Common Words and Phrases from English to Urdu
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English to Urdu Common Words and Phrases:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of common words from Urdu to English.
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Saying Yes and No from English to Urdu
English to Urdu Words for Please and Thank You
Asking How Are You? from English to Urdu
English to Urdu Translations for Exchanging Names
Asking About One's Health from English to Urdu
English to Urdu Question Words
Other Useful Phrases from English to Urdu
Saying Yes and No from English to Urdu
Yes ➔ Haan
No ➔ Nahi
English to Urdu Words for Please and Thank You
Please ➔ Barae meherbani
Thank you ➔ Shukriya / Shukria
Thank you so much ➔ Barhi mehrbani
Thank you very much ➔ Bahut bahut shukriya
A reply to Thank you. ➔ Koi baat nahin
Asking How Are You? from English to Urdu
Formal:
How are you? ➔ Aap kaise hain? (Said to men)
How are you? ➔ Aap kaisi hain? (Said to women)
Informal:
How are you? ➔ Tum kaise ho? (Said to men)
How are you? ➔ Tum kaisi ho? (Said to women)
English to Urdu Translations for Exchanging Names
Who are you? ➔ Aap kaon hain?
What is your name? ➔ Aap ka nam kya hai?
My name is (name). ➔ Mera nam (name) hai.
Asking About One's Health from English to Urdu
How are you? / How is your health? ➔ Kya haal hai?
I'm fine, thanks. ➔ Main theek hoon, shukriya.
I am fine. What about you? ➔ Main theek hoon. Aap kese ho?
I'm fine (and you?) ➔ Main theek hoon (aur aap?)
English to Urdu Question Words
Who ➔ Kon
What ➔ Kiya
When ➔ Kab
Where ➔ Kahaan
Why ➔ Kiyoon
How ➔ Kesay
Other Useful Phrases from English to Urdu
Do you speak English? ➔ Kya aap angrezi?
How much does this cost? ➔ Yeh kitne ka hai?
Where are you? ➔ Aap kahaan ho?
Where are you from? ➔ Tum kaham se ho
Where is the bathroom? ➔ Dawa khana khan hai?
*List of useful English to Urdu words and phrases last updated: March 30, 2018.
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