Colloquial Urdu : The Complete Course for Beginners

by Bhatia; Tej K

• ISBN13: 9780415135405
• ISBN10: 0415135400
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-08-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Colloquial Urdu is easy to use and completely up to date! Written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step by step approach to written and spoken Urdu. No prior knowledge of the language is required.What makes Colloquial Urdu your best choice in personal language learning?* interactive - lots of exercises for regular practice* clear - concise grammar notes* practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide* complete - including answer key and special reference sectionBy the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Urdu in a broad range of everyday situations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Foreword	viii
Introduction	1	(6)
Urdu writing system and pronunciation	7	(20)
Greetings and social etiquette	27	(16)
Where are you from?	43	(14)
What would you like?	57	(14)
What are your hobbies?	71	(18)
What are you going to do during the holidays?	89	(16)
What did you do yesterday?	105	(16)
Can you speak Urdu?	121	(20)
I need to get some cheques cashed	141	(18)
What's written in the fortune cookie?	159	(18)
Festivals	177	(80)
Script unit 1	193	(6)
Script unit 2	199	(6)
Script unit 3	205	(8)
Script unit 4	213	(8)
Script unit 5	221	(10)
Syllables, stress and intonation	231	(8)
Perso-Arabic transcription of texts and dialogues	239	(18)
English-Urdu glossary	257	(26)
Urdu-English glossary	283	(30)
Reference grammar	313	(27)
Key to conversation unit exercises	340	(13)
Key to script unit exercises	353	(3)
Index	356