Pakistan

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

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.

Urdu has no everyday set phrase for “good afternoon”, and Pakistanis greet at any hour with السلام علیکم (assalamu alaikum).

The everyday word for “money” in Pakistan is پیسے (paise). A formal word for a sum of money is رقم (raqam), and روپے (rupay) are the rupees themselves.

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

Pakistanis use the English word as ڈاکٹر (doctor) in Urdu. Out of respect they add صاحب (sahab) for a man or صاحبہ (sahiba) for a woman.

The Urdu word for egg is انڈا (anda), and the plural is انڈے (ande). It is the same word whether the egg is raw or cooked.

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).