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Free Urdu Lessons for Beginners
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Alphabet & Script
حروفِ تہجی- 1Urdu Alphabet Lesson 1: Alif, Bay, Pay, Tay, Ttay and SayStart the Urdu alphabet with Alif and the Bay family (ب پ ت ٹ ث). Learn their sounds, see how dots change…
- 2Urdu Alphabet Lesson 2: Jeem, Chay, Bari Hay and KhayLearn the Jeem family of the Urdu alphabet: ج چ ح خ. Hear each letter, learn the kh sound, and read simple…
- 3Urdu Alphabet Lesson 3: Daal, Ddaal, Zaal, Ray, Rray, Zay and ZhayLearn seven Urdu letters: د ڈ ذ ر ڑ ز ژ. Find out which letters never join to the next letter, and practise…
- 4Urdu Alphabet Lesson 4: Seen, Sheen, Suad and ZuadComing 19 Oct
- 5Urdu Alphabet Lesson 5: Toy, Zoy, Ain and GhainComing 21 Oct
- 6Urdu Alphabet Lesson 6: Fay, Qaaf, Kaaf and GaafComing 23 Oct
- 7Urdu Alphabet Lesson 7: Laam, Meem, Noon, Noon Ghunna and WaoComing 26 Oct
- 8Urdu Alphabet Lesson 8: Choti Hay, Do-Chashmi Hay, Hamza, Choti Yay and Bari YayComing 28 Oct
Sounds & Phonetics
تلفظ اور آوازیں- 9Urdu Short Vowels: Zabar, Zer and PeshComing 30 Oct
- 10Urdu Long Vowels: aa, ee, oo, o, ay and aiComing 2 Nov
- 11How Urdu Letters Join: Start, Middle and End ShapesComing 4 Nov
- 12Urdu Sounds English Doesn't Have: Aspirated and Retroflex PairsComing 6 Nov
Numbers & Counting
گنتی- 13Urdu Numbers 1 to 10 (with Urdu Digits)Coming 9 Nov
- 14Urdu Numbers 11 to 20Coming 11 Nov
- 15Urdu Numbers 21 to 30Coming 13 Nov
- 16Urdu Numbers: Tens, Hundred, Thousand, Lakh and CroreComing 16 Nov
Basic Vocabulary
بنیادی الفاظ- 17Colours in UrduComing 18 Nov
- 18Fruits in UrduComing 20 Nov
- 19Food and Drink in UrduComing 23 Nov
- 20Parts of the Body in UrduComing 25 Nov
- 21Family Members in Urdu: Ammi, Abbu, Nana, Dadi and MoreComing 27 Nov
- 22Days of the Week in UrduComing 30 Nov
- 23Months, Seasons and Weather in UrduComing 2 Dec
- 24Animals in UrduComing 4 Dec
Daily Phrases
روزمرہ جملے- 25Urdu Greetings: Hello, Goodbye and Good MorningComing 7 Dec
- 26How to Introduce Yourself in UrduComing 9 Dec
- 27Please, Thank You, Sorry, Yes and No in UrduComing 11 Dec
- 28Urdu Question Words: Kya, Kaun, Kahaan, Kab, Kyun, KaiseComing 14 Dec
- 29Shopping in Urdu: Prices and BargainingComing 16 Dec
- 30Visiting Family: Polite Urdu Phrases for Guests and HostsComing 18 Dec
- 31How Are You? Talking About Feelings in UrduComing 21 Dec
Core Grammar
قواعد- 32Urdu Pronouns: Main, Hum, Tum, Aap, Woh, YehComing 23 Dec
- 33The Urdu Verb 'To Be': Hoon, Ho, Hai, HainComing 25 Dec
- 34My, Your, His, Her in Urdu: Mera, Tumhara, Aap KaComing 28 Dec
- 35Masculine and Feminine Words in Urdu (and Adjectives)Coming 30 Dec
- 36Urdu Plurals: One and ManyComing 1 Jan
- 37Urdu Present Tense: I Eat, She Reads, We PlayComing 4 Jan
Reading Practice
پڑھنے کی مشق- 38Urdu Reading Practice 1: My Family (Mera Khaandaan)Coming 6 Jan
- 39Urdu Reading Practice 2: Ali's DayComing 8 Jan
- 40Urdu Reading Practice 3: At the Bazaar (A Dialogue)Coming 11 Jan