Urdu is a conglomerate of
Persian, Arabic and various local languages. The
spoken language is similar to Hindi, but it is
written in the Perso-Arabic script.
| 1 |
ek |
12 |
bara |
| 1.5 |
dehr |
13 |
tera |
| 2 |
doh |
14 |
chawda |
| 2.5 |
dhai |
15 |
pandra |
| 3 |
teen |
20 |
bees |
| 4 |
char |
25 |
pachees |
| 5 |
paanch |
30 |
tees |
| 6 |
chhe |
40 |
chalees |
| 7 |
saath |
50 |
pachaas |
| 8 |
aath |
100 |
ek saw |
| 9 |
naw |
2,000 |
doh hazaar |
| 10 |
dus |
100,000 |
ek lakh |
| 11 |
gyara |
10
million |
ek crore |
| (Beware of similar-sounding
25 and 50). |
|
| Greeting (Peace be with
you) |
Salaam alay kum |
| Reply to Greeting (With you
also be peace) |
Waalay kum as salaam |
| How are
you? |
Aapka (or Tumhara) kya hal heyh? |
| I am
well. |
Theekh
heyh or Theek thak. |
| What is your name? |
Aapka (or Tumhara) naam kya heyh? |
| Do you speak English? |
Kya aap angrezi boltay heyn? |
| I am English/American/French |
Meyn angrez/amrikan/fransisi hun. |
| Which way to
Lahore? |
Lahore kiss taraf heyh? |
| How much is
this/that? |
Yeyh/Voh kitne ky heyh? |
| Thank
you |
Shukria. |
| Good
Bye |
Khoodha Haafiz. |
| Yes |
Ji haan, haanji or
haan |
| No |
Naheen (na’en) |
| Okay/Good |
Achhaa |
| When? |
Kub? |
| Three
O’clock |
Teen bajay |
| Morning |
Subha |
| Evening |
Shaam |
| Go/going |
Jao/Jaana |
| Near |
Nazdeek |
| Far |
Dur |
| Food |
Khana |
| To eat
food |
Khana khana |
| To drink |
Peena |
| Meat |
Gosht |
| Beef |
Gai ka gosht |
| Goat meat |
Bakri ka gosht |
| Chicken |
Murghi |
| Fish |
Machii/machhlii |
| Egg |
Anda |
| Vegetable |
Subzi |
| Potato |
Aalu |
| Spinach |
Palak |
| Lentils |
Daal |
| Rice |
Chavel |
| Bread |
Roti, naan,
chapati |
| Baked
bread |
Double roti |
| Yoghurt |
Dahi |
| Water |
Pani |
| Tea |
Chai |
| Salt |
Namak |
| Sugar |
Cheeni |
| Home/house |
Ghar/makaan |
| Bed |
Palang, charpai |
| Blanket |
Kambal |
| Pillow |
Takya |
| Sheet |
Chader |
| Fan |
Pankha |
| Candle |
Mombutti |
| Hot |
Garam |
| Cold |
Thanda
(m)/thandi (f) |
| Small |
Chhota (m)/chhoti (f) |
| Big |
Burha (m)/burhi (f) |
| Clean |
Saaf |
| Expensive |
Mehenga |
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