Hey Sameera!
You can try this site: UrduWord.
You'll be able to learn urdu in this section too..just join in the english to urdu and urdu game threads..it will help if you know a lil arabic tho
Jazak Allahkhair for this. I really would like to learn from beginners to advanced
Including Arabic!
Actually, I might have a quick crash course on the basics in Urdu myself - so I am able to meet and greet the Pakistani Muslims, when they visit our church on Wednesday evening.
Do you think two days will be enough to memorise just a few things?
Which phrases would be the most useful?
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
Do you think two days will be enough to memorise just a few things?
Which phrases would be the most useful?
I don't think so..unless you're a very fast learner..
What's your name- aap ka kya naam hai?
My name is Glo - Mera naam Glo hai.
Welcome- khush amdeed
How are you- Aap kaise(k-say) hain?
Goodbye- khuda hafiz
Farewell-Alvida.
Do you like it here- kya aap ko yahaan(یہاںdon't pronounce 'N') acha (Ach-cha) lagta hai?
Sorry- maaf ke jeeye ga.
What is this- ye kya hai?
That's all I can think of at the moment. Get them proofread by someone before saying them *just in case*
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haha! Always check your volume first!!
It nearly gave me a heart attack..I'm so jumpy nowadays....I feel like there's an earthquake at the slightest sounds.. since friday
Those are great, Funky!
I will print them off and practice. Definitely enough to simply meet and greet people in their own language ...
Do I simply pronounce it how you have written it?
Would it be also alright to say Aslama alaikum?
And what exactly does it mean?
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
It's taking me ten years to get started, if you can learn it in two days that's wonderful, just let me know your secret
Best Wishes
For my purpose it is not so much about learning the whole language (at least not at this stage), but simply memorising a few simple phrases to say.
That reminds me, during Ramadan I tried wishing Muslims in our town 'Ramadan Mubarak'. When I said it to two elderly men, one of them was nearly moved to tears.
Now, every time I meet him, he says 'You speak Punjabi!!' ... and I try to tell him that Ramadan Mubarak and Eid Mubarak are really the only things I know!
Which leads me to another question: Is Urdu and Punjabi very similar? What are the differences?
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
Is Urdu and Punjabi very similar? What are the differences?[/QUOTE]
No. Both are very different languages. Due to the fact, it is a language of a major population in Pakistan, it accepted many words from Urdu which is national language.
Other reason could be that these greetings are the same in both languages but the accent makes the difference. Your accent might be nearer to Punjabi or the listner might be Punjabi who wants to listen his own language.
No, unfortunately, it never could get its deserving position of official language. But it is national language and people from Karachi to Kashmir, speaks and understand it. Even, around the globe, it is been spoken and understood.
No, unfortunately, it never could get its deserving position of official language. But it is national language and people from Karachi to Kashmir, speaks and understand it. Even, around the globe, it is been spoken and understood.
So can I be fairly certain that the Pakistani Muslims in our town understand and speak Urdu - even if they might speak Punjabi at home?
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
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Assalamualaikum,- Mera naam Glo hai.
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I guess I should have taken off my headphones before clicking on the lesson 
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