phrasebook, Uummannaq, Uzbek phrasebook, Uzhhorod More from Travel Tips 24: Africa travel tours, Asia tourist attractions, Europe souvenirs, North America hotels and youth hostels, Oceania travel tours, South America tourist attractions Popular destinations Istanbul (Marmara region ) hotels and youth hostels, Barcelona (Catalonia) hotels and youth hostels, Rome (Lazio) culture, Singapore (Southeast Asia) culture, Western Europe (Europe) tourist attractions, South Africa (Southern Africa) tourist attractions, United Kingdom (Western Europe) souvenirs, Europe (Home) tourist attractions, Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) souvenirs, Morocco (North Africa) hotels and youth hostels

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 Hindi, 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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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Phrase List (عبارت)

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Basics (بنیاد)

English	Urdu	Transliteration
Hello (used esp. when answering the phone)	ەيلو, سلام	salaam, helo
Hello	السلام عليكم	assalām ‘alaikum
Hello (reply)	وعليكم السلام	wālaikum assalām
Hello (short)	سلام	salām
Goodbye	خدا حافظ	khuda hāfiz
See you later	پھر ملیں گے	phir milenge
How are you?	کیا حال ہے؟	kya Haal hai?
I am fine	میں ٹھیک ہوں	main theek hoon
Fine, and you? (more formal reply)	میں ٹھیک ہوں، آپ؟	main theek hoon, aap?
What is your name?	آپ كا نام كيا ەے؟	āpka nam kya hai?
My name is ___ .	ميرا نام ___ ەے۔	mera nam ___ hai.
Nice to meet you (formal).	آپسے ملکر خوشی ہوی	apse mil kar khushi huee.
Same here (reply).	مجهے بھی	mujhe bhi
Yes	ەاں	hān
No/not	نەيں	nahīn
Do you speak English?	آپ كو انگریزی آتى ەے؟	āpko angrezi ātī hai?
Is there someone here who speaks English?	یہاں كسى كو انگریزی آتى ەے؟	yahaan kisī ko angrezī ātī hai?
I don't know Urdu।	مجهے ەندى\اردو نەيں آتى ەے۔	mujhe urdu nahīn ātī
I speak some Urdu.	مجهے تھوڑی اردو آتی ہے;	mujhe thoRi urdū ātī hai।
I don't understand.	نہیں سمجھا	nahin samjha>
Speak more slowly	آەسته بولیٔے	āhista boliye
Come again?	دوبارہ بولیں؟	dubara bolain?
What does "..." mean?	کا کیا مطلب ہے؟"..."	"..." ka kya matlab 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	برأے مہربانی	barai mehrbāni
Thank you	شكريه	śukriya
Thank you very much	بەت بەت شکریہ	bahut bahut śukriya
You're welcome (lit. don't mention it)	کوئی بات نہیں	Koi bat nahin.
Excuse me (getting s.o.'s attention)	سنیٔے	suniye
Pardon me/I'm sorry	معاف کیجیے	mā'af kijiye
Where is the toilet?	غسلخانه كەاں ەے؟	ghasalkhāna?
Good!, nice, etc.	خوب	khoob
Just one minute	ایک منٹ	ek minit
Sure	ضرور	ẓarūr
[edit] Forms of Address (ختاب) English Urdu Transliteration Mr. صاحب sāheb Mrs. صاحبه sāheba Sir جناب janāb Sir حضور huzūr Dr. ڈاکٹر doctor [edit] Interrogatives (سوال) English Urdu Transliteration how/of what kind? كيسا؟ kaisa how much/many? کتنا؟ kitna what? كيا؟ kyā? when? کب، کس وفت kis waqt،kab? where? كەاں؟ kahān? who? كون؟ kaun? which? كونسا؟ kaunsa? why? كيوں؟ kyon? [edit] Problems (مسائل) Leave me alone. Mujhe akela chor do. (مجھے اکیلا چھور دو) Dont bother me. Mujhe tung na karo. ( مجھے تنگ نہ کرو) Don't touch me! Mujhe na chero (مجھے نہ چھیڑو) Should I call the police. Mei police ko call karoon? (میں پولیس کو کال کروں؟) Police! Police! (پولیس) Stop! Thief! Ruko! Chor! (رکو! چور!۔) I need your help. meri maddad karain. ( میری مدد کریں) It's an emergency. emergency hai. (ایمرجنسی ہے) I'm lost. mei gum ho gaya hoon. (میں گم گیا ہوں) I lost my bag. bag gum hogaya. (بیگ گم ہو گیا) I lost my wallet. battwa gum hogaya. (بٹوہ گم ہوگیا) I'm sick. mei bimaar hoon. (میں بیمار ہوں) I've been injured. mei zhakhmi hoon. (میں زخمی ہوں) I need a doctor. Mujhe doctor ki zaroorat hai. (ڈاکٹر کی ضرورت ہے) Can I use your phone? Aapka phone istamaal kar loon? (آپکا فون استعمال کرلوں؟) [edit] Numbers (اعداد) 1 aik (ایک) 2 dou (دو) 3 teen (تین) 4 char (چار) 5 panch (پانچ) 6 chhe (چھ) 7 saat (سات) 8 aath (آٹھ) 9 nau (نو) 10 das (دس) 11 gayara گیارہ) 12 baara (بارہ) 13 teera (تیرہ) 14 choda (چودہ) 15 pandra (پندرہ) 16 sola (سولہ) 17 satra (سترہ) 18 athara (اٹھارہ) 19 unees (انیس) 20 bees (بیس) 21 ikees (اکیس) 22 baees (بائیس) 23 taees (تیئیس) 30 tees (تیس) 40 chalees (چالیس) 50 pachaas (پچاس) 60 saath (ساٹھ) 70 sattar (ستر) 80 assi (اسی') 90 naway (نوے) 100 aik sou (ایک سو) 200 dou sou (دو سو) 300 teen sou (تین سو) 1000 aik hazaar (ایک ہزار) 2000 dou hazaar (دو ہزار) 100,000 aik lakh (ایک لاکھ) 1,000,000 das lakh (ایک ملین) 1,000,000,000 das karoor 1,000,000,000,000 lakh karoor number _____ (bus, etc.) bus number _____ (_____بس نمبر) half aadha (ادھا) less kam (کم) more ziyada (زیادہ) [edit] Time (اوقات) English Urdu Transliteration now ابھی Abhi later بعد bād before پہلے pehley morning صبح subeh afternoon سہہ پہر seh pehar evening شام shaam night رات raat [edit] Clock Time (گھڑی کا وقت) one o'clock AM subah ke eik bajey (صبح کے ایک بجے) two o'clock AM subah ke doo bajey (صبح کے دو بجے) noon do pahar (دوپہر) one o'clock PM raat ke eik bajey (رات کے ایک بجے) two o'clock PM raat ke doo bajey (رات کے دو بجے) midnight aadhi raat (آدھی رات) [edit] Duration (مدت) English Urdu Transliteration second second second minute منٹ minute hour گھنٹہ ghanta day دن din week ەفته hafta month مہینہ mahiinaa year سال saal [edit] Days (روز) English Urdu Transliteration Today آج aaj Yesterday گزشتہ کل/ کل kal/ guzishta kal Tomorrow کل / آنے والا کل kal/ aaney wala kal Week ەفته hafta This week اس ەفتے is hafte Last week پچھلے ہفتے / ەفتے گزشتہ guzishta hafte/ pichley haftey Next week پچھلے ہفتے / اگلے ہفتے aynda hafte/ agley haftey Two weeks دو ەفتے do hafte Month مہینہ mahiinaa

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Days of the Week (ہفتہ کے دن)

Day	Urdu	Transliteration
Sunday	اتوار	itwaar
Monday	پیر	peer
Tuesday	منگل	mangal
Wednesday	بدھ	buddh
Thursday	جمعرات	jum'eh'raat
Friday	جمہع	jum'ah
Saturday	ہفتہ	haftaa

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Calendar (تقویم)

In Pakistan and other Urdu speaking place, two calenders are used: the Gregorian and the Islamic. Months of Gregorian calendar are used as these are in English so the Islamic will be discussed. The Islamic calender is a lunar Calendar. Months are usually 29-30 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

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Colors (رنگ)

Color	Urdu	Transliteration
color	رنگ	rang
colorful	رنگارنگ	rangaarang
colorless	بےرنگ	berang
black	سياه کالا	sīāh or kāla
white	سفيد	safed / chita
red	لال/ سرخ	surkh, laal
pink	گلابى	gulābī
orange	مالٹا نارنجى	nāranjī / malta
saffron	زعفران	za'fron
yellow	زرد/ پیلا	zard / peela
green	ہرا / سبز	sabz / harra
blue	نیلا	neela
turquoise	فروزى	firozī
purple	ارغوانی	arghwaani
brown	نسواری / خاکی	naswari, khākī
gray	سرمئ	surma'ī
golden	سنہری	sunehri
silver	چاندی	chaandi
shiny	چمکدار	chamak daar
dark	گہرا / تاریک	tareek / gehra
light	روشن / ہلکا	roshan / halka

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Bus, Train, and Taxi (بس, ریل اور ٹیکسی)

Note: If you stick to main cities Karachi, Lahore or Islamabad, you should be fine with using English words in Urdu phrases. The native speakers do it all the time. This is why the phrase I need a car' becomes Mujhe car chahye.

English	Urdu	Transliteration
Train	ریل گاڑی	rail gaari
Train Station	ریلوے سٹیشن	railway station
Bus	بس	bus
Bus Stop	بس سٹاپ	bus stop
Rickshaw	ركشه	rickśa
Taxi	ٹیکسی	taxi
Car	گاڑی ؕ/ کار	gaari / car
Airplane	هوأی جہاز	hawai jahaz
Airport	ہوأی اڈہ / أیرپورٹ	hawai adda / airport

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Directions (اطراف)

English	Urdu	Transliteration
Direction	طرف, سمت, رخ	taraf, simt, rukh
North	شمال	shumaal
South	جنوب	janoob
West	مغرب	magharib
East	مشرق	mashriq
Right	سیدھے ہاتھ / دأیں	dain / seedhay haath
Left	الٹے ہاتھ / بأیں	bain / ultay haath
Ahead	آگے	aagay
Back	پیچھے	peechay
Up	اوپر	oopar
Down	نیچے	neechay
Under	کے) نیچے)	(kay) nichay
Cross	چوک	chowk
Straight	سیدھا	seedha

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Lodging (قیام)

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Money (نقد)

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Eating (تناول کرنا)

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Bars (بار)

• note: Alcohol is only available in some bars inside five star hotels. Availability to non-Muslims with the proper license or foreigners with passport. Fact is that bars serving drinks do have English speaking staff available.

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Shopping (خریداری)

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Driving (سواری)

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Authority (حکومت)

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Learning more (مذید سیکھیں)

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