A Door Into Urdu: Lesson 22

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A Door Into Urdu
 
Lesson 22
Vocabulary

memory

noun f.

یاد

whenever

phrase

جب بھی

fear

noun f.

ڈر

to fear, to be afraid

verb

ڈرنا

to become afraid

compound verb

ڈر جانا

scary, frightening

adjective

ڈراؤنا

nightmare

noun m.

ڈراؤنا سپنا

childhood

noun m.

بچپن

to converse, to talk, to chat

compound verb

باتیں کرنا

enjoyment, fun, flavor

noun m.

مزا

much, more, very (with adjectives)

adverb

زیادہ

late, delay

noun f.

دیر

until very late, for a long time

phrase

بہُت دیر تک

to wake up, to stay awake

verb

جاگنا

pleasure, enjoyment, fun

noun m.

آنںد

story

noun f.

کہانی

to sleep, to go to sleep

verb

سونا

even so

phrase

پھِر بھی

[no meaning alone]
(see grammar 22.3)

aux. verb

چُکنا

tooth

noun m.

داںت

clean

adjective

صاف

both

noun pl.

دونوں

quietly, sneakily

phrase

چُپکے چُپکے

back, rear, last (with time expressions)

adjective

پِچھلا

sound, voice

noun f.

آواز

outside of X

postposition

X کے باہر

to ask

verb

پُوچھنا

friend

noun m. and f.

مِتر

دوست

a lot (of)

phrase

بہُت سے

O children (vocative case is used to call to someone)

vocative plural of بچّہ

بچّو

to make someone talk to someone else

compound verb (second causative)

بات کروانا

wall

noun f.

دیوار

behind X

postposition

کے پیچھے X

iron

noun m.

لوہا

after X, beyond X

postposition

کے بعد X

old, ancient (not used for people)

adjective

پُرانا

graveyard, cemetary

noun m.

قبرِستان

grave

noun f.

قبر

to leave, to go, to depart

compound verb

چلے جانا

old (for people)

adjective

بُوڑھا

wait

noun f.

پرتیکشا

thing, object

noun f.

چیز

light

noun f.

روشنی

to shine

verb

چمکنا

to cry

verb

رونا

to be left behind

compound verb

رہ جانا

childishness

noun m.

بچپنا

youth

noun f.

جوانی

true, truth

adjective, noun

سچ

dream

noun m.

سپنا

to think

verb

سوچنا

ghost

noun m.

بھُوت

next

adjective

اَگلا

to tell, to reveal

compound verb

بتا دینا

certainly

adverb

اَوشے

ضرُور

every single X, each and every X

phrase

X ہر ایک

every single X, each and every X

phrase

X ایک ایک