Is It A Good Idea To Learn Urdu

How can I best learn to speak Urdu?

Hi,Please see my answers in Any great learning apps like Mango? • r/Urduhigh level a few different ideas:Memrise - Unlock your language learning superpowers! ‘darvazah a door into urdu’http://taj.chass.ncsu.edu/urdu/i...http://taj.chass.ncsu.edu/urdu/m...C naim book contains many readers with a lot of vocab and grammar. You will need to learn how to read/write urduhttp://dsal.uchicago.edu/books/ word glossaries for the stores are at the end of volume 1urdu readers are at the end of volume2‘Teach yourself urdu’ https://www.amazon.com/Teach-You...I also take classes over skype at Zabaan Language Institute. For a cost per hour. Very helpful and I am currently going over the readers in c naim with Ali who is the owner of zabaan.com. He is a very cool guy as well as being very knowledgeable about urdu/hindi.I also leverage a website called Learn Urdu Online with Podcasts - UrduPod101 (free, but with paid options that are very helpful). They have good lessons with audio which is helpful for listening comprehension. Also you can sign up to have a teacher work with you. Hamza is my current teacher there and he has been also helpful answering questions and will provide a learning path if you are interested. I’m currently working through the provided modules there as well. I’d recommend liking the urdupod101 facebook page as they provide a TON of free useful learning material. They also have an amazon alexa app Amazon.com: Daily Dose by Innovative Language: Alexa Skills which will do daily beginner lessons.Lastly, I practice all the time with my wife who is a native urdu speaker, but she was never formally trained in urdu. This makes it a bit hard for her to teach me beyond some casual vocab (conversational) and basic grammar. She is also like your parents.. not a good teacher. You just need to start talking to them all the time in urdu if you can.Overall it is a lot of work, but since you grew up with it… it should help a lot.

I want to learn Urdu. Where do I start?

Good to know that you are wanting to learn Urdu, it's very easy to learn Urdu. If you belong to the Urdu speaking family, or someone who knows Urdu and is very close to you....in this case , only you would have to catch words .In daily life we speak almost 75 % Urdu words.....Please kindly it's request to you if you are really ready to learn . Then start with Urdu script, script is not hard.First , you have to buy any primary Urdu book ( Urdu Qayeda, or Urdu ki pahli kitaab etc). Someone who knows , please go and learn alphabets and initial sentences.... I can say that if you will keep regularly your lesson only 15to 20 days . You would be able after to read , and then it will depend on your practice..... Sometime if feel bored then recite Urdu poetry it will give you energy....Here, below I am putting alphabets and making sentences... If you will read would be fruitful.....1.Alif. ( ا ).2 Bey ( ب ).3.pay ( پ )4 . Tey (ت 5..Tay.( ٹ)6. say ( ث)7. Jim (ج)8 che (چ )9. hey ( ح)10. Khey (خ)11. Dal ( د)12. Daal (ڈ)13. Zaal ( ذ )14. Ray ( ر)15. Rray ( ڑ)16. zay (ز)17. Zzay. ( ژ)18. Seen ( س)19. Sheen (ش)20. Swad (ص)21. zwad ( ض)22. Toy (ط)23 Zoy ( ظ)24. Ain (ع)25. Ghain ( غ )26. Fay (ف27. Qaaf (ق)28. Kaaf (ک)29. Gaaf ( گ)30. Laam (ل)31. Meem ( م)32. Noon (ن) and other without n sound that is called noo (ں) ghunna33. wow (و)34. Hey (ہ)35. Do chasmi he (ھ)36. Hamza (ء)37. Ye ( ی)38. Yeh (ے)There are some other words that are specially for hindi pronounciations..... Likebey ب +do chasmi hey ھ.= Bhey بھ se bholaTey ت + do chasmi hey ھ = Thhe تھ. Se tha. Aur Thailand....Let see, how to make make wordAlif ا + bey ب.. =ab ابKaaf ک+laam ل...= Kal کلMim م +laam ل +Tey ت +ye ے.= Milte ملتےHey ہ +yeh ی + nooN = hain. ہیںAb kal milte hainاب کل ملتے ہیں۔Shukriya شکریہKhuda Hafiz خدا حافظ

What is the fastest and easiest way to learn Urdu?

Urdu can be learned very easily by going through different free online courses and app. One of the apps that I came across is Easy Urdu. Easy Urdu is the only app that helps me write Urdu without basically learning it from the get go. What happens is I speak in English and it automatically translates into Urdu and vice versa that you speak in Urdu and it translates the text into English. If you are looking to learn Urdu and you speak English than Easy Urdu is your best bet. There are many other features including Urdu editor, beautiful themes, Urdu speech (Voice) to Urdu text & Urdu speech (Voice) to English text translation. It has over 5 million downloads and currently is trending at the top position in the productivity category of Google Play Store. This app is developed by PDMS

Can I learn Urdu and Russian at the same time?

I think, I can answer this question, because I know both languages. Russian is my mother tongue and I have learnt Urdu via Hindi and Farsi. Learning Urdu and Russian together is, of course, possible, but you will have to consider a few things.Russian and Urdu are quite different from each other. The good thing about it is that you will not confuse words or grammar constructions while learning, but, at the same time you will have to memorize hell a lot for each language separately.Both Russian and Urdu have their own scripts, different from English. Learning both Cyrillic and Perso-Arabic scripts is not easy and will take time.Pronunciation. Here it must be a bit easier as many sounds are same. Luckily, Russian does not have nasal and aspirated sounds, which Urdu has. Compare to Urdu, Russian sound system is less complex.Vocabulary. Very different. Most of Russian words are of Slavic origin (plus Greek/Latin/English/French/German borrowings). Urdu is a mixture of local Indian words with Persian and Arabic. These fields barely overlap, so for each language you will have to study separately.Grammar. Russian is well-known for its very difficult grammar. 3 genders, 6 cases and many other lovely surprises will be waiting for you. In this case, Urdu grammar is more similar to the English one (Urdu, though, has different word order and postpositions).Russian and Urdu both are relatively difficult languages for a native English speaker. They both require a lot of time and effort. The best strategy would be to spend some time learning one language only and then to add another one. If you are willing to study both at the same time, be prepared to work hard, especially during first weeks when you learn the scripts and basic grammar.

What are some benefits of learning Urdu?

I want to make quite some points here:Urdu is more closely related to Haryanvi through Khari Boli than either Persian or Arabic. Most people get taken in by the script or the vocabulary which is Persian/ Arabic. But the script is not the language the syntax is.Thus Urdu is a living proof of the amalgamation of cultures.This will teach you to appreciate things that are profound and deep and not just get carried away by what things appear to be.The last time we knew when English werent ruling, Urdu was the language of royalty. For a better appreciation of the native Indian culture which wasnt polluted by colonialism knowing Urdu is a must. The last best version of Indian culture is preserved in Urdu.Urdu comes from the same root word as “Horde” . It developed in the market places where Turkish, Indian, Persian troops interacted. That is the power just meeting and chatting each other up.We get to know from reliable sources that ‘umra e dilli’ the Elite of Delhi used to send their children to Tawaifs to learn the subtle nuances of their culture through their pristine Urdu. The best aspects of Culture can be preserved at seemingly worst places.After learning Urdu you might be pleasantly surprised to know how much Indian Movies and thus Indian art/culture are indebted to it. It is another thing all songs , dialogues are mostly written in Urdu and transliterated for actors and singers to Hindi. One language’s symboitic relation with another helps both thrive.And much more: Tired typing. More for some other occassion.