Bill Randy

In Pakistan people say اللہ آپ کو سلامت رکھے (Allah aap ko salamat rakhe), “may God keep you safe”.

The usual way to say “hurry up” in Pakistan is جلدی کرو (jaldī karo). To be polite use جلدی کریں (jaldī karaiñ).

In Pakistan, where Urdu is the national language, people say ادھر آؤ (idhar aao) to a friend or a child.

In Pakistan people say ہیلو (helo) for a casual “hi”, but السلام علیکم (assalāmu ʿalaikum) is the greeting you hear most often in daily life.

In Urdu “I hate you” is مجھے تم سے نفرت ہے (mujhe tum se nafrat hai). It is a very strong sentence, and Pakistanis use it only in real anger.

In Pakistan, where most people are Muslim, the word for God is اللہ (Allah).

The most common word for “mom” in Pakistan is امی (ammī). To be more respectful, add جان (jān): امی جان (ammī jān).

A common way to say “God bless” in Pakistan is اللہ آپ کو خوش رکھے (Allah aap ko khush rakhe), “may God keep you happy”.

In Pakistan bread is روٹی (roṭī), the daily flatbread cooked on a griddle.

The Urdu word for “moon” is چاند (chānd). It is also part of چاند رات (chānd rāt), the “moon night” before Eid.