Urdu A1 — A1 Beginner Urdu

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The whole Urdu A1 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 63 words, 289 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when A1 is finished

• Read and recognise the core Nastaliq letters from right to left.
• Exchange greetings and handle essential daily interactions politely.
• Build short present-tense sentences with clear romanisation support.

A1, unit by unit

Script and Social Basics

Greetings and Courtesy

Begin with respectful Urdu greetings and survival courtesy. Read from right to left, use the romanisation as a bridge, and listen before repeating. آپ (ap) is the safe respectful form for a new person or an elder.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Greetings and Courtesy: Choose the contextual meaning of السلام علیکم! (Assalam Alaikum!).

   1. Hello! (peace greeting)
   2. Hello! (Lucknow style)
   3. How are you? (formal)
   Show the answer

   Hello! (peace greeting)

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Greetings and Courtesy: Type the complete Urdu Nastaliq script expression for “Hello! (Lucknow style)”.

   Show the answer

   آداب!

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Greetings and Courtesy: Read آپ کیسے ہیں؟ (Ap kaise hain?) and give its contextual English meaning.

   Show the answer

   How are you? (formal)

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Greetings and Courtesy: Convert “I'm fine” into Urdu Nastaliq script; do not answer only in romanisation.

   Show the answer

   میں ٹھیک ہوں

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Greetings and Courtesy: Match آپ کا نام کیا ہے؟ to the meaning used in this lesson.

   1. My name is …
   2. What is your name?
   3. Nice to meet you
   Show the answer

   What is your name?

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Greetings and Courtesy: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: How are you?

   Show the answer

   آپ کیسے ہیں؟

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Greetings and Courtesy: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: My name is Ali.

   Show the answer

   میرا نام علی ہے۔

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Greetings and Courtesy: Select the lesson form meaning “Thank you”.

   1. السلام علیکم!
   2. آداب!
   3. شکریہ
   Show the answer

   شکریہ

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Greetings and Courtesy: Replace a literal or grammatically mismatched rendering with the correct lesson model for “How are you?”.

   Show the answer

   آپ کیسے ہیں؟

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Greetings and Courtesy: Complete Fatima’s turn appropriately: And upon you peace! I'm Fatima. How are you?

    Show the answer

    وعلیکم السلام! میں فاطمہ۔ آپ کیسی ہیں؟

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Greetings and Courtesy: Read میں ٹھیک ہوں، شکریہ۔ آپ کہاں سے ہیں؟ (Main thik hun, shukriya. Ap kahan se hain?). What precise detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    I'm fine, thanks. Where are you from?

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Greetings and Courtesy: Read the four-turn dialogue. State the contribution of this turn: میں لکھنؤ سے ہوں۔ آپ کا شہر کون سا ہے؟

    Show the answer

    I'm from Lucknow. Which city is yours?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does السلام علیکم! (Assalam Alaikum!) mean?

   1. Hello! (peace greeting)
   2. Hello! (Lucknow style)
   3. How are you? (formal)
   4. I'm fine
   Show the answer

   Hello! (peace greeting)

   السلام علیکم! (Assalam Alaikum!) means “Hello! (peace greeting).”

2. quick checkWhat does آداب! (Adab!) mean?

   1. Hello! (Lucknow style)
   2. How are you? (formal)
   3. I'm fine
   4. What is your name?
   Show the answer

   Hello! (Lucknow style)

   آداب! (Adab!) means “Hello! (Lucknow style).”

3. quick checkWhat does آپ کیسے ہیں؟ (Ap kaise hain?) mean?

   1. How are you? (formal)
   2. I'm fine
   3. What is your name?
   4. My name is …
   Show the answer

   How are you? (formal)

   آپ کیسے ہیں؟ (Ap kaise hain?) means “How are you? (formal).”

4. quick checkWhat does میں ٹھیک ہوں (Main thik hun) mean?

   1. I'm fine
   2. What is your name?
   3. My name is …
   4. Nice to meet you
   Show the answer

   I'm fine

   میں ٹھیک ہوں (Main thik hun) means “I'm fine.”

5. quick checkWhat does آپ کا نام کیا ہے؟ (Ap ka nam kya hai?) mean?

   1. What is your name?
   2. My name is …
   3. Nice to meet you
   4. Thank you
   Show the answer

   What is your name?

   آپ کا نام کیا ہے؟ (Ap ka nam kya hai?) means “What is your name?.”

Worksheet: Greetings and Courtesy Worksheet

Review list. السلام علیکم! · آداب! · آپ کیسے ہیں؟ · میں ٹھیک ہوں

People, Names, and Pronouns

Identify speakers and talk about names with basic pronouns. Urdu does not mark he and she with different pronouns: وہ (vo) can mean either, so context supplies gender.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — People, Names, and Pronouns: State the main learning purpose of “People, Names, and Pronouns”.

   Show the answer

   Identify speakers and talk about names with basic pronouns.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — People, Names, and Pronouns: Read میں ٹھیک ہوں، شکریہ۔ آپ کہاں سے ہیں؟ (Main thik hun, shukriya. Ap kahan se hain?). What precise detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I'm fine, thanks. Where are you from?

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — People, Names, and Pronouns: What may a listener infer from میں بولتا ہوں? Preserve its qualification or social force.

   Show the answer

   I speak (masc.)

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — People, Names, and Pronouns: Play the labeled synthetic audio and give the exact contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Peace be upon you! My name is Ahmed.

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — People, Names, and Pronouns: Play the labeled synthetic Urdu audio and type the complete line in Urdu Nastaliq script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   وعلیکم السلام! میں فاطمہ۔ آپ کیسی ہیں؟

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — People, Names, and Pronouns: Play the synthetic audio and choose its contextual meaning.

   1. I'm fine, thanks. Where are you from?
   2. I'm from Lucknow. Which city is yours?
   3. they

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I'm fine, thanks. Where are you from?

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — People, Names, and Pronouns: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: you speak (informal)

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   تم بولتے ہو

8. listen and fillPractice 9 [listen and fill] — People, Names, and Pronouns: Play the synthetic audio and type the full line beginning “السلام…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   السلام علیکم! میرا نام احمد ہے۔

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — People, Names, and Pronouns: Repeat the complete synthetic model with its phrase grouping. Use self-check; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   وعلیکم السلام! میں فاطمہ۔ آپ کیسی ہیں؟

10. multiple choicePractice 11 [multiple choice] — People, Names, and Pronouns: Choose the contextual meaning of آپ (ap).

    1. you (formal)
    2. this
    3. he / she / that
    Show the answer

    you (formal)

11. fill the gapPractice 12 [fill in the blank] — People, Names, and Pronouns: Type the complete Urdu Nastaliq script expression for “this”.

    Show the answer

    یہ

12. translatePractice 13 [translation] — People, Names, and Pronouns: Read وہ (vo) and give its contextual English meaning.

    Show the answer

    he / she / that

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does میں (main) mean?

   1. I
   2. you (informal)
   3. you (formal)
   4. this
   Show the answer

   I

   میں (main) means “I.”

2. quick checkWhat does تم (tum) mean?

   1. you (informal)
   2. you (formal)
   3. this
   4. he / she / that
   Show the answer

   you (informal)

   تم (tum) means “you (informal).”

3. quick checkWhat does آپ (ap) mean?

   1. you (formal)
   2. this
   3. he / she / that
   4. we
   Show the answer

   you (formal)

   آپ (ap) means “you (formal).”

4. quick checkWhat does یہ (ye) mean?

   1. this
   2. he / she / that
   3. we
   4. they
   Show the answer

   this

   یہ (ye) means “this.”

5. quick checkWhat does وہ (vo) mean?

   1. he / she / that
   2. we
   3. they
   4. me / to me
   Show the answer

   he / she / that

   وہ (vo) means “he / she / that.”

Worksheet: People, Names, and Pronouns Worksheet

Review list. میں · تم · آپ · یہ

Read a classroom sign

Recognise common classroom objects and ask someone to repeat a word.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. Urdu. Every exercise works on right-to-left Nastaliq reading, احترام کے صیغے آپ/تم, postpositions, gender and honorific agreement, clause linking, and source-aware formal prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Read a classroom sign — Choose the meaning of حرف (harf) in this lesson.

   1. letter
   2. word
   3. board
   4. notebook
   Show the answer

   letter

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Read a classroom sign — Type the Urdu expression meaning “word”.

   Show the answer

   لفظ

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Read a classroom sign — Interpret the Nastaliq script in context: براہ کرم یہ لفظ دوبارہ لکھیے۔ (barah karam ye lafz dobara likhiye.).

   Show the answer

   Please write this word again.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Read a classroom sign — Write in Nastaliq script: I am writing it in my notebook..

   Show the answer

   میں اسے اپنی کاپی میں لکھتی ہوں۔

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Read a classroom sign — Match تختہ to its lesson meaning.

   1. board
   2. letter
   3. word
   Show the answer

   board

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Read a classroom sign — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Urdu: Can you tell me the sound of this letter?.

   Show the answer

   کیا آپ اس حرف کی آواز بتا سکتے ہیں؟

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Read a classroom sign — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (براہ کرم + verb + دیجیے): Please write this word again..

   Show the answer

   براہ کرم یہ لفظ دوبارہ لکھیے۔

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Read a classroom sign — Select the Urdu form for “notebook”.

   1. کاپی
   2. دوبارہ
   Show the answer

   کاپی

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Read a classroom sign — Correct the model the lesson warns about: آپ یہ لفظ دوبارہ لکھو۔

   Show the answer

   آپ یہ لفظ دوبارہ لکھیے۔

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Read a classroom sign — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Please write this word again.

    Show the answer

    میں اسے اپنی کاپی میں لکھتی ہوں۔

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Read a classroom sign — Read “کیا آپ اس حرف کی آواز بتا سکتے ہیں؟” (kya aap is harf ki aawaz bata sakte hain?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Can you tell me the sound of this letter?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Read a classroom sign — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: I am writing it in my notebook.

    Show the answer

    میں اسے اپنی کاپی میں لکھتی ہوں۔

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits حرف?

   1. letter
   2. word
   3. board
   4. notebook
   Show the answer

   letter

   حرف (harf) means letter in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits لفظ?

   1. word
   2. letter
   3. board
   4. notebook
   Show the answer

   word

   لفظ (lafz) means word in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits تختہ?

   1. board
   2. letter
   3. word
   4. notebook
   Show the answer

   board

   تختہ (takhta) means board in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits کاپی?

   1. notebook
   2. letter
   3. word
   4. board
   Show the answer

   notebook

   کاپی (kaapi) means notebook in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits دوبارہ?

   1. again
   2. letter
   3. word
   4. board
   Show the answer

   again

   دوبارہ (dobara) means again in this lesson.

Worksheet: Ask about a written word

Review list. حرف · لفظ · تختہ · کاپی

Everyday Needs

Things, Places, and ہے

Name familiar objects and places and build identification sentences with یہ (ye), وہ (vo), ہے (hai), and ہیں (hain). Urdu normally places the verb at the end.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. translate into the languagePractice 3 [reverse translation] — Things, Places, and ہے: Convert “school” into Urdu Nastaliq script; do not answer only in romanisation.

   Show the answer

   اسکول

2. matchingPractice 4 [matching] — Things, Places, and ہے: Match دفتر to the meaning used in this lesson.

   1. shop
   2. office
   3. market
   Show the answer

   office

3. put it in orderPractice 5 [reorder] — Things, Places, and ہے: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: he book reads

   Show the answer

   وہ کتاب پڑھتا ہے

4. build the sentencePractice 6 [sentence building] — Things, Places, and ہے: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: we home go

   Show the answer

   ہم گھر جاتے ہیں

5. choose the wordPractice 7 [word selection] — Things, Places, and ہے: Select the lesson form meaning “hospital”.

   1. اسٹیشن
   2. پانی
   3. ہسپتال
   Show the answer

   ہسپتال

6. find the mistakePractice 8 [error correction] — Things, Places, and ہے: Replace a literal or grammatically mismatched rendering with the correct lesson model for “he book reads”.

   Show the answer

   وہ کتاب پڑھتا ہے

7. finish the dialoguePractice 9 [dialogue completion] — Things, Places, and ہے: Complete پوتی/نواسی’s turn appropriately: Grandma, what is cooking?

   Show the answer

   دادی، کیا پک رہا ہے؟

8. readingPractice 10 [reading comprehension] — Things, Places, and ہے: Read بریانی، میری بچی! (Biryani, meri bachchi!). What precise detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Biryani, my dear!

9. paragraphPractice 11 [paragraph comprehension] — Things, Places, and ہے: Read the four-turn dialogue. State the contribution of this turn: ہاتھ دھو کر بیٹھو۔

   Show the answer

   Wash your hands and sit.

10. the main ideaPractice 12 [main idea] — Things, Places, and ہے: State the main learning purpose of “Things, Places, and ہے”.

    Show the answer

    Name familiar objects and places and build identification sentences with یہ (ye), وہ (vo), ہے (hai), and ہیں (hain).

11. spot the detailPractice 13 [detail identification] — Things, Places, and ہے: Read دادی، کیا پک رہا ہے؟ (Dadi, kya pak raha hai?). What precise detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Grandma, what is cooking?

12. what is meantPractice 14 [inference] — Things, Places, and ہے: What may a listener infer from وہ کتاب پڑھتا ہے? Preserve its qualification or social force.

    Show the answer

    he book reads

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does پانی (pani) mean?

   1. water
   2. home
   3. school
   4. office
   Show the answer

   water

   پانی (pani) means “water.”

2. quick checkWhat does گھر (ghar) mean?

   1. home
   2. school
   3. office
   4. shop
   Show the answer

   home

   گھر (ghar) means “home.”

3. quick checkWhat does اسکول (skul) mean?

   1. school
   2. office
   3. shop
   4. market
   Show the answer

   school

   اسکول (skul) means “school.”

4. quick checkWhat does دفتر (daftar) mean?

   1. office
   2. shop
   3. market
   4. hospital
   Show the answer

   office

   دفتر (daftar) means “office.”

5. quick checkWhat does دکان (dukan) mean?

   1. shop
   2. market
   3. hospital
   4. station
   Show the answer

   shop

   دکان (dukan) means “shop.”

Worksheet: Things, Places, and ہے Worksheet

Review list. پانی · گھر · اسکول · دفتر

Food and Simple Requests

Name common foods and make child-safe, polite requests. Notice noun gender, but first learn useful complete expressions rather than guessing every ending.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. listeningPractice 4 [listening comprehension] — Food and Simple Requests: Play the labeled synthetic audio and give the exact contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Good — two sweet lassis with that too.

2. dictationPractice 5 [dictation] — Food and Simple Requests: Play the labeled synthetic Urdu audio and type the complete line in Urdu Nastaliq script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   السلام علیکم! کیا لیں گے؟

3. listen and choosePractice 6 [listen and choose] — Food and Simple Requests: Play the synthetic audio and choose its contextual meaning.

   1. Give us two plates of biryani. Do you have nihari?
   2. Yes indeed! It'll be delicious with naan.
   3. vegetable curry

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Give us two plates of biryani. Do you have nihari?

4. listen, then orderPractice 7 [listen and reorder] — Food and Simple Requests: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: This is good food.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   یہ اچھا کھانا ہے۔

5. listen and fillPractice 8 [listen and fill] — Food and Simple Requests: Play the synthetic audio and type the full line beginning “اچھا…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   اچھا — ساتھ میں دو میٹھی لسیاں بھی۔

6. repeat itPractice 9 [repeat after audio] — Food and Simple Requests: Repeat the complete synthetic model with its phrase grouping. Use self-check; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   السلام علیکم! کیا لیں گے؟

7. multiple choicePractice 10 [multiple choice] — Food and Simple Requests: Choose the contextual meaning of نان (nan).

   1. naan
   2. paratha
   3. kulcha
   Show the answer

   naan

8. fill the gapPractice 11 [fill in the blank] — Food and Simple Requests: Type the complete Urdu Nastaliq script expression for “paratha”.

   Show the answer

   پراٹھا

9. translatePractice 12 [translation] — Food and Simple Requests: Read کلچہ (kulcha) and give its contextual English meaning.

   Show the answer

   kulcha

10. translate into the languagePractice 13 [reverse translation] — Food and Simple Requests: Convert “lentils” into Urdu Nastaliq script; do not answer only in romanisation.

    Show the answer

    دال

11. matchingPractice 14 [matching] — Food and Simple Requests: Match سبزی to the meaning used in this lesson.

    1. rice
    2. vegetable curry
    3. chickpeas
    Show the answer

    vegetable curry

12. put it in orderPractice 15 [reorder] — Food and Simple Requests: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: The tea is hot.

    Show the answer

    چائے گرم ہے۔

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does روٹی (roti) mean?

   1. flatbread
   2. naan
   3. paratha
   4. kulcha
   Show the answer

   flatbread

   روٹی (roti) means “flatbread.”

2. quick checkWhat does نان (nan) mean?

   1. naan
   2. paratha
   3. kulcha
   4. lentils
   Show the answer

   naan

   نان (nan) means “naan.”

3. quick checkWhat does پراٹھا (paratha) mean?

   1. paratha
   2. kulcha
   3. lentils
   4. vegetable curry
   Show the answer

   paratha

   پراٹھا (paratha) means “paratha.”

4. quick checkWhat does کلچہ (kulcha) mean?

   1. kulcha
   2. lentils
   3. vegetable curry
   4. rice
   Show the answer

   kulcha

   کلچہ (kulcha) means “kulcha.”

5. quick checkWhat does دال (dal) mean?

   1. lentils
   2. vegetable curry
   3. rice
   4. chickpeas
   Show the answer

   lentils

   دال (dal) means “lentils.”

Worksheet: Food and Simple Requests Worksheet

Review list. روٹی · نان · پراٹھا · کلچہ

Order a simple snack

Name a drink and food item, then make a courteous request.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. Urdu. Every exercise works on right-to-left Nastaliq reading, احترام کے صیغے آپ/تم, postpositions, gender and honorific agreement, clause linking, and source-aware formal prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Order a simple snack — Choose the meaning of چائے (chaay) in this lesson.

   1. tea
   2. water
   3. bread
   4. salt
   Show the answer

   tea

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Order a simple snack — Type the Urdu expression meaning “water”.

   Show the answer

   پانی

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Order a simple snack — Interpret the Nastaliq script in context: براہ کرم ایک کپ چائے دیجیے۔ (barah karam ek cup chaay dijiye.).

   Show the answer

   Please give me a cup of tea.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Order a simple snack — Write in Nastaliq script: I would also like water..

   Show the answer

   مجھے پانی بھی چاہیے۔

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Order a simple snack — Match روٹی to its lesson meaning.

   1. bread
   2. tea
   3. water
   Show the answer

   bread

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Order a simple snack — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Urdu: The bread has little salt..

   Show the answer

   روٹی میں نمک کم ہے۔

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Order a simple snack — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (item + دیجیے): Please give me a cup of tea..

   Show the answer

   براہ کرم ایک کپ چائے دیجیے۔

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Order a simple snack — Select the Urdu form for “salt”.

   1. نمک
   2. براہ کرم
   Show the answer

   نمک

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Order a simple snack — Correct the model the lesson warns about: مجھے پانی بھی چاہتا ہوں۔

   Show the answer

   مجھے پانی بھی چاہیے۔

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Order a simple snack — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Please give me a cup of tea.

    Show the answer

    مجھے پانی بھی چاہیے۔

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Order a simple snack — Read “روٹی میں نمک کم ہے۔” (roti mein namak kam hai.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    The bread has little salt.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Order a simple snack — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: I would also like water.

    Show the answer

    مجھے پانی بھی چاہیے۔

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits چائے?

   1. tea
   2. water
   3. bread
   4. salt
   Show the answer

   tea

   چائے (chaay) means tea in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits پانی?

   1. water
   2. tea
   3. bread
   4. salt
   Show the answer

   water

   پانی (paani) means water in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits روٹی?

   1. bread
   2. tea
   3. water
   4. salt
   Show the answer

   bread

   روٹی (roti) means bread in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits نمک?

   1. salt
   2. tea
   3. water
   4. bread
   Show the answer

   salt

   نمک (namak) means salt in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits براہ کرم?

   1. please
   2. tea
   3. water
   4. bread
   Show the answer

   please

   براہ کرم (barah karam) means please in this lesson.

Worksheet: Order food courteously

Review list. چائے · پانی · روٹی · نمک

Movement and Action

Travel and Essential Questions

Ask where something is, name transport, and request help politely. Question words remain near the information being requested, while the verb generally closes the sentence.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. build the sentencePractice 5 [sentence building] — Travel and Essential Questions: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: How much is the fare?

   Show the answer

   کرایہ کتنا ہے؟

2. choose the wordPractice 6 [word selection] — Travel and Essential Questions: Select the lesson form meaning “auto-rickshaw”.

   1. اسٹیشن
   2. بس اڈا
   3. آٹو
   Show the answer

   آٹو

3. find the mistakePractice 7 [error correction] — Travel and Essential Questions: Replace a literal or grammatically mismatched rendering with the correct lesson model for “Where is the station?”.

   Show the answer

   اسٹیشن کہاں ہے؟

4. finish the dialoguePractice 8 [dialogue completion] — Travel and Essential Questions: Complete دکاندار’s turn appropriately: No sir, it won't go below twelve hundred.

   Show the answer

   نہیں جی، بارہ سو سے کم نہیں ہوگا۔

5. readingPractice 9 [reading comprehension] — Travel and Essential Questions: Read السلام علیکم! یہ کرتا کتنے کا ہے؟ (Assalam Alaikum! Ye kurta kitne ka hai?). What precise detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Greetings! How much is this kurta?

6. paragraphPractice 10 [paragraph comprehension] — Travel and Essential Questions: Read the four-turn dialogue. State the contribution of this turn: پندرہ سو روپے کا ہے جی۔ بہت عمدہ چیز ہے۔

   Show the answer

   Fifteen hundred rupees, sir. Very fine stuff.

7. the main ideaPractice 11 [main idea] — Travel and Essential Questions: State the main learning purpose of “Travel and Essential Questions”.

   Show the answer

   Ask where something is, name transport, and request help politely.

8. spot the detailPractice 12 [detail identification] — Travel and Essential Questions: Read نہیں جی، بارہ سو سے کم نہیں ہوگا۔ (Nahin ji, barah sau se kam nahin hoga.). What precise detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   No sir, it won't go below twelve hundred.

9. what is meantPractice 13 [inference] — Travel and Essential Questions: What may a listener infer from اسٹیشن کہاں ہے؟? Preserve its qualification or social force.

   Show the answer

   Where is the station?

10. listeningPractice 14 [listening comprehension] — Travel and Essential Questions: Play the labeled synthetic audio and give the exact contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Fifteen hundred rupees, sir. Very fine stuff.

11. dictationPractice 15 [dictation] — Travel and Essential Questions: Play the labeled synthetic Urdu audio and type the complete line in Urdu Nastaliq script.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    بہت مہنگا ہے! ہزار میں دیں۔

12. listen and choosePractice 16 [listen and choose] — Travel and Essential Questions: Play the synthetic audio and choose its contextual meaning.

    1. No sir, it won't go below twelve hundred.
    2. Greetings! How much is this kurta?
    3. bus stand

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    No sir, it won't go below twelve hundred.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does ٹکٹ (tikat) mean?

   1. ticket
   2. train
   3. bus
   4. aeroplane
   Show the answer

   ticket

   ٹکٹ (tikat) means “ticket.”

2. quick checkWhat does ریل گاڑی (rel gari) mean?

   1. train
   2. bus
   3. aeroplane
   4. taxi
   Show the answer

   train

   ریل گاڑی (rel gari) means “train.”

3. quick checkWhat does بس (bas) mean?

   1. bus
   2. aeroplane
   3. taxi
   4. auto-rickshaw
   Show the answer

   bus

   بس (bas) means “bus.”

4. quick checkWhat does ہوائی جہاز (havai jahaz) mean?

   1. aeroplane
   2. taxi
   3. auto-rickshaw
   4. station
   Show the answer

   aeroplane

   ہوائی جہاز (havai jahaz) means “aeroplane.”

5. quick checkWhat does ٹیکسی (taiksi) mean?

   1. taxi
   2. auto-rickshaw
   3. station
   4. bus stand
   Show the answer

   taxi

   ٹیکسی (taiksi) means “taxi.”

Worksheet: Travel and Essential Questions Worksheet

Review list. ٹکٹ · ریل گاڑی · بس · ہوائی جہاز

Daily Actions and Present Tense

Describe simple habits with present-tense verbs. The habitual ending agrees with gender and number, while ہوں, ہو, ہے, or ہیں agrees with the subject.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction. Every exercise works on Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register.

1. listen, then orderPractice 6 [listen and reorder] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: he does

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   وہ کرتا ہے

2. listen and fillPractice 7 [listen and fill] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Play the synthetic audio and type the full line beginning “میں…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   میں ناشتہ کرتا ہوں

3. repeat itPractice 8 [repeat after audio] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Repeat the complete synthetic model with its phrase grouping. Use self-check; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   میں کام پر جاتا ہوں

4. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Choose the contextual meaning of کھانا (khana).

   1. to eat
   2. to drink
   3. to go
   Show the answer

   to eat

5. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Type the complete Urdu Nastaliq script expression for “to drink”.

   Show the answer

   پینا

6. translatePractice 11 [translation] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Read جانا (jana) and give its contextual English meaning.

   Show the answer

   to go

7. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Convert “to come” into Urdu Nastaliq script; do not answer only in romanisation.

   Show the answer

   آنا

8. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Match کرنا to the meaning used in this lesson.

   1. to speak
   2. to do
   3. to read; to study
   Show the answer

   to do

9. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: I do (fem.)

   Show the answer

   میں کرتی ہوں

10. build the sentencePractice 15 [sentence building] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Rebuild the lesson model with correct Urdu agreement, postpositions, honorificity, and formal versus everyday register: he does

    Show the answer

    وہ کرتا ہے

11. choose the wordPractice 16 [word selection] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Select the lesson form meaning “to write”.

    1. کھانا
    2. پینا
    3. لکھنا
    Show the answer

    لکھنا

12. find the mistakePractice 17 [error correction] — Daily Actions and Present Tense: Replace a literal or grammatically mismatched rendering with the correct lesson model for “I do (fem.)”.

    Show the answer

    میں کرتی ہوں

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhat does کھانا (khana) mean?

   1. to eat
   2. to drink
   3. to go
   4. to come
   Show the answer

   to eat

   کھانا (khana) means “to eat.”

2. quick checkWhat does پینا (pina) mean?

   1. to drink
   2. to go
   3. to come
   4. to do
   Show the answer

   to drink

   پینا (pina) means “to drink.”

3. quick checkWhat does جانا (jana) mean?

   1. to go
   2. to come
   3. to do
   4. to speak
   Show the answer

   to go

   جانا (jana) means “to go.”

4. quick checkWhat does آنا (ana) mean?

   1. to come
   2. to do
   3. to speak
   4. to read; to study
   Show the answer

   to come

   آنا (ana) means “to come.”

5. quick checkWhat does کرنا (karna) mean?

   1. to do
   2. to speak
   3. to read; to study
   4. to write
   Show the answer

   to do

   کرنا (karna) means “to do.”

Worksheet: Daily Actions and Present Tense Worksheet

Review list. کھانا · پینا · جانا · آنا

Ask where a place is

Ask for a nearby place and understand a short location answer.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Urdu practice tests. Urdu. Every exercise works on right-to-left Nastaliq reading, احترام کے صیغے آپ/تم, postpositions, gender and honorific agreement, clause linking, and source-aware formal prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Ask where a place is — Choose the meaning of اسٹیشن (station) in this lesson.

   1. station
   2. market
   3. near
   4. where
   Show the answer

   station

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Ask where a place is — Type the Urdu expression meaning “market”.

   Show the answer

   بازار

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Ask where a place is — Interpret the Nastaliq script in context: اسٹیشن کہاں ہے؟ (station kahan hai?).

   Show the answer

   Where is the station?

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Ask where a place is — Write in Nastaliq script: The market is near here..

   Show the answer

   بازار یہاں سے قریب ہے۔

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Ask where a place is — Match قریب to its lesson meaning.

   1. near
   2. station
   3. market
   Show the answer

   near

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Ask where a place is — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Urdu: The shop is in front of the station..

   Show the answer

   دکان اسٹیشن کے سامنے ہے۔

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Ask where a place is — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (place + کہاں ہے؟): Where is the station?.

   Show the answer

   اسٹیشن کہاں ہے؟

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Ask where a place is — Select the Urdu form for “where”.

   1. کہاں
   2. سامنے
   Show the answer

   کہاں

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Ask where a place is — Correct the model the lesson warns about: اسٹیشن کہاں ہیں؟

   Show the answer

   اسٹیشن کہاں ہے؟

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Ask where a place is — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Where is the station?

    Show the answer

    بازار یہاں سے قریب ہے۔

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Ask where a place is — Read “دکان اسٹیشن کے سامنے ہے۔” (dukaan station ke saamne hai.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    The shop is in front of the station.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Ask where a place is — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: The market is near here.

    Show the answer

    بازار یہاں سے قریب ہے۔

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits اسٹیشن?

   1. station
   2. market
   3. near
   4. where
   Show the answer

   station

   اسٹیشن (station) means station in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits بازار?

   1. market
   2. station
   3. near
   4. where
   Show the answer

   market

   بازار (bazaar) means market in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits قریب?

   1. near
   2. station
   3. market
   4. where
   Show the answer

   near

   قریب (qareeb) means near in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits کہاں?

   1. where
   2. station
   3. market
   4. near
   Show the answer

   where

   کہاں (kahan) means where in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits سامنے?

   1. in front
   2. station
   3. market
   4. near
   Show the answer

   in front

   سامنے (saamne) means in front in this lesson.

Worksheet: Locate a place

Review list. اسٹیشن · بازار · قریب · کہاں

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the A1 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Urdu A1 vocabulary list — the words of “Script and Social Basics” through “Movement and Action”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A1 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Urdu A1. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Urdu A2 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageTranslate: السلام علیکم! (Assalam Alaikum!)

   Show the answer

   Hello! (peace greeting)

2. translate into the languageTranslate: میں (main)

   Show the answer

   I

3. translate into the languageTranslate: پانی (pani)

   Show the answer

   water

4. translate into the languageTranslate: روٹی (roti)

   Show the answer

   flatbread

5. translate into the languageTranslate: ٹکٹ (tikat)

   Show the answer

   ticket

6. translate into the languageTranslate: کھانا (khana)

   Show the answer

   to eat

7. translate into EnglishProduce in Urdu: My name is Ali.

   Show the answer

   میرا نام علی ہے۔ (mera nam Ali hai.)

8. fill the gapProduce in Urdu: I speak (masc.)

   Show the answer

   میں بولتا ہوں (maim BOHL-tah hoom)

9. put it in orderProduce in Urdu: I water drink

   Show the answer

   میں پانی پیتا ہوں (maim PAH-nee PEE-tah hoom)

10. say it out loudProduce in Urdu: This is good food.

    Show the answer

    یہ اچھا کھانا ہے۔ (ye achchha khana hai.)

Urdu A1 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Urdu A1 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Urdu is written from right to left in a connected Perso-Arabic script. Letter shapes can change with position, while short vowels are often not written in ordinary text. Learners benefit from reading complete, familiar words rather than treating each joined shape as a separate letter. Spoken forms and conventions vary across regions and communities.

Source (named, not linked): unicode.org.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: My name is Sara. I study Urdu. The teacher writes a word on the board. I read it from right to left and write it in my notebook. Then I ask the teacher what it means.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged ur-PK; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Teacher: Hello, what is your name? Student: My name is Sara. Teacher: Can you read this word? Student: Yes, but please tell me what it means.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• آپ کہاں ہے؟ → آپ کہاں ہیں؟ Respectful آپ normally takes the honorific/plural verb ہیں.
• میں ٹھیک ہے۔ → میں ٹھیک ہوں۔ The first-person copula is ہوں, not ہے.
• مجھے اردو سیکھتا ہوں۔ → میں اردو سیکھتا/سیکھتی ہوں۔ The learner is the subject; match the verb to the speaker.

Your task

Urdu A1 reflection and production task Write a short response using two expressions from this level. State the audience, keep the address form consistent, and mark which claim is observed, reported or inferred. Read it aloud once and revise any phrase that overstates the evidence.

After A1: the A1+ checkpoint

A1+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Urdu A1 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A1+ when you can ask for things, give a phone number, name the days. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the A2 pages.

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