یہاں
yahā̃/jə.ɦɑ̃ː/
The Urdu word for "here" is یہاں (yahā̃).
یہاں is an adverb of place used to indicate being in, on or at this specific location.
Meaning: in, on, or at this place (adv)
Which one should you use?
While یہاں is the standard form, you may encounter Idhar, which is a colloquial variation used to mean "here". For a formal context, the phrase Iss Muqam Par can be used to specifically mean "at this location".
Is it said differently in some regions?
The variation Idhar is used across various regions as a colloquial form of "here".
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adverb of place, یہاں does not change its form based on the gender or number of the subject in a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as yahā̃. It has two syllables.
Did you know?
- If you use the colloquial ادھر to point at a person, it can come across as quite rude or dismissive, as it is often used to direct attention like a command to 'look over there'.
- In some poetic Urdu contexts, the concept of 'here' is contrasted with وہاں ('there') to represent the distance between the physical world and a spiritual or imagined realm.
- The formal phrase اس مقام پر ('iss muqam par') uses the word مقام ('muqam'), which is borrowed from Arabic and specifically refers to a 'station' or 'standing place'.
Examples in context
- میں یہاں رہتا ہوں۔I live here.This sentence shows how to use یہاں to indicate a place of residence.Tatoeba #2123928 by nabeel_tahir, translation #444986 by CK
- یہاں گند مچا ہوا ہے۔It's a mess in here.This sentence uses یہاں to describe the state of a location.Tatoeba #4367325 by nabeel_tahir, translation #3618849 by CK
- میں یہاں پہلے سے ہوں۔I'm here already!This sentence uses یہاں to indicate presence in a place.Tatoeba #1784211 by nabeel_tahir, translation #1360736 by xrchz
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Example conversation
Ahmed and Zainab are looking for a lost set of keys in a room.
- زینب Zainabکیا چابیاں یہاں ہیں؟Kya chabiyan yahan hain?Are the keys here?
- احمد Ahmedنہیں، وہ یہاں نہیں ہیں۔Nahi, woh yahan nahi hain.No, they are not here.
- زینب Zainabاحمد، دیکھو! وہ یہاں میز پر ہیں۔Ahmed, dekho! Woh yahan mez par hain.Ahmed, look! They are here on the table.
- احمد Ahmedشکر ہے، مجھے لگا وہ کہیں کھو گئی ہیں۔Shukr hai, mujhe laga woh kahin kho gayi hain.Thank goodness, I thought they were lost somewhere.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “here” translations and entries یہاں, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
