This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Urdu language, including around 200 words.
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
صفر
sifrzero
1
ایک
ekone
2
دو
dotwo
3
تین
tīnthree
4
چار
chārfour
5
پانچ
pānchfive
6
چھ
chhahsix
7
سات
sātseven
8
آٹھ
āṭheight
9
نو
naunine
10
دس
dasten
11
گیارہ
gyāraheleven
12
بارہ
bārahtwelve
13
تیرہ
terahthirteen
14
چودہ
chaudahfourteen
15
پندرہ
pandrahfifteen
16
سولہ
solahsixteen
17
سترہ
satrahseventeen
18
اٹھارہ
aṭhāraheighteen
19
انیس
unīsnineteen
20
بیس
bīstwenty
30
تیس
tīsthirty
40
چالیس
chālīsforty
50
پچاس
pachāsfifty
60
ساٹھ
sāṭhsixty
70
ستر
sattarseventy
80
اسی
assīeighty
90
نوي
navveninety
100
سو
sauhundred
1K
ہزار
hazārthousand
1M
ملین
miliyanmillion
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
سفید
safedwhite
⚫
سیاہ
siyāhblack
🔴
سرخ
surkhred
🔵
نیلا
nīlāblue
🟡
پیلا
pīlāyellow
🟢
سبز
sabzgreen
🟣
جامنی
jāmanīpurple
🟤
بھورا
bhūrābrown
🟠
نارنجی
nāranjīorange
🌸
گلابی
gulābīpink
⭐
سونا
sonāgold
🌑
چاندی
cāndīsilver
☁️
سرمئی
surma'īgrey
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
کتا
kuttādog
🐱
بلی
billīcat
🐴
گھوڑا
ghoṛāhorse
🐮
گائے
gā'ecow
🐷
خنزیر
khinzīrpig
🐦
پرندہ
parindabird
🐟
مچھلی
machhlīfish
🐭
چوہا
cūhāmouse
🦊
لومڑی
lomṛīfox
🐇
خرگوش
khargoshrabbit
🐻
ریچھ
richhbear
🐼
پانڈا
pāṇḍāpanda
🐨
کوالا
koālākoala
🐘
ہاتھی
hāthīelephant
🐢
کچھوا
kachhwāturtle
🦒
زرافہ
zarāfahgiraffe
🦆
بطخ
baṭakhduck
🕷️
مکڑی
makaṛīspider
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
خاندان
khāndānfamily
🧔
مرد
mardman
👩
عورت
auratwoman
👦
لڑکا
laṛkāboy
👧
لڑکی
laṛkīgirl
👶
بچہ
bacchachild
👨🦳
باپ
bāpfather
👩🦳
ماں
māṁmother
👴
دادا
dādāgrandfather
👵
دادی
dādīgrandmother
🧑🦰
بھائی
bhāībrother
👩🦱
بہن
bahensister
🧑
دوست
dostfriend
👥
لوگ
logpeople
🙋
شخص
shakhsperson
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
گھر
gharhouse
🏢
عمارت
imāratbuilding
🏫
اسکول
iskulschool
🏪
دکان
dukānstore
🛣️
سڑک
saṛakroad
🌆
شہر
shaharcity
🌳
درخت
darakhttree
💧
پانی
pānīwater
☀️
سورج
surajsun
☁️
بادل
bādalcloud
📚
کتاب
kitābbook
🖊️
قلم
qalampen
📱
فون
fonphone
🔑
چابی
chābīkey
🚗
کار
kārcar
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
سیب
sebapple
🍌
کیلا
kelabanana
🍞
روٹی
roṭībread
🧀
پنیر
panīrcheese
🥩
گوشت
goshtmeat
🥛
دودھ
dudhmilk
☕
کافی
kāfīcoffee
🍵
چائے
chāytea
💧
پانی
pānīwater
🍺
بیئر
biyārbeer
🍷
شراب
sharābwine
🍽️
کھانا
khānāfood
🍳
انڈا
aṇḍāegg
🍚
چاول
cāvalrice
🥕
سبزیاں
sabziyāṅvegetables
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
دن
dinday
🌙
رات
rātnight
⏰
گھنٹہ
ghaṇṭahour
🗓️
ہفتہ
haftahweek
📅
مہینہ
mahīnamonth
🗓️
سال
sālyear
🗓️
پیر
pīrMonday
🗓️
منگل
maṅgalTuesday
🗓️
بدھ
budhWednesday
🗓️
جمعرات
jumʿarātThursday
🗓️
جمعہ
jumʿahFriday
🗓️
ہفتہ
haftahSaturday
🗓️
اتوار
itvārSunday
🌅
صبح
subahmorning
🌆
شام
shāmevening
🕛
اب
abnow
🔜
جلد
jaldsoon
🕒
وقت
waqttime
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
بولنا
bolnāspeak
🚶
چلنا
chalnāwalk
🏃
دوڑنا
dauṛnārun
🍽️
کھانا
khānāeat
🍷
پینا
pīnādrink
😴
سونا
sonāsleep
📖
پڑھنا
paṛhnāread
✍️
لکھنا
likhnāwrite
👀
دیکھنا
dekhnāsee
👂
سننا
sunnāhear
💭
سوچنا
socnāthink
🤔
جاننا
jānnāknow
❤️
محبت کرنا
muhabbatlove
👍
پسند کرنا
pasandlike
👋
آنا
ānācome
🚪
کھولنا
kholnāopen
🔒
بند کرنا
bandclose
💡
سیکھنا
sīkhnālearn
➕
دینا
denāgive
💸
خریدنا
kharīdnābuy
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
خوش
khushhappy
😢
افسردہ
afsurdahsad
😠
غصے میں
ghussayangry
👍
اچھا
acchāgood
👎
برا
burābad
⬆️
بڑا
baṛābig
⬇️
چھوٹا
chhoṭāsmall
🆕
نیا
nayānew
🕰️
پرانا
purānāold
💯
بہت سے
bahutmany
🤏
چند
chandfew
🥵
گرم
garmhot
🥶
ٹھنڈا
ṭhanḍācold
💪
مضبوط
mazbūṭstrong
👶
کمزور
kamzorweak
✨
خوبصورت
khūbsūratbeautiful
👹
بدصورت
badsūratugly
✅
درست
durustcorrect
❌
غلط
ghalatwrong
⚡
تیز
tezfast
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
اور
aurand
➡️
لیکن
lekinbut
👉
یا
yāor
🤔
کیونکہ
kyuṅkebecause
👉
تو
toso
🤨
تاہم
tāhamhowever
🤔
لہذا
lihāzātherefore
➕
بھی
bhīalso
🕒
جب
jabwhen
🤔
اگر
agarif
🕒
پہلے
pahlebefore
🕒
بعد
baʿdafter
🕒
جب سے
jabsince
🕒
جبکہ
jabkewhile
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
استاد
ustādteacher
🧑⚕️
ڈاکٹر
ḍākṭardoctor
👩💻
انجینئر
injīniyarengineer
👨🍳
شیف
shefchef
🧑🌾
کسان
kisānfarmer
👮
پولیس افسر
pulispolice officer
🧑🎨
فنکار
fankārartist
🧑💼
دفتر کا کارکن
daftaroffice worker
🔬
سائنس دان
sāinsscientist
🛒
سیلز پرسن
selzsalesperson
Congratulations! You've just learned over 200 essential Urdu words. This list is a fantastic starting point, but remember that consistency is key to true fluency.
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