🇵🇰Pakistan
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The language of your parents, your grandparents or your partner. The one you want to pass on to your children.
- Finally understand what is said at the table, and answer back.
- “Hi Mum, I speak Urdu!”
A language is passed down from generation to generation. Now it is your turn.
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Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.
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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
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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
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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 level, certified in your name
- Issued once you have passed every lesson of a level: beginner, intermediate or advanced
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Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 46 modules, 276+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.
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Beginner Urdu
🔤The Nastaliq alphabet and sounds
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👋Greetings — سلام و دعا
- Goodbyes and politeness , الوداع اور آداب10 min
- Simple questions , آسان سوالات10 min
- On the Phone , فون پر10 min
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👨👩👧👦Family — خاندان
- Family Members , خاندان کے افراد10 min
- Family hierarchy , خاندانی درجہ بندی10 min
- Brothers and Sisters , بھائی بہن10 min
- Talking about your family , اپنے خاندان کا تعارف10 min
- Extended Family and Social Relations , رشتہ داری10 min
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🛍️The market — بازار
- At the Bazaar , بازار میں10 min
- The Pakistani Rupee , پاکستانی روپیہ10 min
- Negotiating at the Market , مول تول10 min
- Products and Shopping , سامان اور خریداری10 min
- Paying and leaving the market , ادائیگی اور رخصتی10 min
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🍛Food — کھانا
- Pakistani cuisine , پاکستانی کھانا10 min
- The Dhaba and the Restaurant , ڈھابہ اور ریستوراں10 min
- Tea and Beverages , چائے اور مشروبات10 min
- Spices and Flavors , مصالحے اور ذائقے10 min
- Eating in Society , کھانا کھانے کے آداب10 min
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🗺️Directions — راستہ
- Asking for Directions , راستہ پوچھنا10 min
- The Rickshaw , رکشہ10 min
- Lahore , لاہور10 min
- Karachi , کراچی10 min
- Getting around town , شہر میں سفر10 min
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🌧️Weather — موسم
- The seasons in Pakistan , پاکستان کے موسم10 min
- The Monsoon , مون سون10 min
- The Pakistani climate , پاکستانی آب و ہوا10 min
- Talking About the Weather , موسم کے بارے میں بات کرنا10 min
- Weather and Pakistani Culture , موسم اور ثقافت10 min
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🏥The body and health — جسم اور صحت
- Body parts , جسم کے اعضاء10 min
- At the Doctor's , ڈاکٹر کے پاس10 min
- Common Illnesses , عام بیماریاں10 min
- The pharmacy and remedies , دوائی خانہ اور علاج10 min
- Well-being and Health Tips , صحت اور تندرستی10 min
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🏏Leisure — مشاغل
- Cricket , کرکٹ10 min
- Ghazals and Music , غزل اور موسیقی10 min
- Lollywood Cinema , لالی ووڈ10 min
- The Sufi Qawwali , صوفی قوالی10 min
- Everyday Leisure Activities , روزمرہ کے مشاغل10 min
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💼Work — کام
- Professions , پیشے10 min
- The CV and job hunting , سی وی اور نوکری کی تلاش10 min
- At the office , دفتر میں10 min
- Economy and trade , معیشت اور تجارت10 min
- Social Media and Digital Work , سوشل میڈیا اور ڈیجیٹل کام10 min
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✈️Travel — سفر
- PIA and the Airplane , پی آئی اے اور ہوائی جہاز10 min
- The hotel and accommodation , ہوٹل اور قیام10 min
- Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad , پاکستان کے شہر10 min
- The Karakoram , قراقرم10 min
- Transportation in Pakistan , سفری ذرائع10 min
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🎨Pakistani culture — ثقافت
- Allama Iqbal , علامہ اقبال10 min
- Mirza Ghalib , مرزا غالب10 min
- Truck Art , ٹرک آرٹ10 min
- Henna and Celebrations , مہندی اور تقریبات10 min
- Basant , بسنت10 min
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🔤Nastaliq and the Urdu alphabet
- The Urdu Alphabet , Nastaliq12 min
- Assalamu Alaikum , Greetings10 min
- Honorifics in Urdu12 min
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Intermediate Urdu
✈️سفر — Travel
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💼کام — Work
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📰اخبار — News
- جیو نیوز , Pakistani Media15 min
- سیاست , Pakistani Politics15 min
- معیشت , The economy in the press15 min
- سماجی مسائل , Social Issues15 min
- بین الاقوامی خبریں , International News15 min
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📜ادب — Literature
- علامہ اقبال , The National Poet15 min
- مرزا غالب , The Master of the Ghazal15 min
- میر تقی میر , The Forefather of the Ghazal15 min
- فیض احمد فیض , Engaged poetry15 min
- غزل , The poetic form15 min
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🏙️رہائش — Housing & urban life
- کراچی , Living in Karachi15 min
- لاہور , Cultural Heart of Punjab15 min
- اسلام آباد , The Planned Capital15 min
- بجلی اور پانی , Public utilities15 min
- مکالمہ اور مشق , Quiz: Urban Housing10 min
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🏥صحت — Health & medicine
- ہسپتال , At the Hospital15 min
- طبّ یونانی , Unani Medicine15 min
- دوا خانہ , At the pharmacy15 min
- ذہنی صحت , Mental health15 min
- جائزہ , Quiz: Health10 min
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🍛کھانا — Pakistani gastronomy
- بریانی , The Art of Biryani15 min
- نہاری , Nihari & street food15 min
- چائے , Tea culture15 min
- مٹھائی , Sweets & desserts15 min
- ضیافت , Quiz: Gastronomy10 min
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👨👩👧👦خاندان — Family, marriage & relationships
- برادری , The Biradari15 min
- منگنی , Engagement15 min
- بارات , Wedding Day15 min
- ساس بہو , Family Dynamics15 min
- گھرانہ , Quiz: Family10 min
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🏛️معاشرہ — Society & politics
- آئین , Constitution & System15 min
- سماجی مسائل , Societal Issues15 min
- تاریخِ پاکستان , Key Moments15 min
- میڈیا اور رائے , Media & opinion15 min
- جائزہ , Quiz: society10 min
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🏔️قدرت — Nature & geography
- K2 , The Savage Peak15 min
- دریائے سندھ , The Indus15 min
- وادی ہنزہ , Hunza, Shangri-La15 min
- موسم , Climate & seasons15 min
- قدرتی حسن , Quiz: Nature10 min
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🎶ثقافت زندہ — Music & cinema
- قوالی , The ecstasy of qawwali15 min
- لالی وڈ , The Film Industry15 min
- بلھے شاہ , Mystic Punjabi Poetry15 min
- فیشن اور ڈرامہ , Fashion & TV Series15 min
- جائزہ , Quiz: culture10 min
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💻ٹیکنالوجی — Tech & modern work
- آئی ٹی سیکٹر , The IT Sector15 min
- ریموٹ ورک , Remote Work15 min
- مالیاتی ٹیکنالوجی , Fintech15 min
- ای کامرس , E-commerce15 min
- جائزہ , Quiz: Tech10 min
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🌿ماحولیات — Environment & nature
- موسمیاتی تبدیلی , Climate Change15 min
- دریائے سندھ , The Indus River15 min
- کے ٹو , The Mountain of Peaks15 min
- جنگلی حیات , Wildlife of Pakistan15 min
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🏥صحت — Health & medicine
- ڈاکٹر سے ملاقات , At the doctor's15 min
- ذہنی صحت , Mental Health15 min
- روایتی طب , Traditional Medicine15 min
- غذائیت , Nutrition & Healthy Eating15 min
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🏛️سیاست و معاشرہ — Politics & society
- پاکستانی جمہوریت , Pakistani democracy15 min
- خواتین کے حقوق , Women's Rights15 min
- پاک بھارت تعلقات , Pakistan-India Relations15 min
- تارکین وطن , The Pakistani Diaspora15 min
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🍛پکوان — Advanced gastronomy
- بریانی , The Art of Biryani15 min
- چائے کی ثقافت , Tea culture15 min
- عید کا دسترخوان , The Eid Feast15 min
- شاہی کھانے , Royal Mughal Dishes15 min
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📖Conjugation and honorifics
- Present tense conjugation and gender agreement14 min
- Honorifics: آپ, تم, تو12 min
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🔗Postpositions and sentence structure
- Basic Postpositions14 min
- The Ergative Case نے (ne)14 min
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🕌Daily life and Pakistani culture
- Islamic Greetings and Culture10 min
- Pakistani Cuisine and Hospitality12 min
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💬Emotional and conditional vocabulary
- Emotion Vocabulary12 min
- Conditional Sentences12 min
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Advanced Urdu
🗣️مناظرہ — Argumentation and rhetoric
- کشمیر کا تنازعہ , Arguing About the Kashmir Conflict18 min
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🌹The ghazal — classical Urdu poetry
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📜کلاسیکی ادب — Classical literature (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 , Ghalib's ghazal decoded18 min
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🎵Qawwali and the musical arts
- Qawwali , Sufi Devotional Singing14 min
- Coke Studio and Pakistani pop culture12 min
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🧠فلسفہ — Philosophy and thought
- Iqbal the Philosopher , علامہ اقبال بطور فلسفی15 min
- Sufism and Mystical Thought , تصوف15 min
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Rationalism , سر سید احمد خان15 min
- Contemporary Debate: Islam and Modernity , جدیدیت کا مباحثہ15 min
- خودی , Iqbal's Philosophy of the Self18 min
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📰The press and official Urdu
- Pakistani Media Vocabulary14 min
- Literary prose , Saadat Hasan Manto14 min
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✍️Advanced spoken and written mastery
- The art of oratory in Urdu14 min
- Advanced poetic composition14 min
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📰پاکستانی ذرائع ابلاغ — Pakistani media
- Dawn and the English-language press , ڈان اخبار15 min
- Geo News and the Television Revolution , جیو نیوز15 min
- Jang and the popular Urdu press , روزنامہ جنگ15 min
- Media Debate and Disinformation , میڈیا مباحثہ15 min
- مشاعرہ , The Urdu Poetry Evening16 min
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🔤لسانیات — Linguistics: the Indo-Aryan family and Hindustani
- اردو، ہندی، ہندوستانی , Three Names, One Language?17 min
- علم اشتقاق , Etymology: Arabo-Persian and Sanskrit Layers16 min
- صوتیات , Phonology: Retroflexes, Aspirates, and Nasalization16 min
- فعل کا نظام , Verb system: tense, aspect, mood17 min
- حروف جر , Postpositions and the Case System15 min
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🎩رسمی اردو — Formal registers, politeness and etiquette
- تو، تم، آپ , The Three Levels of Respect16 min
- سلام و تحیات , Formal Greetings and Farewells15 min
- القاب , Honorific Titles and Forms of Address16 min
- سرکاری خط , Formal Administrative Letters and Emails15 min
- قانونی اصطلاحات , Legal and Administrative Vocabulary15 min
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💼معاشی و کاروباری زبان — Economy, business, Islamic finance
- معاشیات , Fundamental economic vocabulary16 min
- اسلامی مالیات , Islamic Finance: Concepts and Practices16 min
- سودا کاری , Business Negotiation in Pakistan15 min
- کاروبار شروع کرنا , Entrepreneurship and startups in Pakistan15 min
- زراعت , Pakistani Agricultural Vocabulary14 min
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🎓ماہرانہ مہارت — C2 synthesis and expert mastery (final quiz)
- محاورے , Idioms and Colorful Urdu Expressions16 min
- تہذیبی اشارے , Pragmatics and Cultural Subtext15 min
- صحافتی متن , Analysis of an advanced journalistic text16 min
- ادبی اقسام , Specialized Literary Genres15 min
- فلسفیانہ بحث , Advanced Philosophical Discussion16 min
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🍛کھانا — Pakistani cuisine and Urdu culinary culture
- بریانی , Biryani: Culinary Art and Identity17 min
- کباب , Kebabs: The Art of Grilled Meat16 min
- حلوہ , Halwas and Urdu Pastry-Making16 min
- مصالحے , Spices: Pharmacopoeia and Gastronomy16 min
- چائے , Tea culture in 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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