Bill Randy

In Pakistan “my brother” is میرا بھائی (merā bhāʾī). To address an older brother with respect say بھائی جان (bhāʾī jān).

In Pakistan “tomorrow” in Urdu is کل (kal). The same word also means “yesterday”, and the tense of the sentence shows which day is meant.

The usual Urdu word for “idiot” is بیوقوف (bevaqūf). احمق (aḥmaq) is a more literary word, and گدھا (gadhā), literally “donkey”, is a street insult.

In Pakistan “son” in Urdu is بیٹا (beṭā).

In Pakistan the usual word for beautiful is خوبصورت (khūbsūrat).

There is no direct match for the British slang “swear down”, but in Pakistan people say قسم سے (qasam se), “I swear”, to promise they are telling the truth.

The everyday Urdu word for black is کالا (kālā), with کالی (kālī) for a feminine noun and کالے (kāle) for plurals.

In Pakistan “my friend” is میرا دوست (merā dost) for a male friend and میری دوست (merī dost) for a female friend.

In Pakistan “white” in Urdu is سفید (safēd). It is the common word for the color, from clothes to walls.

The Urdu word for “monkey” is بندر (bandar). A female monkey is بندریا (bandariyā).