Learn how to ask for directions
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In this lesson you’ll learn how to understand directions in Urdu. |
| BODY |
| First, let’s take a look at “Go straight”. In Urdu, "go straight" is Seedha Jaiye. Let's break it down by syllable. |
| (slow) Seedha Jaiye |
| Seedha Jaiye |
| First we have the word Seedha, meaning "go straight." We end the sentence with Jaiye, meaning "go." |
| (slow) Seedha Jaiye |
| Seedha Jaiye |
| Let's look at the next expression, which is “turn right." In Urdu, this is Dai murei. |
| Let's break it down by syllable. |
| (slow) Dai murei. |
| Dai murei. |
| First it has Dai, meaning "right." or “to the right.” |
| (slow) dai |
| dai |
| The verb murei means “turn.” |
| (slow) Murei |
| Murei |
| So altogether, we have Dai murei. |
| To say “turn left,” simply replace dai, meaning “right,” with the Urdu word for “left”, which is bai. “Please turn left” in Urdu is Bai murei. |
| (slow) Bai murei. |
| Bai murei. |
| Now let's try something a bit more complicated—"turn right at the traffic light.” In Urdu, this is Traffic ke ishary se dai murei. |
| (slow) Traffic ke ishary se dai murei. |
| Traffic ke ishary se dai murei. |
| It literally means “At the traffic light, turn right ” Let’s break it down. First, we have traffic ke ishary, meaning “traffic light.” Then we have se, meaning “at”. Lastly we have dai murei meaning “turn right”. |
| Let’s hear the full sentence again. "Turn right at the traffic light.” |
| (slow) Traffic ke ishary se dai murei. |
| Traffic ke ishary se dai murei. |
| You might also hear “It’s on the right.” In Urdu, this is Ye dai janib hai. |
| (slow) Ye dai janib hai. |
| Ye dai janib hai. |
| "It's on the right." Let's break it down. |
| First we have Ye which means, "it." Then we have dai janib, which means, "on the right side." Lastly we have hai which means “is”. |
| (slow) Ye dai janib hai. |
| Ye dai janib hai. |
| Let’s hear the entire phrase once again. “It’s on the right.” |
| (slow) Ye dai janib hai. |
| Ye dai janib hai. |
| To say “It’s on the left,” replace dai with bai and say Ye bai janib hai. It means “It’s on the left.” |
| (slow) Ye bai janib hai. |
| Ye bai janib hai. |
| When you want to be more formal and polite, you can add “please” before these phrases. For example, you can say Barah e meharbani dai janib murei which means “Please turn right”. |
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Hello Naveed,
Thank you for posting!
Right= Dai
Straight= Seedha
Go to right= Dai Janib Jaiye
Go straight= Seedha Jaiye
I hope this explanation will help you.
Feel free to ask questions if you find any difficulty.
Cheers,
Sahrish.
TeamUrduPod101.com
Right,
seedha
Go to right.
Hi Irina,
Thank you for your comment.
You almost made a perfect sentece. There is perhaps one typing error "janid". It should be "Janib".
Feel free to ask questions if you find any difficulty.
Cheers,
Hamza
Team Urdupod101.com
Barah e miharbani dai murei aur bai janid hotel hoga.