Pakistan

The usual way to say hello in Pakistan is السلام علیکم (assalamu alaikum), “peace be upon you”.

In Pakistan the usual way to greet a friend is السلام علیکم میرے دوست (assalāmu ʿalaikum mere dost).

In Pakistan “my brother” is میرا بھائی (merā bhāʾī). To address an older brother with respect say بھائی جان (bhāʾī jān).

In Pakistan “tomorrow” in Urdu is کل (kal). The same word also means “yesterday”, and the tense of the sentence shows which day is meant.

The usual Urdu word for “idiot” is بیوقوف (bevaqūf). احمق (aḥmaq) is a more literary word, and گدھا (gadhā), literally “donkey”, is a street insult.

In Pakistan “son” in Urdu is بیٹا (beṭā).

Urdu in Pakistan has a separate word for each kind of aunt. A mother’s sister is خالہ (khālā) and a father’s sister is پھوپھی (phūphī).

The standard Urdu word for “love” is محبت (muhabbat). In daily speech people say پیار (pyār), and عشق (ishq) means passionate love.

The Urdu word for “lion” is شیر (sher). To be exact about the animal, some speakers say ببر شیر (babbar sher). شیر (sher) is also a word for bravery.

In Pakistan the usual word for beautiful is خوبصورت (khūbsūrat).