پھیپھڑے
phephray
The English phrase "lungs" is translated into Urdu as پھیپھڑے (phephray).
پھیپھڑے refers to the pair of organs in the chest used for breathing.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is phephray.
Did you know?
- Because Urdu is a hybrid language, a doctor in a high-end clinic might use an Arabic-rooted term for the lungs instead of پھیپھڑے to sound more professional.
- The spelling of پھیپھڑے involves the letter 'ڑ' (re), which is a retroflex sound made by curling the tongue back to touch the roof of the mouth.
- Because Urdu is written in the Perso-Arabic script, the letters in پھیپھڑے change shape depending on whether they are at the beginning, middle, or end of the word.
Examples in context
- تمہارے پھیپھڑے ٹھیک ہیں۔Tumhare phephray theek hain.Your lungs are fine.
- تمباکو پھیپھڑے خراب کر دیتا ہے۔Tambaku phephray kharab kar deta hai.Tobacco ruins the lungs.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Fatima are discussing a health report at home.
- احمد Ahmedکیا ڈاکٹر نے تمہارے پھیپھڑے دیکھے؟Kya doctor ne tumhare phephray dekhe?Did the doctor check your lungs?
- فاطمہ Fatimaہاں، احمد، وہ بالکل ٹھیک ہیں۔Haan, Ahmed, woh bilkul theek hain.Yes, Ahmed, they are perfectly fine.
- احمد Ahmedیہ سن کر خوشی ہوئی۔Yeh sun kar khushi hui.I am happy to hear that.
- فاطمہ Fatimaشکریہ، میں اب بہتر محسوس کر رہی ہوں۔Shukriya, mein ab behtar mehsoos kar rahi hoon.Thank you, I am feeling better now.
