Pakistan

The playful word for “poop” in Pakistan is ٹٹی (ṭaṭṭī), used with small children. The plain, neutral word is پاخانہ (pākhāna).

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

The common Urdu word for “humble” is عاجز (ʿājiz).

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).

The polite way to say “hi, how are you” in Pakistan is ہیلو، آپ کیسے ہیں؟ (helo, āp kaise haiñ?).

The everyday Urdu word for a baby is بچہ (bachcha) for a boy or child in general and بچی (bachchī) for a girl.

In Pakistan, hello is السلام علیکم (assalamu alaikum), “peace be upon you”, and goodbye is اللہ حافظ (Allah hafiz) or خدا حافظ (Khuda hafiz).

Urdu has two words for grandfather. In Pakistan, دادا (dada) is your father’s father and نانا (nana) is your mother’s father.