🇵🇰Pakistan
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Regular live classes in small groups. Ask questions, practice conversation, progress fast.
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You speak Urdu every week, with a native teacher
You book whichever slot suits you. The joining link arrives by email, and the session is recorded.
- 4 slots this week, across all three levels
- 2 to 5 students per class, all at your level
- Replay available the same evening, with no time limit
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Urdu live classes
Live classes every week, in small groups, at all three levels. The second beginner slot repeats the theme of the first: miss one, you still have the other.
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The platform
Progress in Urdu between classes, at your own pace
Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.
The platform
Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day
Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.
- 276 lessons across 46 modules, from beginner to advanced
- Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
- Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
Audio
You hear the language as it is actually spoken
The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.
- Every sentence can be played and slowed down
- The transcription and translation sit under the audio
- You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
Quizzes
Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box
You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.
- Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
- An end-of-level test opens the next level
- A level certificate at the end of the course
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Your Urdu curriculum
Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 46 modules, 276+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.
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Ourdou Débutant
🔤L'alphabet nastaliq et les sons
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👋Les salutations — سلام و دعا
- Au revoir et politesse , الوداع اور آداب10 min
- Questions simples , آسان سوالات10 min
- Au téléphone , فون پر10 min
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👨👩👧👦La famille — خاندان
- Membres de la famille , خاندان کے افراد10 min
- La hiérarchie familiale , خاندانی درجہ بندی10 min
- Frères et sœurs , بھائی بہن10 min
- Parler de sa famille , اپنے خاندان کا تعارف10 min
- Famille élargie et relations sociales , رشتہ داری10 min
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🛍️Le marché — بازار
- Au bazar , بازار میں10 min
- La roupie pakistanaise , پاکستانی روپیہ10 min
- Négocier au marché , مول تول10 min
- Les produits et les achats , سامان اور خریداری10 min
- Payer et quitter le marché , ادائیگی اور رخصتی10 min
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🍛La nourriture — کھانا
- La cuisine pakistanaise , پاکستانی کھانا10 min
- Le dhaba et le restaurant , ڈھابہ اور ریستوراں10 min
- Le thé et les boissons , چائے اور مشروبات10 min
- Épices et saveurs , مصالحے اور ذائقے10 min
- Manger en société , کھانا کھانے کے آداب10 min
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🗺️Les directions — راستہ
- Demander son chemin , راستہ پوچھنا10 min
- Le rickshaw , رکشہ10 min
- Lahore , لاہور10 min
- Karachi , کراچی10 min
- Se déplacer en ville , شہر میں سفر10 min
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🌧️La météo — موسم
- Les saisons au Pakistan , پاکستان کے موسم10 min
- La mousson , مون سون10 min
- Le climat pakistanais , پاکستانی آب و ہوا10 min
- Parler de la météo , موسم کے بارے میں بات کرنا10 min
- Météo et culture pakistanaise , موسم اور ثقافت10 min
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🏥Le corps et la santé — جسم اور صحت
- Les parties du corps , جسم کے اعضاء10 min
- Chez le médecin , ڈاکٹر کے پاس10 min
- Les maladies courantes , عام بیماریاں10 min
- La pharmacie et les remèdes , دوائی خانہ اور علاج10 min
- Le bien-être et les conseils de santé , صحت اور تندرستی10 min
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🏏Les loisirs — مشاغل
- Le cricket , کرکٹ10 min
- Les ghazals et la musique , غزل اور موسیقی10 min
- Le cinéma Lollywood , لالی ووڈ10 min
- La qawwali soufie , صوفی قوالی10 min
- Les loisirs du quotidien , روزمرہ کے مشاغل10 min
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💼Le travail — کام
- Les professions , پیشے10 min
- Le CV et la recherche d'emploi , سی وی اور نوکری کی تلاش10 min
- Au bureau , دفتر میں10 min
- L'économie et le commerce , معیشت اور تجارت10 min
- Les réseaux sociaux et le travail numérique , سوشل میڈیا اور ڈیجیٹل کام10 min
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✈️Voyager — سفر
- PIA et l'avion , پی آئی اے اور ہوائی جہاز10 min
- L'hôtel et le logement , ہوٹل اور قیام10 min
- Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad , پاکستان کے شہر10 min
- Le Karakoram , قراقرم10 min
- Les transports au Pakistan , سفری ذرائع10 min
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🎨La culture pakistanaise — ثقافت
- Allama Iqbal , علامہ اقبال10 min
- Mirza Ghalib , مرزا غالب10 min
- Le truck art , ٹرک آرٹ10 min
- Le henné et les célébrations , مہندی اور تقریبات10 min
- Basant , بسنت10 min
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🔤Nastaliq et alphabet ourdou
- L'alphabet ourdou , Nastaliq12 min
- Assalamu Alaikum , Salutations10 min
- Les honorifiques en ourdou12 min
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Ourdou Intermédiaire
✈️سفر — Voyages
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💼کام — Travail
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📰اخبار — Actualités
- جیو نیوز , Médias pakistanais15 min
- سیاست , La politique pakistanaise15 min
- معیشت , L'économie dans la presse15 min
- سماجی مسائل , Les questions sociales15 min
- بین الاقوامی خبریں , Les nouvelles internationales15 min
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📜ادب — Littérature
- علامہ اقبال , Le poète national15 min
- مرزا غالب , Le maître de la ghazal15 min
- میر تقی میر , L'ancêtre de la ghazal15 min
- فیض احمد فیض , La poésie engagée15 min
- غزل , La forme poétique15 min
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🏙️رہائش — Logement & vie urbaine
- کراچی , Vivre à Karachi15 min
- لاہور , Cœur culturel du Punjab15 min
- اسلام آباد , La capitale planifiée15 min
- بجلی اور پانی , Services publics15 min
- مکالمہ اور مشق , Quiz : logement urbain10 min
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🏥صحت — Santé & médecine
- ہسپتال , À l'hôpital15 min
- طبّ یونانی , La médecine unani15 min
- دوا خانہ , À la pharmacie15 min
- ذہنی صحت , Santé mentale15 min
- جائزہ , Quiz : santé10 min
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🍛کھانا — Gastronomie pakistanaise
- بریانی , L'art du biryani15 min
- نہاری , Nihari & cuisine de rue15 min
- چائے , La culture du thé15 min
- مٹھائی , Douceurs & desserts15 min
- ضیافت , Quiz : gastronomie10 min
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👨👩👧👦خاندان — Famille, mariage & relations
- برادری , La biradari15 min
- منگنی , Fiançailles15 min
- بارات , Le jour du mariage15 min
- ساس بہو , Dynamiques familiales15 min
- گھرانہ , Quiz : famille10 min
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🏛️معاشرہ — Société & politique
- آئین , Constitution & système15 min
- سماجی مسائل , Enjeux sociétaux15 min
- تاریخِ پاکستان , Moments clés15 min
- میڈیا اور رائے , Médias & opinion15 min
- جائزہ , Quiz : société10 min
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🏔️قدرت — Nature & géographie
- K2 , Le sommet sauvage15 min
- دریائے سندھ , L'Indus15 min
- وادی ہنزہ , Hunza, Shangri-La15 min
- موسم , Climat & saisons15 min
- قدرتی حسن , Quiz : nature10 min
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🎶ثقافت زندہ — Musique & cinéma
- قوالی , L'extase du qawwali15 min
- لالی وڈ , L'industrie du cinéma15 min
- بلھے شاہ , Poésie mystique punjabi15 min
- فیشن اور ڈرامہ , Mode & séries TV15 min
- جائزہ , Quiz : culture10 min
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💻ٹیکنالوجی — Tech & travail moderne
- آئی ٹی سیکٹر , Le secteur IT15 min
- ریموٹ ورک , Travail à distance15 min
- مالیاتی ٹیکنالوجی , Fintech15 min
- ای کامرس , E-commerce15 min
- جائزہ , Quiz : tech10 min
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🌿ماحولیات — Environnement & nature
- موسمیاتی تبدیلی , Le changement climatique15 min
- دریائے سندھ , Le fleuve Indus15 min
- کے ٹو , La montagne des sommets15 min
- جنگلی حیات , Faune sauvage du Pakistan15 min
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🏥صحت — Santé & médecine
- ڈاکٹر سے ملاقات , Chez le médecin15 min
- ذہنی صحت , La santé mentale15 min
- روایتی طب , La médecine traditionnelle15 min
- غذائیت , Nutrition & alimentation saine15 min
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🏛️سیاست و معاشرہ — Politique & société
- پاکستانی جمہوریت , La démocratie pakistanaise15 min
- خواتین کے حقوق , Les droits des femmes15 min
- پاک بھارت تعلقات , Relations Pakistan-Inde15 min
- تارکین وطن , La diaspora pakistanaise15 min
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🍛پکوان — Gastronomie avancée
- بریانی , L'art de la biryani15 min
- چائے کی ثقافت , La culture du thé15 min
- عید کا دسترخوان , Le festin de l'Aïd15 min
- شاہی کھانے , Les plats royaux moghols15 min
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📖Conjugaison et honorifiques
- Conjugaison au présent et accord en genre14 min
- Honorifiques : آپ, تم, تو12 min
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🔗Postpositions et structure de phrase
- Les postpositions fondamentales14 min
- Le cas ergatif نے (ne)14 min
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🕌Vie quotidienne et culture pakistanaise
- Salutations islamiques et culture10 min
- Cuisine et hospitalité pakistanaise12 min
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💬Vocabulaire émotionnel et conditionnel
- Vocabulaire des émotions12 min
- Phrases conditionnelles12 min
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Ourdou Avancé
🗣️مناظرہ — Argumentation et rhetorique
- کشمیر کا تنازعہ , Argumenter sur le conflit du Cachemire18 min
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🌹La ghazal — poésie classique ourdoue
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📜کلاسیکی ادب — Litterature classique (Ghalib, Iqbal, Faiz, Manto)
- Mirza Ghalib , مرزا غالب15 min
- Allama Muhammad Iqbal , علامہ اقبال15 min
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz , فیض احمد فیض15 min
- Saadat Hasan Manto , سعادت حسن منٹو15 min
- غالب کی غزل , La ghazal de Ghalib décodée18 min
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🎵Qawwali et arts musicaux
- La qawwali , chant dévotionnel soufi14 min
- Coke Studio et la culture pop pakistanaise12 min
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🧠فلسفہ — Philosophie et pensee
- Iqbal philosophe , علامہ اقبال بطور فلسفی15 min
- Soufisme et pensee mystique , تصوف15 min
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan et le rationalisme , سر سید احمد خان15 min
- Debat contemporain : islam et modernite , جدیدیت کا مباحثہ15 min
- خودی , La philosophie du Soi selon Iqbal18 min
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📰Presse et ourdou officiel
- Vocabulaire des médias pakistanais14 min
- Prose littéraire , Saadat Hasan Manto14 min
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✍️Maîtrise orale et écrite avancée
- L'art oratoire en ourdou14 min
- Composition poétique avancée14 min
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📰پاکستانی ذرائع ابلاغ — Medias pakistanais
- Dawn et la presse anglophone , ڈان اخبار15 min
- Geo News et la révolution télévisuelle , جیو نیوز15 min
- Jang et la presse urdu populaire , روزنامہ جنگ15 min
- Debat mediatique et desinformation , میڈیا مباحثہ15 min
- مشاعرہ , La soirée poétique ourdoue16 min
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🔤لسانیات — Linguistique : famille indo-aryenne et hindoustani
- اردو، ہندی، ہندوستانی , Trois noms, une langue ?17 min
- علم اشتقاق , Étymologie : couches arabo-persanes et sanscrites16 min
- صوتیات , Phonologie : rétroflexes, aspirées et nasalisation16 min
- فعل کا نظام , Système verbal : temps, aspect, mode17 min
- حروف جر , Postpositions et système des cas15 min
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🎩رسمی اردو — Registres soutenus, politesse et étiquette
- تو، تم، آپ , Les trois niveaux de respect16 min
- سلام و تحیات , Salutations formelles et adieux15 min
- القاب , Titres honorifiques et formes d'adresse16 min
- سرکاری خط , Lettre administrative et email formel15 min
- قانونی اصطلاحات , Vocabulaire juridique et administratif15 min
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💼معاشی و کاروباری زبان — Economie, affaires, finance islamique
- معاشیات , Vocabulaire économique fondamental16 min
- اسلامی مالیات , Finance islamique : concepts et pratiques16 min
- سودا کاری , Négociation commerciale au Pakistan15 min
- کاروبار شروع کرنا , Entrepreneuriat et startup au Pakistan15 min
- زراعت , Vocabulaire agricole pakistanais14 min
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🎓ماہرانہ مہارت — Synthèse C2 et maîtrise experte (quiz final)
- محاورے , Idiomes et expressions imagées ourdoues16 min
- تہذیبی اشارے , Pragmatique et sous-entendus culturels15 min
- صحافتی متن , Analyse d'un texte journalistique avancé16 min
- ادبی اقسام , Genres littéraires spécialisés15 min
- فلسفیانہ بحث , Discussion philosophique avancée16 min
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🍛کھانا — Cuisine pakistanaise et culture culinaire ourdoue
- بریانی , Le biryani : art culinaire et identité17 min
- کباب , Les kebabs : art de la viande grillée16 min
- حلوہ , Les halwas et la pâtisserie ourdoue16 min
- مصالحے , Les épices : pharmacopée et gastronomie16 min
- چائے , La culture du thé au Pakistan15 min
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The curriculum
What you'll learn in Urdu
A curriculum designed to get you speaking Urdu in the situations that actually matter to you.
Start for free- 01Urdu Nastaliq script: calligraphy and right-to-left writing
- 02Conversational Urdu, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad
- 03Urdu vs Hindi: intelligibility and key differences
- 04Urdu poetry: ghazal, nazm and the traditions of Mirza Ghalib
- 05Business Urdu for Pakistan and the UK/European diaspora
- 06Bollywood and Lollywood music: understanding the songs
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about learning Urdu
In spoken form and everyday conversation, Urdu and Hindi are nearly identical, a Pakistani and a North Indian can understand each other perfectly. The differences lie mainly in the script (Perso-Arabic Nastaliq for Urdu, Devanagari for Hindi) and in formal vocabulary (Urdu borrows from Persian and Arabic, Hindi from Sanskrit). Learning Urdu therefore gives you access to both communities.
Nastaliq is considered one of the world's most beautiful calligraphies but also one of the hardest to read for beginners, letters connect differently than in standard Arabic and some texts are highly stylized. In practice, learners start with Latin transliteration and gradually introduce Nastaliq. Our teachers guide you based on your goal, conversation or reading texts.
The Pakistani diaspora in the UK is the 2nd-largest after the Indian community (1.6 million). In France, the Pakistani community numbers 100,000 to 150,000 people. Urdu is one of the most spoken languages in mosques and cultural associations in Europe. For professionals in healthcare, social work, education or business, speaking Urdu is a significant advantage.
Absolutely. Lollywood (the Lahore film industry) produces popular Urdu-language films, and Pakistani TV series (dramas) are widely watched by the global diaspora. Titles like Humsafar and Zindagi Gulzar Hai have millions of fans. Qawwali music (the Sufi genre championed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) is also a perfect gateway into the language.
The good news: Urdu grammar is similar to Hindi, and if you already know some Hindi or Persian basics, progress will be very fast. For a beginner with no background, expect 8 to 12 months to reach conversational B1. The Nastaliq script requires 4 to 6 weeks of intensive practice. The tone and rhythm of Urdu come quickly through listening to music and podcasts.
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