Table of Contents
About
Beginning UrduHow to Use This Book: For TeachersHow to Use This Book: For StudentsAbout the Urdu Language
The Sound System and Script of Urdu
Part I: The Sound System of UrduLesson 1: Sounds Similar to EnglishLesson 2: The Consonants r, l, v and the Vowels e and oLesson 3: Aspirated and Unaspirated ConsonantsLesson 4: Dental and Retroflex ConsonantsLesson 5: The Consonants r and rh and the Vowels ai and auLesson 6: The Consonants q, x, and ghLesson 7: Nasalized Vowels and Doubled ConsonantsExercise Answers
Part II: The Urdu ScriptLesson 8: Introduction to the Urdu Script: The be SeriesLesson 9: The jīm Series, sukūn and taśdīdLesson 10: The dāl and re SeriesLesson 11: The sīn and suād SeriesLesson 12: The Vowels vāo, choī ye, and baī yeLesson 13: fe, qāf, kāf, gāf, and lāmLesson 14: Mīm, choī he, do caśmī he, and nūn ghunnaLesson 15: The to and ain SeriesLesson 16: Additional SignsThe Arabic Definite ArticleExercise Answers
Unit 1: Me and My School
1. IntroductionsMeeting Somebody NewIdentifying Classroom ItemsAsking and Answering QuestionsYes-or-No QuestionsGreeting an Acquaintance
2. Me and My ClassmatesExchanging Basic Personal Information
3. My ClassroomListing Items: There Is and There AreNoun Types and FormsIndefinite Words: koī and kuch
4. Describing Classroom ItemsDescribing Items by Their Qualities: AdjectivesAdjectival Question WordsPlurality and Respect with Adjectives and Nouns
5. Giving Commands and Making RequestsThe InfinitiveThe Imperative 6. Unit 1 Review Activities
Unit 2: My Family and My Home 7. Locating Places and ObjectsLocating Places in the CityLocating Places within CountriesLocating Objects in the HomeUsing Postpositions: Oblique Forms
8. Identifying Family MembersUsing the Possessive Postposition kāPossessive PronounsStating the Number of Siblings You Have
9. Describing Family MembersDescribing a Person's Physical AppearanceStating a Person's AgeOblique Adjectives
10. My Home, My BelongingsFeatures of One's HomeExpressing What one Has: Physical PossessionsSummary of Constructions for Expressing Possession
11. Making ComparisonsComparative ConstructionsOblique Pronoun FormsThe Superlative Construction
12. Unit 2 Review Activities
Unit 3: Daily Life
13. My Daily Routine 1Saying Where You Live and WorkDescribing Routine ActivitiesClock TimeUsing Postpositions with Verbs
14. My Daily Routine 2Uses of the InfinitiveReflexive Pronouns
15. Describing Events in ProgressThe Present Continuous Verb TenseConjunct Verbs
16. Weather and ClimateDescribing the WeatherDescribing the Climate
17. Unit 3 Review Activities
Unit 4: In the Market
18. Expressing Likes, Needs, and DesiresExpressing Likes and NeedsContracted ko Pronoun FormsAdditional Uses of the Infinitive
19. Choosing Items and Expressing MeasuresUsing vālā to indicate an ItemMeasures
20. Discussing PricesPrice Constructions
21. Unit 4 Review Activities
Unit 5: My Childhood
22. My Childhood HomeDescribing Past Circumstances 23. Describing One's ChildhoodThe Past Habitual Verb Tense 24. Describing a Scene in the PastThe Past Continuous Verb Tense
25. Expressions of TimeClock-Related Time ExpressionsNon-Clock Based Time Expressions
26. Unit 5 Review Activities
Unit 6: Rules and Responsibilities
27. Rules and RegulationsThe Verb saknāV-ne denāThe verb pānā
28. Expressing CompulsionExpressions of Compulsion
29. Giving and Following InstructionsThe Subjunctive: IntroductionExpressing What One Wants Others to Do
30. Unit 6 Review Activities
Unit 7: A Trip to South Asia
31. My PlansThe Future Verb TenseInvitations and Plans 32. My Travel Plans: Definite and PossibleUsing the Subjunctive with Subordinating Expressions
33. Arranging Transportation and LodgingHow Long It Takes and How Much It CostsImminent Events
34. Finding One's WayGiving and Following Directions
35. Seeking Information for Travel Plans The Conjunction ki
36. Unit 7 Review Activities
Unit 8: Past Events and Experiences
37. My WeekendThe Perfective Verb TenseTransitive and Intransitive VerbsThe Perfective of Transitive Verbs
38. Narrating a StoryThe Past PerfectThe kar Construction
39. My Experience and AccomplishmentsThe Present Perfect Verb TenseStating How Long You Have Been Doing SomethingThe verb cuknā
40. At the DoctorAilments and Physical ConditionsExpressing the Beginning of an ActionCompound Verbs 41. Unit 8 Review Activities
Appendix 1: NumbersCardinal NumbersHigher NumbersOrdinal Numbers
Appendix 2: Grammar SupplementCausative VerbsRelative-Correlative ConstructionsThe Contrafactual Verb FormAdditional Meanings and Uses of honāThe Passive VoiceParticipial Forms
Appendix 3: Additional Information for TeachersUrdu-English GlossaryEnglish-Urdu Glossary
Appendix 3: Additional Information for Teachers
Urdu-English Glossary
English-Urdu Glossary