First Steps To Reading

Urdu

Al-Qalam Publications
First Steps To Reading Urdu
First Edition April, 2016

ISBN: 978-0-9576534-9-8

Compiler Hashim Muhammad

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Contents
Contents ....................................................................................................................3
Introduction ..............................................................................................................4
Lesson 1 The Alphabet .............................................................................................5
Lesson 2 Long Vowels................................................................................................6
Lesson 3 Words with Long Vowels ..........................................................................11
Lesson 4 Joining Letters With Short Vowels............................................................15
Lesson 5 Three Letter Words With Vowels .............................................................16
Lesson 6 Three Letter Words without Vowels ........................................................17
Practice....................................................................................................................18
Lesson 7 Four Letter Words ....................................................................................20
Practice....................................................................................................................23
Lesson 8 Five Letter Words .....................................................................................26
Lesson 9 Few Other Rules .......................................................................................27
Common Words ......................................................................................................31

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 Introduction
Alhamdulillah, through the grace of Allah, this small booklet,
First Steps to Reading Urdu has been completed and the first
edition is in your hands.
This book has been compiled using books commonly used to
introduce children to reading Urdu. We have broken down
each rule into different lessons and exercises to make it
easier for the students. Also, we have added brief notes with
English examples so the student can relate the Urdu
pronouciation to English words.
A Few Notes
The objective of this book is to help beginners understand
how to read Urdu. No effort at all has been made to help
understand the language itself. This is because many times
words with easy pronounciation do not always have an easy
translation. It is similar to Arabic; ‫ انسح اوقلادع‬is used to teach
reading Arabic, but is never used to teach understading the
language. Keeping this in mind, we have written all the
vocabulary under the words so the reader does not have to
memorize them. Yes, the student may be able to pick up
words as he reads them.
The reader will not necessarily understand how the meaning
has been derived and the teacher should not emphasize
learning the vocab at all. This booklet is only meant to help
reading.
Hence, all focus should be on making progress in reading and
pronouncaition. Understanding Urdu should be left for the
second book in this series.

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 Lesson 1
The Alphabet
In this lesson we will discuss the alphabet. You would have already learnt most of the
letters in Arabic. The new letters are in colour.
Exercise 1

‫ث‬ ‫ٹ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫پ‬ ‫ب‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬

‫خ‬ ‫ح‬ ‫چ‬ ‫ج‬
‫ژ‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ڑ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ڈ‬ ‫د‬
‫غ‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ظ‬ ‫ط‬ ‫س ش ص ض‬
‫و‬ ‫ن‬ ‫م‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ک گ‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ف‬
‫ے‬ ‫ی‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ھ‬ ‫ه‬
Exercise 2
The new letters have been placed in this exercise to help you understand them. The
letters ‫ د‬and ‫ و‬look very similar. This is why we have brought them again.

‫ڑ‬ ‫ڈ‬ ‫چ‬ ‫ٹ‬ ‫پ‬

‫و‬ ‫د‬ ‫گ‬ ‫ژ‬

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 Lesson 2
Long Vowels
Exercise 1
In this exercise we will study how letters are joined to ‫افل‬. When an alif comes after
a letter it is pronounced just like “aa”. E.g baa, paa, taa
When two alifs come together it is written as ‫آ‬.
An alif will always have a zabar before it, therefore we will not write the zabar.

‫اث اج اچ اح اخ‬ ‫اٹ‬ ‫ات‬ ‫اپ‬ ‫َبا‬ ‫آ‬

‫ژا‬ ‫زا‬ ‫ڑا‬ ‫را‬ ‫ذا‬ ‫ڈا‬ ‫دا‬
‫اف‬ ‫اغ‬ ‫اع‬ ‫اظ‬ ‫اط‬ ‫اش اص اض‬ ‫اس‬
‫ای‬ ‫اہ‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ان‬ ‫ام‬ ‫ال‬ ‫اگ‬ ‫اک‬ ‫اق‬
Exercise 2
When a ‫ و‬come after a letter it will be pronounced like the “oo” in zoo.

The letter before ‫ و‬should be read with a pesh unless there is a zabar written on it.

‫وث وج وچ وح وخ‬ ‫وٹ‬ ‫وت‬ ‫اُو وب وپ‬

‫ژو‬ ‫زو‬ ‫ڑو‬ ‫رو‬ ‫ذو‬ ‫ڈو‬ ‫دو‬
‫وف‬ ‫وغ‬ ‫وع‬ ‫وس وش وص وض وط وظ‬
‫وی‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫وو‬ ‫ون‬ ‫وم‬ ‫ول‬ ‫وگ‬ ‫وک‬ ‫وق‬
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 Exercise 3
In this exercise, we have letters with a zabar before the ‫و‬.

‫اَو وَب وَپ َتو َتو َتو وَج وَچ َحو َحو‬
‫َژو‬ ‫َزو‬ ‫َڑو‬ ‫َرو‬ ‫َذو‬ ‫َڈو‬ ‫َدو‬
‫ظ َعو َعو َ وف‬ ‫ص َصو وَط َ و‬ ‫ش َ و‬ ‫وَس َ و‬
‫م َ وت َوو وَہ َ وت‬ ‫َ وف َ وک َگو َ ول َ و‬
Exercise 4
In this exercise, we will discuss another type of ‫و‬. This ٗ‫ و‬is called ‫واوے وہجمل‬. It is
pronounced like the “o” in the following English words.
no, so, go, hotel, row, boat

ٗ‫اُ ٗو وبٗ وپٗ وتٗ وٹٗ وثٗ وجٗ وچٗ وحٗ وخ‬
ٗ‫ژو‬ ٗ‫زو‬ ٗ‫ڑو‬ ٗ‫رو‬ ٗ‫ذو‬ ٗ‫ڈو‬ ٗ‫دو‬
ٗ‫وف‬ ٗ‫وسٗ وشٗ وصٗ وضٗ وطٗ وظٗ وعٗ وغ‬
ٗ‫وی‬ ٗ‫و ٗو وہ‬ ٗ‫ون‬ ٗ‫وم‬ ٗ‫ول‬ ٗ‫وگ‬ ٗ‫وک‬ ٗ‫وق‬

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 Exercise 5
In this exercise there are three different types of ‫و‬. Make sure you pronounce each
one correctly.

‫وت‬ ٗ‫وپ‬ ‫وَپ‬ ٗ‫وب‬ ‫وَب‬ ‫وب‬ ‫ا ٗو‬ ‫اَو‬ ‫او‬

ٗ‫وج وَج وجٗ وچٗ َحو وخ‬ ٗ‫وث‬ ‫َ وت‬ ‫َ وت‬
ٗ‫ژو‬ ‫َزو‬ ٗ‫ڑو‬ ‫رو‬ ‫َذو‬ ٗ‫ڈو‬ ‫دو‬
‫وف‬ ٗ‫وَس وش وصٗ َصو وطٗ وظ َعو وغ‬
ٗ‫َفو وکٗ وگ َ ول ومٗ َ وت وہٗ وی‬
Exercise 6
The letter ‫ ی‬after any letter is pronounced like the “ee” in bee or see.

The letter before ‫ ی‬will have a zer automatically. We will not write the zer.

‫ای یب یپ یت یٹ یث یج یچ یح یخ‬
‫ژی‬ ‫زی‬ ‫ڑی‬ ‫ری‬ ‫ذی‬ ‫ڈی‬ ‫دی‬
‫یس یش یص یض یط یظ یع یغ یف‬
‫یق یک یگ یل یم ین وی یہ یئ یی‬
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 Exercise 7
In this exercise, the ‫ ی‬has a zabar before it. The zabr will be written. This is
pronounced like “bye”, “tie”, high”

َ‫اَی َب َب َب َب َب َج َج َج ج‬

‫َدی َڈی َذی َری َڑی َزی َژی‬

‫یس َش َص َص َطی َطی َع َع َف‬
‫َف َک َگ َل َم َب َوی َہ َب‬
Exercise 8
In this exercise, we will discuss another type of ‫ای‬. This is called ‫ایےئ وہجمل‬. It is
pronounced like the “ay” in the following words.
bay, say, day

‫اے ےب ےپ ےت ےٹ ےث ےج ےچ ےح ےخ‬
‫دے ڈے ذے رے ڑے زے ژے‬
‫ےس ےش ےص ےض ےط ظ ےع ےغ ےف‬
‫ےہ ےئ ےی‬ ‫وے‬ ‫ےق ےک ےگ ےل ےم ےن‬

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 Exercise 9
In this exercise the different types of ‫ ی‬have been written mixed together. Make sure
you read them correctly.

‫ای اے یب ےب ےپ َب ےت یٹ ےٹ‬
‫یخ‬ ‫ےخ‬ ‫یح‬ ‫ےح‬ ‫ےچ‬ ‫ےج‬ ‫یج‬
‫دے ڈے َذی رے ڑے زی زے‬
‫ےس َش ےص یض ےط یظ ےع َع یف‬
‫ےق یک ےگ ےل یم ےن وی ےہ یئ ےی‬
Exercise 10
In this exercise the different types of ‫ و‬and ‫ ی‬have been written together. Make sure
you read them correctly.

‫ولٗ ےن ین‬ ٗ‫وت‬ ‫وت‬ ٗ‫یج وک‬ ٗ‫وَج وج‬

ٗ‫وَس وسٗ یس ےس یل ےل َرو رو رو‬
‫وبٗ وم‬ ‫وب‬ ‫یب‬ ‫ےگ یگ وگٗ ےب اب‬

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 Lesson 3
Words with Long Vowels
Exercise 1

‫آای‬ ‫اک‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ال‬ ‫اگ‬ ‫اج‬

came his come bring sing go

‫اگای‬ ‫الای‬ ‫ای‬ ‫اجڑا‬ ‫دادا‬ ‫اکال‬

sang brought or winter grandfather black

‫اگیل‬ ‫اکیپ‬ ‫اشدی‬ ‫اپین‬ ‫ابیس‬ ‫اخیل‬

swear Exercise book wedding water stale empty

‫اکےل‬ ‫اترے‬ ‫اخول‬ ‫آڑا‬ ‫آول‬ ‫اچوق‬

black stars uncle saw potato knife

‫وچاہ‬ ‫وجات‬ ‫وکدا‬ ‫وپرا‬ ‫وب‬ ‫وت‬

mouse shoe jumped complete smell you

‫وَسدا‬ ‫َدوڑا‬ ‫وچٗڑا‬ ‫وپٗدا‬ ‫َتو‬ ‫وَس‬

deal ran wide plant 9 100

‫وہٗاگ‬ ‫وسٗای‬ ‫وپٗات‬ ‫ولٗاہ‬ ٗ‫ول‬ ٗ‫دو‬

will be slept grandson iron take give

‫ََکا‬ ‫ََےسیپ‬ ‫ےنیس‬ ‫ویبی‬ ‫یل‬ ‫یج‬

how money chest wife took yes

‫ریِتا‬ ‫ِمرا‬ ‫ےہ‬ ‫ےل‬ ‫ےس‬ ‫دے‬

yours mine is take from give

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 Exercise 2

‫امیل‬ ‫انان‬ ‫رایض‬ ٗ‫امون‬ ‫آای‬ ٗ‫ڈاول‬

gardener grandfather happy believe came throw

‫اجاگ‬ ‫انین‬ ‫اتای‬ ‫اکاٹ‬ ‫روٗ ٗوک‬ ٗ‫وت‬

Woke up grandmother uncle cut stop so

‫ابیل‬ ‫ولٗاٹ‬ ‫ولٗیک‬ ‫ومٗیت‬ ‫راین‬ ‫اچیب‬

earring jug pumpkin pearl queen key

‫اجیل‬ ‫جا‬
َ‫َس‬ ‫احیج‬ ‫اسرا‬ ‫ومٗزے‬ ‫دایع‬
net how Haji all sock caller

‫وسای‬ ‫الری‬ ٗ‫اجوگ‬ ‫روٗزے‬ ‫ا سَیا‬ ‫روٗیٹ‬

He slept lorry wake up fast how roti

ٗ‫وبٗول‬ ‫اگڑی‬ ‫وتٗڑا‬ ‫وسٗاچ‬ ‫وَج‬ ‫دادی‬

speak car broke He thought barley grandmother

ٗ‫وک‬ ‫ےن‬ ‫یک‬ ‫وگٗیل‬ ‫وبٗال‬ ‫روٗاک‬

bullet spoke stopped

‫آاٹ‬ ‫اپای‬ ‫آاپ‬ ‫َِیٹیب‬ ‫َِےٹیب‬ ‫َِاٹیب‬

flour found Older sister daughter sons son

‫اجیگ‬ ‫اترا‬ ‫وبٗےل‬ ‫وبٗیل‬ ‫ابال‬ ‫ابڑا‬

She woke up star they spoke speech high enclosure

‫آابدی‬ ‫امیبری‬ ‫ریِتایک‬ ‫اجری‬ ‫وپاج‬ ‫اچاچ‬

settlement illness swimming flowing worship uncle

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 Exercise 3
In this exercise, the words are made up of two syllables. The first syllable is a single
letter and the second syllable is made up of two letters (like the previous exercise).
When a letter is not followed by a vowel read it as a zabar by default; the zabar will
not be written. If there is a pesh or zer it will be written.
‫ِلا‬ ‫دُجا‬ ‫دوا‬

‫ِکا‬ ‫ایگ‬ ‫داغ‬ ‫اہک‬ ‫زسا‬ ‫دوا‬

done went deception said punishment medicine

‫ُہوا‬ ‫دُجا‬ ‫وہا‬ ‫ِدای‬ ‫ایح‬ ‫الگ‬

became separate wind gave modesty throat
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‫اُڑا‬ ‫یئگ‬ ‫ِک‬ ‫انُس‬ ‫ُداع‬ ‫خا‬
‫ُ د‬
flew went anyone heard prayer Allah

‫رک ٗو‬ ٗ‫ُسو‬ ٗ‫وہک‬ ‫ِِم‬ ِ

‫ِم‬ ‫ِِما‬
‫ِئ‬
do listen say got got got

‫راہ‬ ‫ےجب‬ ‫انب‬ ‫اتب‬ ‫ےئگ‬ ‫ل‬

stayed O clock make show went for

‫الب‬ ‫اٹک‬ ‫یلگ‬ ‫رما‬ ‫َُربا‬ ‫ڑبا‬

calamity got cut alley died evil big

‫انُگ‬ ‫اٹہ‬ ‫رِگا‬ ‫دگا‬ ‫یمک‬ ‫یلک‬

times moved fell beggar shortage bud

‫واف‬ ‫این‬ ‫زما‬ ‫ِلا‬ ‫اگل‬ ‫ڑلا‬

promise new taste took hit fought

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 Exercise 4

‫اگڑیآیئ‬ ‫ولٗاٹاخیلےہ‬ ٗ‫َُدخایکامون‬ ‫وپریروٗیٹال‬

The car came The jug is empty Listen to Allah Bring a whole roti

‫ویبییکاشدی‬ ‫اخولیکاکیپ‬ ‫اپیناکولٗاٹ‬ ‫روٗیٹابیسےہ‬

Wife’s wedding Uncle’s books Water jug The roti is stale.

‫داداوکٗاچیب ِِم‬ ‫ولٗےہاکآڑا‬ ‫انیناکاچوق‬ ‫راینیکابیل‬

Dad found the key Metal saw Grandmother’s knife Queen’s earring

‫وہایلچ‬ ‫وپٗےتوکٗروٗ ٗوک َِیسکوکٗاپیندے‬ ‫اجڑاآای‬

The wind blew Give someone water Stop the grandson Winter came

‫ولٗاٹوٹاٹ‬ ‫َ وتےجباج‬ ‫َِےٹیبےکومزے َِیٹیبیکابیل‬

The jug broke Go at 9 o’clock The daughters ear ring The sons sock

‫اکیلوٹٗیپاگڑیےسرِگی‬ ‫َِریمیدوااکزما‬ ‫ویبیےسَےسیپ ٗول‬

The black topi fell from the car The taste of my medicine Take money from the wife

‫وچےہےناجیل وکٗاکاٹ‬ ‫امیلےناچوقےسوپٗدااکاٹ‬

The mouse cut the net. The gardener cut the plant

‫ِ ر‬
‫مےداداایریِتیدادی‬ ‫وپٗاتوسٗایوتٗدادااجےگ‬
My grandfather or your grandmother. The grandson woke up so the grandfather slept.

‫ِ ر‬
‫مےومٗزےایریِتےوجےت‬ ‫جداداےن ِکا‬ ‫اَاسیرکوٗ َ ا‬
‫ِئ‬
My socks or your shoes. Do how the grandfather did.

‫دادیےناچیبیلاَور ِیٹیبوکدی‬ ‫رویٹاحیجےکلےہ‬

The grandmother took the key and gave it the daughter. The roti is for the Haji Sahib.

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 Lesson 4
Joining Letters With Short Vowels
Exercise 1
If the last letter of a word is not a vowel it will have a jazm. A word will never end in
a zabar, zer or pesh.

‫تُب‬ ‫اُن‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫اِس‬ ‫اِن‬ ‫اب‬

‫س‬
idol those that this these now

‫دح‬ ‫ڈر‬ ‫ڑج‬ ‫دب‬ ‫رُگ‬ ‫دق‬

limit fear root evil formula height

‫رش‬ ‫ِدل‬ ‫رس‬ ‫دم‬ ‫ِضد‬ ‫رس‬

evil heart juice breath stubbornness head

‫ُت‬ ‫بت‬ ‫چس‬ ‫لک‬ ‫دس‬ ‫رپ‬

you then truth tomorrow ten on

‫ِک‬ ‫قح‬ ‫نِج‬ ‫لح‬ ‫بس‬ ‫نت‬

that truth Jinn solution all body

‫طخ‬ ‫سب‬ ‫بج‬ ‫جح‬ ‫تم‬ ‫بل‬

letter stop when Hajj don’t lip

‫رب‬ ‫َِہی‬ ‫لچ‬ ‫مک‬ ‫مہ‬ ‫کش‬

Lord this walk less we doubt

‫ُدم‬ ‫ُگ‬ ‫ِن‬ ‫ُوہ‬ ‫لُپ‬ ‫ِدن‬

tail flower nib that bridge day

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 Lesson 5
Three Letter Words With Vowels
Exercise 1

‫دام‬ ‫اچر‬ ‫ابت‬ ‫ابپ‬ ‫رات‬ ‫اپس‬

rate four talk father night by

‫راز‬ ‫اصف‬ ‫اکن‬ ‫اجن‬ ‫انم‬ ‫اکم‬

secret clean ear soul name work
Exercise 2

‫لیم‬ ‫سیت‬ ‫سیب‬ ‫زیچ‬ ‫زنی‬ ‫دنی‬

mile 30 20 thing saddle religion

‫ِرلی‬ ‫ِت‬ ‫اِکی‬ ‫ریِپ‬ ‫ِن‬ ‫دیع‬

rail oil 1 foot pious Eid

‫َت‬ ‫ریَس‬ ‫َخر‬ ‫مَیل‬ ‫ِشر‬ ‫ِمر‬

ox travel goodness dirt lion table
Exercise 3

‫وجن‬ ‫وخش‬ ‫ونر‬ ‫روح‬ ‫دور‬ ‫وخن‬

June happy light soul far blood

‫دوٗل‬ ‫َتو‬ ‫اَور‬ ‫َو‬

‫مت‬ ‫َحوف‬ ‫َفوج‬
bucket nine and death fear army

‫وچٗر‬ ‫ولٗگ‬ ‫روٗز‬ ‫وشٗق‬ ‫وبٗل‬ ‫وگٗل‬

thief people everyday zeal speak round

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 Lesson 6
Three Letter Words without Vowels
The middle letter of three letter words usually has a zabar. If there is a jazam or
another short vowel it will be written.
Exercise 1

‫رمک‬ ‫بجع‬ ‫بضغ‬ ‫بلط‬ ‫رفس‬ ‫ادب‬

back amazement anger seek journey respect

‫دقم‬ ‫ملق‬ ‫دسح‬ ‫ورق‬ ‫دمد‬ ‫رظن‬

foot pen jealousy paper help view

‫عفن‬ ‫قبس‬ ‫ذنہ‬ ‫نہب‬ ‫رہش‬ ‫ہگج‬

benefit lesson mind sister city place

‫ب‬ُ ‫ارگ‬ ‫طلغ‬ ‫دبن‬ ‫رگم‬ ‫رطح‬

a lot/ very if wrong body but like
Exercise 2

‫رنسم‬ ‫رگسم‬ ‫رحسف‬ ‫رفسض‬ ‫زرد‬

‫س‬ ‫سدرد‬
soft hot letter compulsory yellow pain

‫م‬
‫س‬‫س‬ ‫ُر سع‬ ‫س‬
‫رح‬ ‫سشق‬ ‫س‬
‫وق‬ ‫رشسم‬
severe fear mercy practice time shame

‫ِ سِع‬ ‫ِذ س ر‬
‫ک‬ ‫ِ سفر‬ ‫ربسف‬ ‫ت‬‫س‬ ‫ش‬‫س‬
knowledge remember worry snow board person

‫خ‬‫ُس‬ ‫رُسسخ‬ ‫ُس‬

‫ُح‬ ‫م‬‫ُس‬ ‫رِگسد‬ ‫ِ سر‬
‫صف‬
dry red order free around only

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 Practice

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‫دنیاکِع‬ ‫لُپرپلچ‬ ‫طخال‬ ‫بلرپ‬
Knowledge of religion Walk on the bridge Bring the letter On the lip

‫تملچ‬ ‫رسمکےہ دسلیمکت‬ ‫ابجحرک‬

Don’t walk For ten miles The juice is less Do Hajj now

‫خااک ُ س‬
‫ُح‬ ‫ُ د‬ ‫ابپاک س‬
‫رح‬ ‫َِملعاکنفَع‬ ‫سدرد‬‫س‬
Allah’s order The father’s mercy Benefit of knowledge Severe pain

‫رسرپوٹٗیپ‬ ‫رشیکڑج‬ ‫سبرک‬ ‫بتاج‬

Topi on the head The root of evil stop Go then

‫ا ِسیکدق َُلپوگٗلےہ‬ ‫َو‬

‫حفےس‬ ‫ا ِسیک ِضد‬
The bridge is round His height From fear His stubbornness

‫ملقاک ِن‬ ‫وتقیکدقَر‬ ‫دبَناکدرد‬ ‫دنیاکا َدب‬

The nib of the pen Value of time Pain of the body Respect for religion

َ ‫جحاک‬
‫سر‬ ‫سبق‬
َ ‫لکاک‬ ‫خایکاید َُدخااکغ َضب‬
‫ُ د‬
Journey of Hajj Yesterday’s lesson Allah’s anger The remembrance of Allah

‫چسابتےہ َُمتوکٗ َ و‬
ٗ‫شقےہ ربےسڈر َُمتوخشوہ‬
You are happy Fear Allah You have interest That is true

‫مت ُگےکاپس‬
‫راتاَور ِدن بسےن ِکا ا ِسیک َ و‬
By the flower His death Everyone done it Day and night

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‫طخرپ ُگیکوبےہ َِاسزیچرپوخنےہ‬ ٗ‫َُمتزنیرپوہ‬
There is blood on this thing. There is flower smell on the letter You are on the saddle

‫ُاساکابپ ِنےہ‬ ‫َِلیتاصفےہ‬ ‫راتوکٗاکمےہ‬

His father his pious The oil is clean I have work at night

‫سےہ‬‫مکاک سدرد س‬
‫لکدیعاک ِدنےہ َ ر‬ ‫لکریپےہ‬
The back pain is severe Tomorrow is the day of Eid Tomorrow is Monday

‫ہی ِنہ صےہ‬ ‫تاصفےہ‬‫س‬ ‫لُپزردےہ‬

This is a pious man The board is clean The bridge is yellow

‫اُسوکٗقبسایدےہ‬ ‫اُسہ صوکٗتمالُب‬

‫ِئ‬
He knows the lesson Don’t call that person

‫انینےناہکہکرسمکےہ‬ ‫ملقےٹیبےکلےہ‬
Nani said that the juice is less. The pen is for the son.

‫لکرفسوہاگ‬،‫ابراتاکوتقےہ‬ ‫ملقاکبنوگٗلےہ‬
Its night now, we will travel tomorrow The pen nib is round

‫اُسےن ُداعیکاوردخاےن ُداع ُس‬ ‫داداجحوکےئگ‬

He made dua and Allah accepted his dua. Dada has gone for Hajj

‫رہوتقبلرپدخااکانموہٗاتےہ‬ ‫َُمتوکدنیاک َ و‬
‫شقےہ‬
The name of Allah is on my tongue all of the time. You have interest in religion

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 Lesson 7
Four Letter Words
Exercise 1

‫رمکہ‬ ‫ہتسب‬ ‫دنبہ‬ ‫درای‬ ‫ہیکت‬ ‫ڑلاک‬

room bag servant river pillow boy

‫ُداین‬ ‫ِرہتش‬ ‫ِزدنہ‬ ‫ِپا‬ ‫اکلہ‬ ‫ڑکوا‬

world family alive first light bitter
Exercise 2

‫رسدی‬ ‫درزی‬ ‫ڑگپی‬ ‫یتشک‬ ‫رکبی‬

cold tailor turban ship goat

‫ربیف‬ ‫رُمیغ‬ ‫رُکیس‬ ‫رُسیخ‬ ‫رگیم‬

barfi chicken chair redness heat
Exercise 3
‫ئ‬ ِ
‫اغن‬ِ ‫احصر‬ ‫الچل‬ ‫اکذغ‬ ‫اچول‬ ‫ابدل‬
ِ
absent present greed paper rice cloud

‫اظمِل‬ ‫ابرہ‬ ‫احک‬ ‫ال ِزم‬ ِ

‫اغف‬ ‫اب ِرش‬
oppressor outside ruler necessary negligent rain

‫َم َوس‬ ِ
‫والد‬ ‫اعمِل‬ ‫اخلِص‬ ‫اکلِہ‬ ‫اجلِہ‬
season father scholar pure lazy ignorant

‫وبٗلت‬ ‫دوٗتل وک ِٗش دوٗزخ‬ ‫وُسرج‬ ‫َعورت‬

bottle hell effort wealth sun lady
ِ
‫وجاب‬ ‫الکم‬ ‫وسال‬ ‫امتم‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِزویر‬
answer speech question all but jewellery
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‫رخاب‬ ‫امنز‬ ‫دوات‬ ‫اکمن‬ ‫اذان‬ ‫زابن‬
broken prayer inkpot house azaan tongue

‫ِا‬
‫لس‬ ‫ِکاب‬ ‫ذعاب‬ ‫ایخل‬ ‫وجان‬ ‫اہپڑ‬
clothes book punishment thought youngster mountain

ِ
‫الِعج‬ ‫ِِحاب‬ ‫ِکن‬
‫ا‬ ‫ِدامغ‬ ‫ِچراغ‬ ‫ِ اپس‬
cure account farmer brain candle thirst

‫اہکوت‬ ‫تمیق‬ ‫امُشر‬ ‫ُغام‬ ‫گُلاب‬ ‫انُگہ‬

saying price count slave rose sin
Exercise 4

‫رپدہ‬ ‫ادنر‬ ‫ِبر‬ ‫لگنج‬ ‫سمد‬

ِ
curtain inside better jungle mosque
Exercise 5

‫لیخب‬ ‫ریقف‬ ‫اریم‬ ‫رغبی بیصن ولیک‬

stingy poor leader / rich lawyer luck poor

‫رشفی رذلی رشکی‬ ‫انیم‬ ‫زنیم‬ ‫ذلیل‬

partner disgraced noble honest earth disgraced
Exercise 6

‫رشتب َِتمسق رفنت اطتق رہُشت ُ رفتص‬

free time fame strength hate fate juice

‫صرت ِِح ِ د‬
‫ختم ِروشت‬ ‫ُرتصخ َُتلہم ُ و‬
bribe service wisdom picture chance leave

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 Exercise 7

‫س‬
‫داش‬ ‫راش‬
‫س‬ ‫در سخ وپ سٗش‬
َ ‫وگٗ سش دوٗ سش‬
note correct shell tree friend meat
Exercise 8
In Urdu there are two types of ‫ن‬. One is the normal ‫ ن‬which is pronounced like an n.
The other is a nasal ‫ن‬, i.e. ‫ں‬. This has a light sound. It is similar to the n in sound,
ground, found etc.

‫اپچن‬ ‫وچٗچن‬ ‫اوٹن‬ ‫وگٗدن‬ ‫وسڈن‬ ‫اچدن‬

five beak camel glue trunk moon

‫گنیس‬ ‫ابسن‬ ‫اسسن‬ ‫اسپن داتن‬ ‫س‬

‫رن‬
horn bamboo breathe tooth snake sorrow

‫اٹگن‬ ‫ابگن‬ ‫رگن‬ ‫گنت‬ ‫گنج‬ ‫زگن‬

leg call colour narrow war rust
Exercise 9
ِ
‫م‬ ‫َم‬ ‫َن‬ ‫اہجں‬ ‫اہکں‬ ‫امں‬
in me not where where mother

ِ
‫کوں‬ ‫امومں َِںیہ‬ ‫ابایں‬ ‫داایں‬ ‫ُکواں‬
why are uncle left right well

‫ِماں‬ ‫یجاہں یجںیہن وہٗں‬ ‫اہں‬ ‫زخاں‬

sir am no yes yes autumn

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 Practice

ٗ‫داداذرادوادو‬ ‫اُسوتقکت امنزرفضےہ ڈرااورڈوٗرا‬

Dada! Please give the medicine He got scared and ran away Namaz is fardh Until that time

‫ابغیکاچیب‬ ‫رگماپین‬ ‫ابیسروٗیٹ‬ ‫اچدناوروسرج‬

The garden key Hot water Stale chapatti The sun and the moon

‫دادایکڑگپی وخنیکرُسیخ امںیکرُکیس‬ ‫امیلیکویبی‬

mother’s chair The redness of the blood Dada’s turban The gardener’s wife

‫لس ریقفیکق ِسمب‬

‫َفوجیکیتشک رغبیاک ِ ا‬ ‫ڑبیاشدی‬
The poor man’s luck The poor man’s clothes The army’s ship Big wedding

‫رجفیکامنز‬ ‫اکلِہوجان‬ ‫راینیکزنیم ِروشتاکانُگہ‬

Fajr namaz Lazy youngster The sin of bribe The queen’s land

‫رایناکومٗیت َ و‬
‫عرتاک ُ ا‬
‫غم‬ َ‫اخل ِصدہش‬ ‫ڑکویدوا‬
The woman’s slave The queen’s pearl Pure honey Bitter medicine

‫ََون ِچراغ‬ ‫تخسانُگہ‬ ‫ڑباوچاہ‬ ‫اپچنداتن‬

Nine candles big sin Big rat Five teeth

‫دخایک ِِح‬ ‫وَجیکروٗیٹ‬ ‫ہیکتاکلہےہ‬

Allah’s wisdom Wheat chapati The pillow is light

‫ا ِسکلُمیکراین‬ ‫اتزہاوررگماچول‬ ‫رکبیاوررُمیغ‬

This country’s queen Fresh and hot rice Goat and chicken

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 ‫ختم‬ ‫ِد‬
‫والیک ِ د‬ ‫دخایکاطتق‬ ‫ومٗزہاوروجات‬
The father’s service Allah’s power Sock and shoe

‫درزیوخشےہ‬ ‫َُرمیغاکوگٗ سش‬ ‫رکبییکگنیس‬

The tailor is happy The chicken’s meat The goat’s horn

‫زنمِلےکادنر‬ ‫لگنجاک َدرتخ‬ ‫دجسمیکاذان‬

Inside the house The jungle’s tree The mosque’s azaan

‫اجڑااک َ و‬
‫ممس‬ ‫اپیناکوبٗلت‬ ‫وسالاکوجاب‬
The winter season The water’s bottle The question’s answer

‫اب ِرشاکابدل‬ ‫اتکباکہتسب‬ ‫ڑباوچاہڈرااورڈورا‬

The rain cloud The book bag Big rat got scared and ran

ِ ‫وجانیک‬
‫درزییکزابن‬ ‫رایناک ِزویر‬ ‫وکش‬
The tailor’s tongue The queen’s jewellery The youngster’s effort

‫دوٗزخاکذعاب‬ ‫اکیپاوراتکب‬ ‫رگیماوررسدی‬

The punishment of hell Exercise book and kitab Hot and cold

‫وہاسپنےسڈرا‬ ‫وسرجیکرگیم‬ ‫ولیکرغبیےہ‬

He got scared of the snake The heat of the sun The lawyer is poor

‫ڑپکااللاوراکالےہ‬ ‫ِد‬
‫والاُسےسرایضےہ‬
The cloth is red and black The father is happy with him

‫اہپڑرپاکیرکبیےہ‬ ‫امنزدوٗتلےس ِ ر‬
‫بےہ‬
There is a goat on the mountain Namaz is better than wealth
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 ِ
‫ابرسدیےہللکرگیموہیگ‬ ‫دادااکوپٗات‬
It is cold now, but it will be hot tomorrow The grandfather’s grandson

‫دخاوکداغےسرفنتےہ‬ ٗ‫ُاسوکمُہلبدو‬
Allah does not like deception Give him a chance

‫شرگناکابس‬
‫سر‬ ‫وسالاکوجابطلغںیہنےہ‬
Green colour clothes The answer to the question is not wrong

‫اکذغیکیتشکدنیںیمیلچ‬ ‫َِریشلگنجںیم ِراتہےہ‬

The paper boat sailed in the stream. The lion lives in the jungle

‫َُدخاےناہکہکامنزرفضےہ‬ ‫َر‬
‫شیکدجسماہکںےہ؟‬
Allah said that namaz is fardh. Where is the masjid of the city?

‫بڑباوہٗاتےہ‬ُ ‫اوٗٹن‬ ‫اہیںوکیئولیکںیہنےہ‬

A camel is very big There is no lawyer here.

‫اےامیل!اگڑیوکروٗ ٗوک‬ ‫رغبییکتمسقیکمچ‬

O gardener! Stop the car. The poor man got lucky

‫روشت ِ ا‬
‫لاور ِدانیدوٗونںرحامےہ‬
To take and give bribe both are impermissible.

‫اُسوکاپیندو‬،‫ریقفوک ِپاسیگل‬
The poor man is thirsty, give him some water.

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 Lesson 8
Five Letter Words
Exercise 1

‫اقنیل‬ ‫امیبر‬ ‫انوخن اقونن اجوسس‬ ‫اسامن‬

carpet ill spy rule nail goods

‫ِزایدہ‬ ‫ہنیہم‬ ‫ومسہس‬ ‫ولٗاہر‬ ‫ابزار‬ ‫ِد‬

‫والہ‬
A lot month samosah blacksmith market mother

‫رپِدنہ رضوری‬ ‫مسدر‬

َ ‫دمہنی‬ ‫ہنیسپ‬ ‫ِہ‬
necessary bird ocean Madeenah sweat always

ِ
‫سد‬ ‫تا‬
‫سر‬ ‫دوسرا‬
‫س‬ ‫رُپاان‬ ‫َُتبیصم دعاوت‬
white third second old enminity calmity

‫ولعمم وہشمر‬ ‫اتِسرہ‬ ‫ربارب‬ ‫اامتن ِدایتن‬

famous known star same trust trust

‫زمکوٗر‬ ‫س‬
‫اسم‬ ‫اُاتسد‬ ‫رسدار اوسفٗس رباست‬
weak in front teacher rain sorrow leader

‫رِبایین‬ ‫رتوبزہ دروازہ‬ ‫اخوتن‬ ‫دمرہس َِیتنحم‬

Biryani door watermelon lady hardworking madrasah

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 Lesson 9
Few Other Rules
Exercise 1

‫آڑا‬ ‫آدیم‬ ‫آواز‬ ‫آج‬ ‫آ‬

saw man noise today come

‫آپ‬ ‫آامسن‬ ‫آرام‬ ‫آم‬ ‫آب‬

you sky comfort mango water

‫آسرا‬
‫س‬ ‫آزاد‬ ‫آگ‬ ‫آےگ‬ ‫آداب‬
support free fire in front respect

‫ِع ّزت‬
Exercise 2

‫ِہمبب‬ ‫ُب‬
‫م‬ ‫اّجحم‬ ‫تّنج‬ ‫لّپچ‬
honour courage love barber Heaven slipper

‫اّکپ‬ ‫ّوکا‬ ‫ک ّچا‬ ‫ُ بُما‬ ‫ااّب‬ ‫ہّکم‬

ripe crow unripe punch father Makkah

‫ِڈ بب‬ ‫ِب‬

‫ِح‬ ‫ق ِ بصہ‬ ‫ہّصُغ‬ ‫ا بُلو‬ ‫ُ بکا‬
container part story anger owl dog

‫ریّس‬ ‫َب‬
‫م‬ ‫ِ بب‬ ‫ل بسی‬ ‫بذرہ‬ ‫ہّچب‬
rope soil cat juice particle baby

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 Exercise 3
In Urdu there are two types of ha: ‫ ه‬and ‫ھ‬. The ‫ ھ‬is joined to the letter before it to
make a single sound. This is similar to the sh and ch in the church, chair, and share.

‫ھچ‬ ‫ھج‬ ‫ھٹ‬ ‫ھت‬ ‫ھپ‬ ‫ھب‬

‫ھن‬ ‫ھگ‬ ‫ھک‬ ‫ڑھ‬ ‫ڈھ‬ ‫دھ‬
a

‫اھک‬ ‫ےھت‬ ‫یھگ‬ ‫یھت‬ ‫یھب‬ ‫اھت‬

eat was ghee was also was

‫اھکان‬ ‫آداھ‬ ‫ڈاڑیھ‬ ‫اہھت‬ ‫اھگس‬ ‫اسھت‬

food half beard house grass with

‫وھتٗڑا‬ ‫الیھت‬ ‫اھبیئ‬ ‫اہیھت‬ ‫اسیھت اھجڑو‬

A little staff brother elephant broom friend

‫ےھچیپ َِاھٹیب‬ ‫اھٹیم‬ ‫ڑیسیھ‬ ‫وھباک‬ ‫وھجاٹ‬

sat behind sweet stairs hungry liar

‫آھکن‬ ‫َِھکل‬ ‫َُھجت‬ ‫رھِپ‬ ‫لھپ‬ ‫رھب‬

eye write you then fruit fill

‫ُبدھ‬ ‫تھچ‬ ‫رھگ‬ ‫ھچُک‬ ‫ھکچ‬ ‫رھک‬

Wednesday roof house some taste put

‫دوھپ وھجٹ‬ ‫ریھب‬ ‫ڑپھ‬ ‫َُھنم‬ ‫َُھجم‬

lie sunshine crowd read mouth me
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 ‫چ‬ ‫م‬
‫وجھکر‬ ‫ااھچ‬ ‫بھرر‬ ‫ھچ‬ ‫اھکڈن‬ ‫دودھ‬
date good mosquito six sugar milk

‫اھکنپ َُچ یب‬

‫ھٹ‬ ‫ُ ر‬
‫چی‬ ‫ہٹنھگ‬ ‫یلھچم‬ ‫دھکباا‬
holiday fan knife hour fish push
The ‫ ہ‬is pronounced on its own as a single sound. Look at the two examples below.

‫اہک‬ ‫اھک‬
Ka-ha kha a

‫اچاہ‬ ‫اھچای‬ ‫اہک‬ ‫اھک‬ ‫اک‬ ‫َُاہمترا‬

said

‫ڈنھجا‬ ‫اھجڑو‬ ‫اہجں‬ ‫ات‬ ‫اھت‬ ‫راہ‬

flag broom where was

‫َدہ‬ ‫داھر‬ ‫اھکل‬ ‫اہکں‬ ‫لہچ‬ ‫اھچیت‬

mouth line skin where 40 chest
Exercise 4

‫ادناز ًا‬ ‫سر‬

‫تًِابی‬ ‫ًالثم‬ ‫َف ًورا‬
approximately approximately For Example immediately
Exercise 5
In the following words the ‫ ع‬before the ‫ ہ‬is silent.

‫دہعف‬ ‫َموہعق‬ ‫ُُج‬ ‫ہعلِق‬

time chance Friday fort

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 Exercise 6
When a ‫ و‬has an ‫ ا‬after it, the ‫ و‬will be silent.

‫وخاب‬ ‫وخاہج‬ ‫وخا ِہش‬ ‫وخاہ‬

dream wish whether

‫دروخاش‬
‫س‬ ‫درتسوخان‬ ‫وخنتاہ‬ ‫وخان‬
request mat (to eat on) wage
Exercise 7
The ‫ و‬with a ‫ ء‬on top is pronounced just like a ‫واووہجمل‬.

ٗ‫ؤ=وو‬

‫اُاھٹؤ‬ ‫انبؤ‬ ‫الؤ‬ ‫اجؤ‬ ‫آؤ‬

lift make bring go come

‫وبٗؤ‬ ‫اگجؤ‬ ‫انُسؤ‬ ‫الُبؤ‬ ‫اھکؤ‬

plant wake up Read to me call eat
Exercise 8

‫روٗیئ‬ ‫اھکیئ‬ ‫اھبیئ‬ ‫راےئ‬ ‫اچےئ‬

she cried she ate brother opinion tea

‫َُالبیئ‬ ‫وبٗیئ‬ ‫وسٗیئ‬ ‫الیئ‬ ‫اصقیئ‬

she called she planted she slept brought butcher

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 ‫‪Common Words‬‬

‫وہ‬ ‫ہک‬ ‫ہی‬ ‫یک‬‫ےک‬ ‫اک‬ ‫ےہ ںیہ‬

‫ِ‬
‫وت َٗ‬ ‫وت‬ ‫مت‬ ‫َم م‬ ‫وک‬ ‫ےئل ےن‬
‫ارگ‬ ‫کت ےچین ےھچیپ اسھت وہج‬ ‫رپ‬ ‫ےس‬
‫اَاسی‬ ‫مہ آپ ا ِےس ا ِیس‬ ‫ا ِن‬
‫بج اِس‬
‫اَےسی ِ ا‬
‫ک َِےئک ںیک وہٗاگ َُھجم َُےھجم َُھجت‬
‫ِ‬
‫لب َِنکیل تہب‬ ‫اور‬ ‫رھپ ںیہن یھب‬ ‫َُمت‬
‫دہعف‬ ‫ابر‬ ‫ےھت یھت ںیھت ذرا‬ ‫دلجی اھت‬
‫واال َِسک َِنک َُھچک‬ ‫اہں‬ ‫یج‬ ‫وخد‬ ‫یئک‬
‫وِسا بس ضعب‬ ‫وس‬ ‫وکیئ وکٗن َِاکی دس‬
‫ےئگ ںیئگ‬ ‫ایگ‬ ‫رگم‬ ‫وجٗ اہجں سج زین‬
‫وہٗ‬ ‫ےکس یکس وایل‬ ‫اکس‬ ‫اگل‬ ‫ویہ یھبک‬
‫ارگچ‬
‫ِ‬ ‫س‬
‫انُچن الب بیہ‬ ‫ابلکل‬ ‫وہٗں‬ ‫وہں‬
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 ‫ِئ‬
‫َُیکچ‬ ‫َُےکچ‬ ‫ویکہکن َُاکچ‬ ‫ا ِسل َِویکں‬
‫امہرا َِریتا‬ ‫َُںیہمت َُاںیہن ںیمہ َِریما َُاہمترا‬
‫رمہبت‬ ‫واےل‬ ‫ںیک‬ ‫یک‬ ‫ےئک‬ ‫ایک‬
‫ںیئگ‬ ‫ایگ‬ ‫رںیہ‬ ‫ریہ‬ ‫رےہ‬ ‫راہ‬
‫اوہنںےن‬ ‫ہںیئ‬
‫ُو‬ ‫ہیئ‬
‫ُو‬ ‫ہےئ‬
‫ُو‬ ‫ہا‬
‫ُو‬
‫وہںےگ وہںیگ اجںیئےگ رکںییگ‬ ‫وہاگ‬
‫رکےنواال‬ ‫بجکت‬ ‫ےکابووجد‬ ‫یکوہجےس‬
‫ِکنہوِںِنے‬
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‫َِسجےن َِوہنجںےن‬ ‫ِکےن‬

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