Description
Book SynopsisColloquial Urdu provides a step-by-step course in Urdu as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Urdu in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Key features include:
- progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
- structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar
- an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises
- realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios
- useful vocabulary lists throughout the text
- additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues.
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Table of Contents
Introduction Urdu writing system and pronunciation Urdu Script 1. Script Lesson 2. Script Lesson 3. Script Lesson 4. Script Lesson 5. Script Lesson Units 1. Greetings and social etiquette 2. Where are you from? 3. What would you like? 4. What are your hobbies? 5. What are you going to do during the holidays? 6. What did you do yesterday? 7. Can you speak Urdu? 8. I need to get cheques cashed. 9. What’s written in the fortune cookie? 10. Festivals English-Urdu glossary Urdu-English glossary Reference grammar Key to exercises Index
