Countries
India, Pakistan
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Pakistan
  
Pakistan
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Asia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
India
  
India
  
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, 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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages
  
Arabic and Hindi Languages
  
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
  
Ghaznavid Persian Language
  
Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
خوش آمديد
  
خوش آمديد
  
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
  
آپ کا شکریہ
  
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
  
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
  
گڈ نائٹ
  
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
  
سلام علیکم
  
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
  
گڈ آفٹر نون
  
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
  
گڈ مارننگ
  
Please
براہ مہربانی
  
براہ مہربانی
  
Sorry
معاف کرنا
  
معاف کرنا
  
Bye
الوداع
  
الوداع
  
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
  
مجھے تم سے محبت
  
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
  
معاف کیجئے گا
  
Dialect 1
Dakhini
  
Dakhini
  
Where They Speak
India
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
12
11,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
  
Hyderabadi Urdu
  
Where They Speak
India
  
India
  
Dialect 3
Rekhta
  
Rekhta
  
Where They Speak
South Asia
  
South Asia
  
How Many People Speak?
104.00 million
  
15
104.00 million
  
15
Native Speakers
61.00 million
  
19
61.00 million
  
19
Second Language Speakers
43.00 million
  
14
43.00 million
  
14
Native Name
اُردُو
  
اُردُو
  
Alternative Names
Bihari
  
Bihari
  
French Name
ourdou
  
ourdou
  
German Name
Urdu
  
Urdu
  
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
  
[ˈʊrd̪u]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
12th Century CE
  
12th Century CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
  
Modern Standard Urdu
  
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
  
Signed Urdu
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ur
  
ur
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
urd
  
urd
  
ISO 639 2/B
urd
  
urd
  
ISO 639 3
urd
  
urd
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
urdu1245
  
urdu1245
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
  
59-AAF-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Urdu and Urdu 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 Urdu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Urdu and Urdu language. Urdu word for "Hello" is خوش آمديد or Urdu word for "Thank You" is آپ کا شکریہ. Find more of such common Urdu Greetings and Urdu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Urdu vs Urdu Difficulty
The Urdu vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Urdu Alphabets and Urdu 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 Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Urdu and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Urdu is 44 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.