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| INTRODUCTION |
| Afrah: Assalam u Alaikum Urdupod101.com mein khush amdeed. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to Urdupod101.com, All About, lesson 11 - Top 5 Useful Tools for Learning Urdu. I’m Eric. |
| Afrah: Hello everybody, this is Afrah. |
| Eric: In this lesson, we have a great list of tools to help your Urdu studies. |
| Afrah: These are tools that, when put together, are going to do wonders for your Urdu. |
| Eric: And some of them will definitely save you a lot of time. What’s even better is that they’re all free and easily found on the Internet. |
| Afrah: What could be better! |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: Okay, so let’s start with Google images. Google images is amazing. |
| Afrah: Though it probably was not originally intended for language learning. |
| Eric: But it sure works great for it. Imagine seeing a word you don’t understand and just by typing it, being able to see a picture of it. |
| Afrah: Yes, you can see all kinds of things there. |
| Eric: Let’s say you see or hear the word... |
| Afrah: murgi |
| Eric: Just type that word in and you will see a picture of a... |
| Afrah: Chicken! But it’s not just limited to basic vocabulary. You can use it to find pictures for all aspects of daily life and society in the Urdu-speaking world. |
| Eric: Google image search makes it possible. Everything we’ve learned, we first learned by seeing it. |
| Afrah: And listeners, you can find the link to it and all of the links we’ll mention in the accompanying PDF lesson notes. So be sure to check them out. |
| Eric: Afrah, what if a learner wants to use a more conventional dictionary? |
| Afrah: Well, of course they can, and this tool is so good that it actually comes next on our list. |
| Eric: It’s the site Urduenglishdictionary dot org |
| Afrah: This is an online multi-lingual dictionary. It translates English to Urdu and has lessons for beginners as well. |
| Eric: You can use this awesome dictionary for free. |
| Afrah: Yes, so definitely try it out. |
| Eric: You can also find a virtual Urdu keyboard. |
| Afrah: That means you can even write in Urdu. |
| Eric: So don’t forget to bookmark it. You will probably use it quite a lot. |
| Afrah: And our next tool is video- learn Urdu by watching videos on YouTube. |
| Eric: You can watch Urdu videos any time online. Simply search for Urdu lessons or vocabulary lists and they will be in front of you. |
| Afrah: Another great thing about it is that there are several other kinds of Urdu videos. For example, you can watch Pakistani game shows or comedy shows, and you can make your own customized list of what to watch. |
| Eric: It’s great to hear native speakers, so give it a try. |
| Afrah: And next, we have... |
| Eric: The Burnaby Public Library! |
| Afrah: This is actually a website for people who want to learn Urdu through music. |
| Eric: Exactly. You can learn Urdu songs – everything from classics to new Lollywood movie songs. |
| Afrah: I think this is cool, because music is a fun and interesting way to learn Urdu. |
| Eric: Yes, I love music. Who doesn’t! |
| Afrah: And last but not least is... |
| Eric: Watching dramaindustry dot tv online |
| Afrah: Yes this is the online video site for one of Pakistan’s biggest drama outlets. |
| Eric: I highly recommend you use it to practice your Urdu listening, because on this site, you’ll hear many kinds of accents from all walks of life. |
| Afrah: That sounds really useful! |
| Eric: Absolutely. You can watch videos related to actual Pakistani culture and real-life stories, so check it out. |
| Afrah: Now, when you’re studying a language, what’s really important for improving? |
| Eric: Practice. |
| Afrah: That’s right. So we hope you’ll take the advantage of these great tools and all they have to offer. |
| Eric: We’ve tried them and we know how good they are. So that’s why we’re passing them on to you. |
| Afrah: Remember that the links for all these sites and programs can be found in the lesson notes for this lesson. |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! |
| Afrah: phr milenge. |
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