لڑکی
laṛkī/ləɽ.kiː/
The English word "girl" is translated into Urdu as لڑکی (laṛkī).
لڑکی is a noun used to refer to a young female person.
Meaning: young female person (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
لڑکی is a feminine noun. Because of its gender, any adjectives or verbs used in a sentence with it must also agree with its feminine gender. When you need to express the plural form "girls" in a context involving postpositions, use لڑکیوں.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /ləɽ.kiː/. It has 2 syllables.
Did you know?
- In many Urdu households, لڑکی is often replaced by the term بیٹی, meaning 'daughter', even when the girl is not the speaker's own child, as a sign of affection and respect.
- In formal or poetic Urdu, a young girl might be referred to as دوشیزہ, a word with Persian roots that carries a more sophisticated and elegant connotation than the common لڑکی.
- The spelling of لڑکی uses a specific character ڑ, which produces a retroflex sound made by curling the tongue against the roof of the mouth, a sound that does not exist in English.
Examples in context
- وہ لڑکی رونے شروع ہو گئی۔The girl broke into tears.This example shows how to use لڑکی when describing someone starting to cry.Tatoeba #1474891 by nabeel_tahir, translation #267227 by CM
- چھوٹی لڑکی صبح سویرے اٹھ گئی۔The little girl woke at dawn.This example uses لڑکی to describe a little girl waking up at dawn.Tatoeba #8314533 by FakharShafi, translation #4189136 by User66640
- جو لڑکی پیانو بجا رہی ہے وہ میری بہن ہے۔The girl who's playing the piano is my sister.This example uses لڑکی to identify a girl playing the piano.Tatoeba #1440758 by nabeel_tahir, translation #1440744 by quickfitter
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ahmed and Sarah are looking at a family photo.
- احمد Ahmedیہ چھوٹی لڑکی کون ہے؟Yeh chhoti larki kaun hai?Who is this little girl?
- سارہ Saraیہ میری بھانجی ہے۔Yeh meri bhanji hai.This is my niece.
- احمد Ahmedوہ لڑکی بہت پیاری ہے۔Woh larki bohat pyaari hai.That girl is very cute.
- سارہ Saraجی ہاں، وہ بہت شرارتی بھی ہے۔Ji haan, woh bohat shararati bhi hai.Yes, she is very naughty too.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry لڑکی, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
