Learn Urdu Through English - جامعة الملك سعود

1 ACADEMICS'SLearn UrduThrough EnglishACADEMICS (INDIA) PUBLISHERSNEW DELHI-110008 (INDIA)1 Learn urdu Through EnglishAbout the BookThis book in your hand is an easy way to Learn Urduthrough English . A native speaker of English language ispresu ma bl y aw are of at l ea st t he b asics of En gli shgrammar like sentence structure, grammatical function ofEnglish words, and very importantly the sound system. Byand large, same ingredients or components of leaning alanguage like urdu are required. Put very simply, a fewt e c h n i c a l t h i n g s a r e d i s t i n c t i v e l y re m a r k a b l e t odifferentiate a particular language like urdu from otherlanguages of the world where English is not an , language acquisition marks the following whichare while learning or thinking ofany language of the world:1.

2 Script (Orthography)2. Grammatical Function of Words (Syntax)3. Vocabulary (Morpho-phonemic)4. Sound System (Phonology)5. Pr o d u c t i o n o f S o u n d s ( S p e e c h Me c h a n i s m /Phonetics or the Physical Nature of Sounds)Published byACADEMICS (INDIA) PUBLISHERS508, Rattan Jyoti Building18-Rajendra Palace,New Delhi-110008 (INDIA)Tel. : 25742171, 25812181 Fax: 91-11-25722671E-mail: USA OFFICE230 Fifth Avenue, Suite 615 New York, NY 10001 PUBLISHERSA cademic books are protected by international copyight lawsAll rights are reserved. The copyright of all materials in thisbook except where otherwise stated, remains the property ofthe publisher. No part of this publication may be reproducedstored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or byany means for whatever purpose, without the writtenpermission of Academic (India) PublisnersSecond Edition 2015 Price Rs.

3 At: Star Offset Printers, New Delhi23 Learn urdu Through EnglishLearn urdu Through EnglishContentsAbout the Book00 Sounds of English - urdu Alphabets00 Nouns, Singular and Plural, English - Urdu00 Subject Pronouns : English - urdu 00 Action Present Verbs : English - urdu 00 Action Past Verbs : English - urdu 00 Action Fture Verbs : English - urdu 00 Adverbs : English - Urdu00 Prepositions : English - urdu 00 Gender : Nouns and Pronouns : English - urdu 00 Most Common Vocabulary : English - urdu 00 Sentences of Questions 00 Key to PronunciationGrammatical ExplanationsNumbersWeights and MeasuresEVERYDAY LIFEG reetingsIntroductionsPersonal ParticularsShort Questions and AnswersPolite PhrasesLearning the LanguageOrdersPublic NoticesTime and WeatherDays of the WeekEfforts have been made to incorporate these highlytech ni ca l issu es very p recisel y w hi l e l ea rn i ng Urduthrough English .

4 Selection of urdu vocabulary has beentaken from daily affairs; phonetically transliterated urdu w o rd s a re very cl o se t o t h e En gl i sh so u n d s a n d acomparative approach has been made to the under-standing of urdu grammar Through English , grammatical approach to the learning of alanguage througt another language remains the same. An o u n w o rd o f a n y l a n gu a g e w o rks a s a n o u n i n asentence. Be it any language of the world including a short discussion on the learning of urdu , Iam confident that readers will enjoy learning a languagelike urdu Through English . Any comments, suggestions orcriticism from the readers will be of great help for theimprovement of the next edition of the Madani Mohiuddin Ahmad45 Learn urdu Through EnglishLearn urdu Through EnglishSHOPPINGAt the Bookshop-NewsagentAt the Chemists's ShopAt the Department StoresClothes and AccessoriesMaterialsColoursShoe shopPhotographic ShopOptician's ShopFlorist's ShopTobacconist's ShopHairdresser's ShopLEISUREM useums and other Places of InterestEntertainmentConcertsTheatreCine maOn the Beach/At the Swimming PoolCampingSportsUSEFUL SERVICESBankPost OfficeTelephoneHealthDoctor's ClinicDentist's ClinicMonths of the YearSeasonsIn TownPublic BuildingsTRAVELLINGAt a Travel AgencyAt the CustomsBy PlaneBy TrainBy CarRenting a CarBy Car (Services and Breakdowns)

5 By ShipMeans of Transport in TownHOTELThe ArrivalYour StayThe BreakfastYour DepartureBars and RestaurantRestaurantThe TableCooking TermsCondimentsEggsMeatFish and SeafoodVegetablesFruits and DessertsDrinks67 Learn urdu Through EnglishPhonentically TransleteratedSounds of urdu AlphabetsUrdu AlphabetEnglishSound a(n) apple b(n) book p(adj/n) poor t(n) tea ttrain th(v) think j(n) jam ch(n) Church h(n) house kh d(n) deer Learn urdu Through EnglishEasy way to PronunciationVery i mpo rta nt to n ote t hat o ne ca n l earn thepro p er p ron u n ci a t io n o f Urd u b y i mi t a ti n g so u n dspro du ced b y a speaker o f Urd u or by l isteni ng a ndrepeating urdu sounds from electronic sources. Carefullist enin g wil l help i mprove th e u nderstan din g ofacoustic nature of different sounds of urdu .

6 Following isa s i m p l i f i e d w a y a n d g u i d e t o p r o n o u n c e t h etransliterated urdu phones:-89 a k(n) kite g(v) go l(n) life m(n) man n(adj) nice v, o or (adj) voice h(n) hall h(n) home vowel y, i(n) yalk ai or evowel d(n) donkey dh r(n) red r z(n) zink zh s(n) son sh(n) sheep s(n) son z(a) zebra t z a gh f(n) fool 1011 Noun : Singular and PluralEnglish NounUrdu NounNounsism my carmery kaar green carsabz kaar three carsteen kaar car garagekaar gueyraj outside the carkaar ke bahar English PluralUrdu PluralPluraljama my bookmeri kitab my booksmeri kitabe'n my daughtermeri beti our daughtershamari betiya'n Numbers / adaad / 1oneaik 2twodo 3threeteen 4fourchar 5fivepanch 6sixcheh 7sevensaat 8eightaath 9nineno 10tendas 1213 Theywey (jama) Plural, he andsheMemain/mujhey Singular, man orwomenDemonstrativeIshaarati Thisyeh Thatkeh Theseye Thosewoh Object PronounYoutu, tum, aap Singular andplural, male orfemaleHimun ke Singular, maleHeron ki Singular, femaleUshamara Plural, male andfemaleI'm coldmujhe sardi lagihai we're coldhame'n sardi lagihai his chickenus ke murgh their chickenun ke murgh EnglishPronounUrduPronounSubjectPronouns Ism-e-Zameer Imain singularYoutau, tum,aap singular & pluralbothHewo (mard) singular, manShewo (aurat)

7 Singular, womanWehum Plural, for men &women1415 Theirsunkeyunki plural female,male namesActive Present VerbsPresent VerbsJaari Zamana I bolta hoon I likhta hoon I chalata hoon I mohabbadkarta hoon I daita hoon I muskuratahoon I laita hoon He bolta hai He likhta hai He chalata hai He mohabbat karta hai Themun ke plural, men orwomen, namesPossessive PronounsMymayra Singular, man orwomanYourteyre,tumhara,aap ka plural or singularmen or women,namesHisun ka Singular, maleHerun ki Singular, femaleOurhamara Plural, male andfemaleTheirun ke plural male,female names orpersonsMinemeyra singular maleYoursteyre,tumhara,aap ka singular or pluralmales or femalesHisun ka singular, femaleHersunki plural, males orfemalesOurshamarey plural male,names1617I ne chalaya I nemohabbat ki I ne diya I muskuraya I ne liya He bola He ne likha He ne chalaya He ne mohabbat ki He ne diya He muskuraya He ne liya We boley We ne likha We ne chalaya We nemohabbat ki He daita hai He muskurata hai He laita hai We boltey hain We likhtey hain We chalate hain We muhabbatkarte hain We daite hain We muskuratehain We laite hain Action past VerbsEnglish VerbsUrdu VerbsVerbsfa'eel Pastmaazi I boola I ne likha 1819He will de ga He will muskurayega He will ley ga We will bolengey We will likhengey We will chaleyenge We will mohabbatkarengey We will dengey We will We will lengey English urdu AdverbsAdverbsmuta'alliq afaal I read a book sometimesmain kabhi kabhar aik kitaab padhta hoon I will never

8 Smokemain kabhi bhi cigrette nahi piyoongaWe ne diya We muskuraye We ne liya Action Future VerbsFuture VerbsFaail Mustaqbil I will boolunga I will likhunga I will chalaunga I will mohabbatkaroonga I will doonga I will I will loonga He will bolega He will likhega He will chalayega He will mohabbatkarega 2021 English PrepositionsAboutse mutallalliq Abovebalaai Acrosske paar Afterke baad Againstbar-aks Amongmain se Aroundke ird gird Asjoonhi, taake, jaisa ke, Atmain, per, se, ketaraf Beforeke saamney, pahle Behindaqbi, peechey Belowke neechey Beneathke neechey Besideke alawa Betweenke darmiyaan Are you alone?kya tum akeley ho? English PrepositionsPrepositionsHuroof-e-Jaar Inside thehousemakaan ke ander Outside thecaremakaan ke bahar With memerey saath Without meun ke baghair Under thetablemez ke neechey Aftertomorrowkal ke baad Beforesunsetghuroob aaftaab sepahley But I'm busylekin main masroofhoon 2223 Oppositeulat Outbahar Outsidebairooni hissey Overkhatam Perfee Plusmasaawi Roundgool Sincejab se Thanba-muqabla Throughmein se Tillab tak, tab tak Toko Towardki jaanib Underke neechey Unlikeke bar-aks Untiljab tak Upke ooper Beyonddoosri taraf, us paar Butmagarl lekin Bypaas, qareeb, zariyese, baqadar Despiteke bawajood Downneechey Duringke dooraan Exceptke alawa Forbabat.

9 Baraye Fromsey Inmain Insideander Intoke ander Nearke qareeb Nextaglaa Ofke or kaa Onulat 2425 Prepositional Phrase of Three WorldsAs far asjahan tak As well asjaisa ke In addition toke alawa In front ofke samney In spite ofke bawajood On behalf ofke badley On top ofke ooper Gender : (Male/Female) urdu grammatical gender of nouns is oneof two: a noun may be masculine or it may befeminine, and there is no neutra l o , masculine is the defautl gramma-tical gender and a word does not have to havea nything s pe c ia l in o rde r to re f le c t this .Femininity, on the other hand, is not defaultand a noun would have to have somethingspecial to reflect this zariye Withke saath Withinke ander, dakhil Withoutke baghair Two wordsdo alfaaz According toke mutabiq Because ofki wajah se Close toke qareeb Due toki wajah se Except forke alawa, ko chhodkar Far fromse door Inside ofke ander, daakhli Near toke bajaye Next toke baad Outside ofke bahar Prior tose pahle 2627 Brother (m)bhai Sister (f)behan Uncle (m)chacha Aunt (f)khala,phoophi,chachi Bull (m)bail Cow (f)gaye Bow (m)ladka Girl (f)ladki Most Common VocabularyEnglishVocabularyUrdu VocabularyObjectsashyaa Bathroomghusal khana Bedbistar Bedroomkhawaabgaah Ceilingandrooni chhat Example:Ahmad (male) writes (male) ahmad likhta haiLubna (female) writes (female) lubna likhti haiGender.

10 Male (m) and Female (f)EnglishUrdu Femininemoan-nas He is happy (m)wo khush hai She is happy (f)wo khush hai He is American (m)wo americkihai She is American (f)wo americkihai Man (m)aadmi Woman (m)aurat Father (f)walid Mother (f)maa / walidah 2829 Letterkhat, murasla Mapnaqsha Newspaperakhbaar Notebooknotebook Pantspatloone'n Paperkaghaz Penqalam Pencilpencil Pharmacydawakhana Picturetasweer Platetashtari Refrigeratorrefrigerator Restaurantta'aamgaah Roofchhat Roomkamrah Rugmoose, rui kaghaleecha Chairkursi Clotheslibaas Coatkot Cupkap Deskmaiz Dresslibaas Floorfarash Fork (for eating)kaanta, (khane kelye) Furniturefarniture Glasssheesha Hatchhajje daar toopi Housemakaan Inksiyaahi Jacketjaiket Kitchenbawarchi khaana Knifechhuri Lamplaltain 3031 Telephonetelephone urdu adjectives like English modifier thequality of nouns or pronouns.