Urdu

important skills for learning a new language.​

• ​Indo-Aryan language.

• Persian script​.

• ​Written & read from right to left.

• ​​Originated in the Indian subcontinent.

• ​Is very similar to Hindi

Familiar Words

Qanoon (Law) Darwaza (Door), Qismat (Destiny), Akhbaar (News Paper), Taarikh (Date), Azadi (freedom), Imaarat (Building), Hukum (Command), Bahadur (Bold), Havaa (Air), Kitaab (Book), Gunah (Crime), Aurat (Woman), Dil (Heart), Dost (Friend), Shukriya (Thank You) amongst others.

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​حروفِ تہجی

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​ا

ب پ ت ٹ ث​

ج چ ح خ

ْد ڈ ذ

ر ڑ ز ژ​

​س ش ص ض

ع غ ​ط ظ

​ف ق ک گ ​

ل م ن​​

​ہ ھ ​​

  ی ے

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ب - bey (बे)

پ - pey (पे)

ت - tay (ते)

ٹ - tey (टे)

ث - sey​ (से)

ب پ ت ٹ ث

Deals with sound of अ (a)

• ​آ deals with the sound of आ (ā)

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​ا

د - daal (द)

ڑ - daal (ड)

ز - zaal (ज़)​

د ڈ ذ

​ج - jeem (ज)

چ - che (च)

ح - hey (ह)

خ - khey​ (ख)

​ج چ ح خ

س - seen (द)

ش - sheen (‌‌‌‌श)

س ش

​ر - rey (रे)

ڑ - dhey (ड़े)

ز - zey (ज़े)

ژ - jhey (ज़्‌ए)

​ ر ڑ ز ژ

ط - toe (तोए)

ظ - zoe (‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ज़ॊए)

ط ظ

ص - saud (स)

ض - daud (द)

​ ص ض

ع - ain (ऐैन)

​

غ - gheyn (ग़ेैन)

​ ع غ

ک - kaaf (काफ)

گ - gaaf (‌‌‌‌‌‌‌गाफ)

ک گ

ف - fey (फे)

ق - qaf (क़ाफ)

​ ف ق

و - wow (वाओ)

ہ - hey (‌‌‌‌‌‌‌हे)

ھ - do chashmi hey​ (हे)

و ہ ھ

ل - laam (लाम)

م - meem (मीम)

ن​ - noon (नून)

​ ل م ن

ی - choti ye (छोटी ये)

ے- badi ye (बड़ी ये)

​ ی ے