Diana Bessie

The Urdu word for heaven in the religious sense is جنت (jannat), “paradise”. The word آسمان (aasman) means the sky and can also mean “the heavens”.

In Pakistan a bald man is گنجا (ganjā), and the feminine form is گنجی (ganjī). The plural and the polite form is گنجے (ganje).

In Pakistan the usual way to say goodbye is اللہ حافظ (Allāh ḥāfiz), “God be your protector”.

In Pakistan “thank you” in Urdu is شکریہ (shukriya). Add بہت (bohat), “very”, to make بہت شکریہ (bohat shukriya) for more warmth.

The Urdu word for “no” is نہیں (nahīñ). To be polite say جی نہیں (jī nahīñ), where جی (jī) adds respect.

The most common way to say “my love” in Pakistan is میری جان (merī jān), literally “my life”. A more poetic choice is میری محبت (merī muhabbat).

In Pakistan the everyday word for handsome is خوبصورت (khoobsurat), which means “beautiful” and works for men and women.

The common Urdu way to say “OK” is ٹھیک ہے (ṭhīk hai). اچھا (achhā) is another everyday word, and اوکے (okay) is borrowed from English.

In Pakistan “melon” usually means the sweet muskmelon, خربوزہ (kharbūza). The watermelon is a different fruit with its own word, تربوز (tarbūz).

The Urdu word for condolence is تعزیت (taziyat).