Pakistan

“Mad” has two meanings, and Urdu uses different words. For “crazy” say پاگل (pāgal). For “angry” say غصے میں (ghusse meñ) or ناراض (nārāz).

In Pakistan you say السلام علیکم، آپ کیسے ہیں؟ (assalamu alaikum, aap kaise hain?) to a man. To a woman it is آپ کیسی ہیں؟ (aap kaisi hain?).

Pakistanis greet each other on 14 August with یوم آزادی مبارک (yaum-e-azadi mubarak).

نمستے (namaste) is a Hindu greeting, and Muslim Pakistanis usually greet with السلام علیکم (assalāmu ʿalaikum) instead.

In Pakistan “take care” is اپنا خیال رکھیے گا (apnā khayāl rakhiyegā) in a polite way and اپنا خیال رکھنا (apnā khayāl rakhnā) with friends and family.

In Pakistan “snow” is برف (baraf) in Urdu. The word is also used for ice, and snowfall is برف باری (baraf bārī).

In Pakistan a heartfelt “good luck” is اللہ آپ کو کامیابی عطا کرے (Allah aap ko kaamyabi ata kare), “may God grant you success”.

The most common word for dad in Pakistan is ابو (abbu).

In Pakistan “what are you doing?” in Urdu is آپ کیا کر رہے ہیں؟ (āp kyā kar rahe haiṉ?) in a polite way and تم کیا کر رہے ہو؟ (tum kyā kar rahe ho?) with…

The Urdu word for dog is کتا (kutta). A female dog is کتیا (kutiya) and a puppy is پلا (pilla). The plural is کتے (kutte).