بات کَرْنا
bāt karnā
The English verb "talk" is translated into Urdu as بات کَرْنا (bāt karnā). Wiktionary also lists بولْنا (bolnā).
Meaning: to communicate by speech (verb)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| بات کَرْنا | bāt karnā |
| بولْنا | bolnā |
The phrase بات کَرْنا is used when referring to the act of having a conversation or discussing a specific topic. If you want to express the related noun "conversation", you can use بات چیت.
What does it mean word for word?
بات کَرْنا is a compound verb consisting of the noun بات, meaning talk or matter and the verb کَرْنا, meaning to do.
Which one should you use?
While بات کَرْنا refers to having a conversation, بولْنا is used more generally to mean the physical act of speaking or the ability to speak a language (to speak/to say).
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
In the present habitual tense, the auxiliary verb کَرْنا changes to بات کَرتے ہیں for plural or respectful subjects.
How do you pronounce it?
bāt karnā
Did you know?
- The word بات shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'turn'. Through many linguistic shifts, the concept of a 'matter' or 'talk' evolved from a root meaning to 'turn' or 'roll'.
- Urdu speakers often use بات in phrases that express a secret or a hidden truth, treating a 'piece of talk' as a physical object that can be kept or hidden.
- While بولْنا means to speak, if someone is told بولنا بند کرو (stop speaking), it can be an aggressive command to be quiet, whereas بات usually implies a more polite exchange.
Examples in context
- میں آپ سے بات کرنا چاہتا ہوں۔I want to talk to you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “talk” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بات, CC BY-SA 4.0.
