Urdu

Urdu

as a third language​

Introduction to Urdu Alphabet

Learning a new language

important skills for learning a new language.​

Urdu : History

• ​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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Urdu Alphabet

​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

Group 1

Group 2

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

Group 3

Group 4

س - seen (द)

ش - sheen (‌‌‌‌श)

س ش

​ر - rey (रे)

ڑ - dhey (ड़े)

ز - zey (ज़े)

ژ - jhey (ज़्‌ए)

​ ر ڑ ز ژ

Group 5

Group 6

ط - toe (तोए)

ظ - zoe (‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ज़ॊए)

ط ظ

ص - saud (स)

ض - daud (द)

​ ص ض

Group 7

Group 8

ع - ain (ऐैन)

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غ - gheyn (ग़ेैन)

​ ع غ

Group 9

ک - kaaf (काफ)

گ - gaaf (‌‌‌‌‌‌‌गाफ)

ک گ

ف - fey (फे)

ق - qaf (क़ाफ)

​ ف ق

Group 11

Group 10

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

Group 12

Group 13

ی - choti ye (छोटी ये)

ے- badi ye (बड़ी ये)

​ ی ے

Group 14