روزمرہ
rozmarrah
The English word "everyday" can be translated into Urdu as روزمرہ (rozmarrah), meaning appropriate for ordinary use rather than special occasions.
The term روزمرہ is commonly used as an adjective to describe routine, mundane or ordinary things, such as rozmarrah ki baatein (everyday talk or matters).
Meaning: appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions (adj)
Which one should you use?
There is a distinction between using روزمرہ as an adjective for things that are routine or ordinary, and using روزانہ (rozana) as an adverb to describe frequency, meaning "every day" or "daily".
How do you pronounce it?
rozmarrah
Did you know?
- When discussing 'everyday' life, Urdu speakers often use the phrase عام (aam), which literally means 'common' but is also the word for a 'mango', the national fruit of Pakistan.
- The root روز (roz) in روزمرہ is shared with the word for 'fasting' during Ramadan, روزہ (roza), because fasting is a practice tied to the cycle of the day.
- In Urdu linguistics, روزمرہ is a technical term used to describe the 'idiom' or the actual spoken vernacular of a language as opposed to its formal grammar.
Examples in context
- یہ روزمرہ کے استعمال کے لیے ہے۔Yeh rozmarra ke istemal ke liye hai.This is for everyday use.
- مجھے روزمرہ کے کاموں میں مدد چاہیے۔Mujhe rozmarra ke kaamon mein madad chahiye.I need help with everyday tasks.
- یہ ایک روزمرہ کا جملہ ہے۔Yeh ek rozmarra ka jumla hai.This is an everyday sentence.
Example conversation
Ali and Fatima are discussing what to wear to a casual lunch.
- فاطمہ Fatimaعلی، کیا آپ نے رسمی لباس پہنا ہے؟Ali, kya aap ne rasmi libas pehna hai?Ali, are you wearing formal clothes?
- علی Aliنہیں، میں نے روزمرہ کے کپڑے پہنے ہیں۔Nahi, maine rozmarra ke kapre pehne hain.No, I am wearing everyday clothes.
- فاطمہ Fatimaیہ بہت بہتر ہے، کیونکہ یہ سادہ تقریب ہے۔Yeh bohat behtar hai, kyunke yeh sada taqreeb hai.That is much better, because it is a simple event.
- علی Aliجی ہاں، یہی سب سے آرام دہ ہے۔Ji haan, yehi sab se aaram deh hai.Yes, this is the most comfortable.
