2.2: Greetings and Introductions
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Vocabulary 1. List of words for formal and informal greetings
| English | Transliteration | Category | Urdu |
| Hello | Aadaab | n.m | آداب |
| Peace be upon you | assalaam alaikum | السلام علیکم | |
| And peace be upon you | wa alaikum assalaam | و علیکم السلام | |
| What | kyaa | pron. & adj. | کیا |
| Condition/Situation | haal | n.m | حال |
| How are you (informal) | kyaa haal hai? | کیا حال ہے؟ | |
| All | sab | adj. | سب |
| Okay | Thiik | adj. | ٹھیک |
| All is well | sab Thiik hai. | سب ٹھیک ہے | |
| And | aur | conj. | اور |
| You (Informal) | tum | pron. | تم |
| I | main | pron. | میں |
| Too | bhii | adv. & conj. | بھی |
| To walk | chalanaa | v.it. | چلنا |
| Again | phir | adj. | پھر |
| To meet/see | milanaa | v.it. | ملنا |
Instructor Video: Basic Greetings
Introductions
Vocabulary 2. Introduction
| English | Transliteration | Category | Urdu |
| Introduction | Ta’aruf | n.m | تعارف |
| Your (honorific/formal) | Aapka | adj. | آپکا |
| Name | naam | n.m | نام |
| My | Mera | pron. | میرا |
| Where | Kahan | adj. | کہاں |
| From | Se | pp. | سے |
| You (honorific/formal) | aap | pron. | آپ |
| How much/many | Kitna | adj. | کتنا |
| Year | saal | adj. | سال |
| ‘s (of) Example. میں بیس سال کا ہوں “I am ‘of’ 20 years old.” | ki | pp. | کی |
| Age | umar | n.f | عمر |
| S/he, this | ye | pron. | یہ |
| Boy | laRakaa | n.m | لڑکا |
| Who | kaun | adj. & pron. | کون |
| Good/well | achchhaa | adj. | اچّھا |
| Thanks | shukriya | n.m | شکریہ |
| To meet | milna | v.it | ملنا |
| Happiness | khushi | n.m | خوشی |
| To me (dative case) | mujhe | pron. | مجھے |
| English | angrezi | n.f | انگریزی |
| Political Science | siyasiyaat | n.m | سیاسیات |
| Economics | Ma’ashiyaat | n.m | معاشیات |
Reading: تعارف “Introduction”
Context: Izza walked in to her Urdu class on the first day and met Ruh and Peter.
| English | Transliteration | Urdu |
| Hello/peace be upon you. | aadaab/assalaam alaikum | اضا: آداب/السلام علیکم |
| Hello/And peace be upon you. | aadaab/wa alaikum assalaam | روح: آداب/و علیکم السلام |
| What is your name? | aapkaa naam kyaa hai? | اضا: آپکا نام کیا ہے؟ |
| My name is Ruh. And yours? | meraa naam Ruh hai. aur aapkaa? | روح: میرا نام روح ہے- اور آپ کا؟ |
| My name is Izza. | meraa naam Izza hai. | -اضا: میرا نام اضا ہے |
| Where are you from? | aap kahaan se hain? | روح: آپ کہاں سے ہیں؟ |
| I am from Michigan. Where are you from? | main Michigan se hoon. aap kahaan se hain? | اضا: میں مشیگن سے ہوں-آپ کہاں سے ہیں؟ |
| I am from Chicago. | main Chicago se hoon. | -روح: میں شکاگو سے ہوں |
| How old are you? | aap kitane saal kii hain? | اضا: آپ کتنے سال کی ہیں؟ |
| I am 20. What is your age? | main biis saal kii hoon. aapkii umr kitanii hai? | روح: میں بس سال کی ہوں-آپ کی عمر کتنی ہے؟ |
| I am 21. | main ikkiis (saal) kii hoon. | -اضا: میں اکیس سال کی ہوں |
| What is your major? | aapkaa major kyaa hai? | روح: آپ کا میجر کیا ہے؟ |
| My major is English. And yours? | meraa major angrezii hai. aur aapakaa? | اضا: میرا میجر انگریزی ہے-اور آپ کا؟ |
| My major is Political science. | meraa major siyasiyaat hai. | -روح: میرا میجر سیاسیا ت ہے |
| Who is this boy? | ye laRakaa kaun hai? | اضا: یہ لڑکا کون ہے؟ |
| He is Peter. | ye Peter hai. | -روح: یہ پیٹر ہے |
| Hello Peter! | aadaab Peter! | !اضا: آداب پیٹر |
| Hello! What is your name? | aadaab! aapkaa naam kyaa hai? | پیٹر: آداب ! آپ کا نام کیا ہے؟ |
| I am Izza. How are you? | main Izza hoon. aap kaise hain? | اضا: میں اضا ہوں- آپ کیسے ہیں؟ |
| I am well. And you? | main achchhaa hoon. aur aap? | پیٹر: میں اچھا ہوں- اور آپ؟ |
| I am well too. Thanks! What is your age? | main bhii achchhii hoon, Thanks! aapkii umr kitanii hai. | اضا: میں بھی اچھی ہوں- شکریہ ! آپ کی عمرکتنی ہے؟ |
| I am 19 years old. What is your major? | main unniis saal kaa hoon. aapakaa major kyaa hai? | پیٹر: میں انیس سال کا ہوں- آپ کا میجر کیا ہے؟ |
| My major is English. And yours? | meraa major angrezii hai, aur aapakaa? | اضا: میرا میجر انگریزی ہے، اور آپ کا؟ |
| Mine too. | meraa bhii. | پیٹر: میرا بھی |
| Nice to meet you. | aap se milakar khushii huii. | -اضا: آپ سے مل کر خوشی ہوئی |
| Me too, Bye! | mujhe bhii, khuda hafiz! | !پیٹر: مجھے بھی، خدا حافظ |
| Bye! | khuda hafiz! | !اضا: خدا حافظ |
Please watch the following video and listen to the above conversation and check your reading and pronunciation.
Instructor Video: تعارف
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