Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Pakistan
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
India
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
خوش آمديد
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
براہ مہربانی
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
معاف کرنا
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
الوداع
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Dakhini
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
12
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Rekhta
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
South Asia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
104.00 million
  
15
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
61.00 million
  
19
60.00 million
  
20
Second Language Speakers
43.00 million
  
14
Not Available
  
Native Name
اُردُو
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Bihari
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
ourdou
  
pachto
  
German Name
Urdu
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
12th Century CE
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ur
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
urd
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
urd
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
urd
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
urdu1245
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Urdu and Pashto Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Urdu and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Urdu and Pashto language. Urdu word for "Hello" is خوش آمديد or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Urdu Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Urdu vs Pashto Difficulty
The Urdu vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Urdu Alphabets and Pashto Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Urdu and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Urdu and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Urdu is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.