Bill Randy

In Pakistan the polite way to say “sorry” in Urdu is معاف کیجیے (māf kījiye), literally “please forgive”.

“Mad” has two meanings, and Urdu uses different words. For “crazy” say پاگل (pāgal). For “angry” say غصے میں (ghusse meñ) or ناراض (nārāz).

Pakistanis greet each other on 14 August with یوم آزادی مبارک (yaum-e-azadi mubarak).

نمستے (namaste) is a Hindu greeting, and Muslim Pakistanis usually greet with السلام علیکم (assalāmu ʿalaikum) instead.

In Pakistan “take care” is اپنا خیال رکھیے گا (apnā khayāl rakhiyegā) in a polite way and اپنا خیال رکھنا (apnā khayāl rakhnā) with friends and family.

In Pakistan “snow” is برف (baraf) in Urdu. The word is also used for ice, and snowfall is برف باری (baraf bārī).

The most common word for dad in Pakistan is ابو (abbu).

In Pakistan “what are you doing?” in Urdu is آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ (āp kyā kar rahe haiṉ?) in a polite way and تم کیا کر رہے ہو؟ (tum kyā kar rahe ho?) with…

In Pakistan people say آرٹ (ārṭ), borrowed from English, for art in the sense of painting and design.

The plain way to say “go away” in Pakistan is یہاں سے چلے جاؤ (yahan se chale jao). To someone you must respect, say چلے جائیں (chale jaen).