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Urdu Glossary Urdu is a conglomerate of Persian, Arabic and various local languages. The spoken language is similar to Hindi, but it is written in the Perso-Arabic script. 1 ek 12 bara 1.5 dehr 13 tera 2 doh 14 chawda 2.5 dhai 15 pandra 3 teen 20 bees 4 char 25 pachees 5 paanch 30 tees 6 chhe 40 chalees 7 saath 50 pachaas 8 aath 100 ek saw 9 naw 2,000 doh hazaar 10 dus 100,000 ek lakh 11 gyara 10 million ek crore (Beware of similar-sounding 25 and 50). Greeting (Peace be with you) Asalaam-o-Alaykum Reply to Greeting (With you also be peace) Waalay kum as salaam How are you? Aapka (or Tumhara) kya hal heyh? I am well. Theekh heyh or Theek thak. What is your name? Aapka (or Tumhara) naam kya heyh? Do you speak English? Kya aap angrezi boltay heyn? I am English/American/French Meyn angrez/amrikan/fransisi hun. Which way to Lahore? Lahore kiss taraf heyh? How much is this/that? Yeyh/Voh kitne ky heyh? Thank you Shukria. Good Bye Allaha Haafiz. Yes Ji haan, haanji or haan No Naheen (na’en) Okay/Good Achhaa When? Kub? Three O’clock Teen bajay Morning Subha Evening Shaam Go/going Jao/Jaana Near Nazdeek Far Dur Food Khana To eat food Khana khana To drink Peena Meat Gosht Beef Gai ka gosht Goat meat Bakri ka gosht Chicken Murghi Fish Machii/machhlii Egg Anda Vegetable Subzi Potato Aalu Spinach Palak Lentils Daal Rice Chavel Bread Roti, naan, chapati Baked bread Double roti Yoghurt Dahi Water Pani Tea Chai Salt Namak Sugar Cheeni Home/house Ghar/makaan Bed Palang, charpai Blanket Kambal Pillow Takya Sheet Chader Fan Pankha Candle Mombutti Hot Garam Cold Thanda (m)/thandi (f) Small Chhota (m)/chhoti (f) Big Burha (m)/burhi (f) Clean Saaf Expensive Mehenga
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