A Door Into Urdu: Lesson 14

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A Door Into Urdu
 
Lesson 14
Vocabulary

Characters:

نوین

نیشا

"What happened?"

 

کیا ہوا

to tell

verb

بتانا

to ask

verb

پوچھنا

to understand

verb

سمجھنا

to explain

verb (causative)

سمجھانا

here, in this direction

adverb

ادھر

help

noun f.

مدد

expensive

adj.

قیمتی

to hear, to listen

verb

سننا

to tell, to make listen

verb (causative)

سنانا

plus a half

fraction

ساڑھے

to play (sports or games)

verb

کھیلنا

outside

adverb

باہر

truth, true

noun / adj.

سچ

whole, full

adj.

پورا

always

adverb

ہمیشہ

joke

noun f.

مذاق

to joke, to make fun

 

مذاق کرنا

to joke, to make fun

 

مذاق اڑانا

in fun, in jest

 

مذاق میں

to see, to look at

verb

دیکھنا

to show

verb (causative)

دکھانا

about X

postposition

کے بارے میں X

orphan

noun

اناتھ

orphanage

noun m.

اناتھ آشرم

poor

adj.

غریب

toy

noun m.

کھلونا

sweet, candy

noun f.

مٹھائی

cloth, clothing

noun m.

کپڑا

to do

 

کرنا

to make (someone do something)

verb (causative)

کرانا

teacher

noun

ٹیچر

to become separated

verb

بِچھڑنا

neck, throat

noun m.

گلا

then

 

تب

since then

 

تب سے

to think

verb

سوچنا

lie

noun

جھوٹ

to tell a lie

 

جھوٹ بولنا

Mr., Sir

noun m.

شریمان

inside

adverb

اںدر

particle of contradiction or surprise

 

تو

"Bravo", "Well Done"

exclamation

شاباش

owner

noun m.

مالک

search

noun f.

تلاش

to search, to seek, to look for

 

تلاش کرنا

to be lost

verb

کھونا

Mrs., Ma'am

noun f.

شریمتی

reward, prize

noun m.

انعام

lovely, dear

adj.

پیارا

age

noun f.

عمر

three quarters

fraction

پون

less one quarter

fraction

پونے

a little, (used to soften imperatives)

adverb

زرا

for a long time, forever

 

ہمیشہ سے

plus one quarter

fraction

سوا

when

relative pronoun

جب

Mumbai (Bombay)

proper noun

ممبئی

fair, carnival

noun m.

میلا

Diwali holiday

proper noun

دیوالی

ring

noun f.

اںگوٹھی

little boy

noun m.

منّا

to cry, to weep

verb

رونا

several

adj.

کئی

month

noun m.

مہینہ

until, for

postposition

تک

to search for

verb

ڈ ھونڈنا

ڈھوںڑنا

happened

simple past of ہونا

ہوا

understood

simple past of سمجھنا

سمجھا

came

simple past of آنا

آیا

met, found, got

simple past of ملنا

ملا

slept

simple past of سونا

سویا

went

simple past of جانا

گیا

separated

simple past of بچھڑنا

بچھڑا

was lost

simple past of کھونا

کھویا

brought

simple past of لانا

لایا

wept, cried

simple past of رونا

رویا