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Learn Urdu

اردو

Step-by-step lessons, the alphabet, and recorded audio — right in your browser.

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12levels
84topics
420lessons
Audioevery word

About the course

From your first letters to everyday conversation, Bhasaly teaches Urdu one short, tap-based lesson at a time — written in the Urdu (Nastaliq) script. Every word carries recorded audio, and you learn on any phone or computer.

Essential Urdu words & phrases

سلامsalaamHello
شکریہshukriyaThank you
جی ہاںjee haanYes
جی نہیںjee nahinNo
پانیpaaniwater
کھاناkhaanaafood
گھرgharhouse
کتابkitaabbook
نامnaamname
اچھاachhaagood
بڑاbarraabig
میںmainI
آپaapyou (polite)
ہےhaiis
نہیںnahinnot
کہاںkahaanwhere
کیاkyaawhat
مجھےmujheto me
چاہیےchaahiyewant / need
ایکek1

Numbers in Urdu

۰0
۱1
۲2
۳3
۴4
۵5
۶6
۷7
۸8
۹9

The Urdu (Nastaliq) script

Taught one letter at a time, with audio.

Vowels

اaa / alif
آaa (long)
وo / oo / w
یee / y
ےe
ھh (the puff)

Consonants

بb
پp
تt
ٹtt
ثs
جj
چch
حh
خkh
دd
ڈdd
ذz
رr
ڑrr
زz
ژzh
سs
شsh
صs
ضz
طt
ظz
عa (carrier)
غgh
فf
قq
کk
گg
لl
مm
نn
ںn (nasal)
ہh

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an account to learn Urdu?

No. You can start straight away in your browser. Logging in with an email is optional and simply syncs your progress across your devices.

Do I need to know the Urdu alphabet first?

No. The course starts by teaching the Urdu (Nastaliq) script one letter at a time, with audio, before building into words and sentences.

Is there audio for Urdu?

Yes — every word and phrase plays a clear recorded audio clip, so you pick up real Urdu pronunciation from the start.

How long does it take to learn Urdu?

You learn at your own pace. Most lessons take just a few minutes, and a daily streak plus a built-in review system help the words stick.

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