Urdu/Vocabulary/Basic Phrases
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- Jee Haan : Yes
- Nahin : no
- Idher : here
- Udher : there
- Aisey : like this
- jaisey : like (that)
- hello : hello
- Assalam-O-Aliqum, aap kaise hen? : (greetings), how are you?
- kya haal hay? : How are you doing?
- Voh kya hay? : What is That?
- Abbu/Ammi : Father/Mother
- Bhai/Bahen : Brother/Sister
- Beta/Beti : Son/Doughter
- Maaf Kijey Ga / main Maafi chata hun : Sorry / Excuse me.
- Aap ka kya naam hay : What is your name?
- Mujy Aap say mill kar bary kushi huhi : I'm very pleased to meet you.
- Aap ka taluk kahan say hay? : Where are you from?
- Aap ki umer kitne hay? : What is your age?
- tu, tum aur aap : you (intimate, informal, polite or plural form)
- Bus Stap kahan hay? :Where is bus stop?
- Iss ki kya qimat hay? : How much does it cost?
- Kya waqt hua hay? : What is Time now?
- Kahey ko : Why so?
- Mujhay tum say mohabbat ho-gaya(ee) hay: I am in love with you
- Yeh Hai : This is
- Khuda Hafiz: Good Bye
- I:Hum
- He:Woh
- She:Woh
- You: Aap (respect)
- A: Ek
- Come: Aao / Aaiye (respect)
- Came: Aayein ( he) / Aayee (she) / Aaye (plural)
- Will come: Aayeinge (he) / Aayeingi (she) / Aayeinge ( plural)
- Open: Kholo / Kholiye (respect) / Kholna
- Opened: Khula
- Will open: Kholeinge (he) / Kholeingi (she) / Kholeinge (plural)
- Sit: Thasreef-Rakhiye(Baitho / Baithiye (respect) / Baithna)
- Walk: Chalo / Chaliyein ( respect) / Chalna (to walk)
- Eat: Nosh-Farmaeiye (Khao / Khaiyein (respect)/ Khana )
- Drink: Piyo / Peejiye (respect) / Peena (to drink)
- Win: Fatah
- Go:Jaao / Jaaiye (respect) / Jaana (to go)
- Run: Daudna
- I go: Hum jaa rahein hai / Mein jaata hoon
- He goes: Woh jaa rahein hai
- He eats an apple: Woh sev khaatein hai
He is eating an apple
Woh sev khaa rahein hai
He ate an apple
Usne sev khaya
I saw the film last week
Humne gudiste(pichhle) haftein wah film dekhi
She came by bus yesterday
Woh kal bus se aayee
They went to the temple
Ve mandir gayein
He slept the whole night
Woh raat bhar soteh rahein
He wrote well in the examination
Usne imthihan achche she diya
He has eaten
Woh khaa chukhey
He had eaten
Woh khaa chukhey teh
He had gone
Woh chalein gayien
He had come
Woh aa gayein
He will eat
Woh khaeinge
He will go
Woh jaayeinge
He will come
Woh aayeinge
What is your name?
Tumhara /Aapka naam kya hai ?
What
Kya
Is
Hai / Hein (respect)
Your
Tumhara / Aapka (respect)
Name
Naam
What did you do?
Tumne / Aapne (respect) kya kiya ?
What should I do?
Hum kya karoon ?
What can I do?
Hum kya kar sakta hoon ?
What are the questions?
Sawalat kya hai?
What were the questions?
Sawalat kya thein?
What is the last question?
Aakhiri sawal kya hai ?
What is written in the letter?
Khat mein kya likha hai ?
What you had been told?
Tumhein/Aapko kya kaha gaya tha ?
What will be the answer?
Jawab kya hoga ?
Why did you come?
Tum / Aap kyon aaye ?
Why did you sleep?
Tum / Aap kyon soye ?
Why did you tell him to go?
Tumne/Aapne unko jaane ko kyon kaha ?
Why did he bring the bag?
Woh bag kyon layein ?
Why did she pay the money?
Unhone paisa kyon diya ?
Why did they sit there?
Ve wahan kyon baithe the ?
Why do you drive the car?
Tum / aap car kyon chalate ho ?
Why did they come late for the meeting?
Ve meeting ke liye der se kyon aaye ?
How did you come?
Tum / aap kaise aaye ?
How did you sleep?
Tum kaise soye ?
How did you drive the car ?
Tumne car kaise chalayee ?
How did you write?
Tumne kaise likha ?
How many apples are there in my hand?
Mere haath mein kitne sev hein ?
How many did you take?
Tumne kitne liye ?
How much did he pay you?
Usne Aapko kitne paise diye ?
How much distance to go?
Aur kitni door jana hai ?
How was the journey yesterday?
Kal ki safar kaisi thi ?
Which way did you come?
Tum / Aap kis raaste se aaye ?
Which is your favorite color?
Tumhara /Aapka pasandida rang kaun sa hai?
In which room did you sleep?
Tum / Aap kaunse kamre mein soye ?
Which story did you tell?
Tumne kaunsi kahani batayee ?
Which is the sweetest fruit?
Sabse meetha fal kaunsa hai ?
Which is the best newspaper in Hindi?
Hindi mein sabse achcha akhbaar kaunsa hai ?
Which Indian state has the largest population?
Kis hindustani soobe ki aabadi sabse jyada hai ?
Where are you coming from?
Aap / tum kahan se aa rahe ho ?
Where did you sleep?
Tum kahan soye ?
Where is the manager’s cabin?
Manager ka cabin kahan hai ?
Where should I go?
Mujhe kahan jaana chahiye ?
Is it a book?
Kya yeh ek kitab hai ?
Yes, it is a book
Haan, yeh ek kitab hai
Is it the answer?
Kya yeh jawab hai?
Yes, it is the answer
Haan yehi jawab hai.
Will you come with me?
Kya tum mere saath aaoge ?
I shall come with you.
Mein aapke saath aaunga.
Will you give me your pen?
Kya tum mujhe apna pen doge ?
Yes, of course.
Haan, zaroor
Do you love me ?
Kya tum mujhe pyar karte ho ?
Yes, I love you.
Haan, mein tumhein pyaar karta (male) / karti(female) hoon
Can you give me your pen?
Kya tum mujhe apna pen de sakte ho?
Can you lift the box?
Kya tum box utha sakte ho ?
Can you write the exam?
Kya tum pariksha likh sakte ho ?
Did you have your lunch?
Kya tumne dopehar ka khana khaya ?
How are you?
Tum kaise ho / Aap kaise hain ?
I am fine
Main achha hoon
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| Translation | Phrase | IPA | Transliteration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | اردو | urd̪uː | ordu | ||
| hello (Urdu) | اسلام و عليکم | əsəlɑːm wɑːleːkum | As-Salam-Wa-Alaikum | ||
| hello (Urdu, Reply to Hello) | و عليکم السلام | wɑːleːkum əsəlɑːm | Wa-Alaikum-As-Salam | ||
| goodbye (Urdu) | خداحافظ | xud̪ə hɑːfiz | Khuda Hafiz | ||
| please* (Urdu) | مہربانی فرماکے | meːhrbɑiː fərɑːkeː | mehrbānī farmake | ||
| thank you* (Urdu) | شکريہ | ʃukrijə | śhukriyā | ||
| thank you very much | بہت بہت شکريہ | bəhut̪ bəhut̪ ʃukrijə | bahut bahut śhukriyā | ||
| welcome | خوش آمديد | xuʃ əmd̪eːd̪ | Khush Amdaidn | ||
| excuse me | معاف کيجۓ | mɑːf kiːdʒiːjeː | māf kījiye | ||
| don’t mention it | کوئ بات نہيں | koiː bɑːt̪ nəhiː | koī bāt nahī | ||
| yes | جی ہاں | dʒiː hɑ̃ː | jī hān | ||
| no/not | جی نہيں | dʒiː nəhĩː | jī nahīn | ||
| good/right | اچھا | ətʃʰə̃ | acchan | ||
| (all-purpose adj./interj.) | |||||
| How are you? | آپ کيسے ہيں/کیسی ہيں؟ | ɑːp keːseː hẽː/keːsiː hẽː | āp kaise hai/kaisī hai? (m/f) | ||
| OK! | ٹھيک ہے | ʈʰiːk hẽː | ṭhīk hai! | ||
| one minute! (“just a sec”; interj.) | ايک منٹ | eːk minəʈ | ek minaṭ | ||
| I don’t understand | ميں نہين سمجھا | mẽː nəhĩː səmdʒʰə/səmdʒʰiː | main nahīn samjha/samjhī (m/f) | ||
| I don’t know | مجھے نہين پتہ | mudʒʰeː nəhĩː pət̪ə | mujhey nahi pata (m/f) | ||
| English | انگريزی | əŋgreːziː | angrezī | ||
| what is your name? | آپ کا کیا نام ہے؟ | ɑːp kə kjɑː nɑːm hẽː | āp ka kya nām hai? | ||
| my name is ... | میرا نام ... ہے | meːrə nɑː ... hẽː | mera nām ... hai | ||
| It was nice to meet you | آپ سے مل کر بہت خوشی ہوئ | ɑːp seː milkər bəhut̪ xuʃiː huiː | āp se milkar bahut khuśī huī | It was nice to meet you | |
| It was nice to meet you too (lit. to me also) | مجھے بھی | mudʒʰeː bʰiː | mujhe bhī | ||
| How much does this cost? | اس کی کیا قيمت ہے؟ | iskiː kjɑː qiːmət̪ hẽː | iski kya qeemat hai? | ||
| Do you speak English? | کيا آپ انگريزی بولتے/بولتی ہيں؟ | kjɑː ɑːp əŋgreːziː boːlt̪eː/boːlt̪iː hẽː | kya āp angrezī bolte/boltī (m/f) hain? |
- *These are not used nearly as casually in Urdu as they are in western languages.
