اسے اردو میں کیسے کہتے ہیں
isay urdu mein kaisay kehtay hain
The English phrase "how to say this in urdu" is translated into Urdu as اسے اردو میں کیسے کہتے ہیں (isay urdu mein kaisay kehtay hain).
This phrase is a question used when you want to ask for the translation of a specific word or phrase into the Urdu language.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally breaks down to "this Urdu in how say are": اسے (isay) means "this", اردو (Urdu) is the language, میں (mein) means "in", کیسے (kaisay) means "how", کہتے (kehtay) means "say" and ہیں (hain) means "are".
Which one should you use?
If you want to change the question from "how to say this" to "what is this called in Urdu", you can replace کیسے (kaisay) with کیا (kya) to form اسے اردو میں کیا کہتے ہیں.
How does it change in a sentence?
When writing this phrase, it is a complete question and should end with a question mark: اسے اردو میں کیسے کہتے ہیں؟.
How do you pronounce it?
isay urdu mein kaisay kehtay hain
Did you know?
- The name اردو (Urdu) actually stems from a Turkic word meaning 'army' or 'camp', as it originally referred to the 'language of the royal camp'.
- While اردو (Urdu) and Hindi are separate political identities, they are largely mutually intelligible in spoken form and are collectively called Hindustani.
- Because it evolved as a contact language, اردو (Urdu) blends vocabulary from Turkic, Persian and Arabic with a base of Sanskrit-derived grammar.
Examples in context
- کیا آپ بتا سکتے ہیں کہ اسے اردو میں کیسے کہتے ہیں؟kya aap bata sakte hain ke ise urdu mein kaise kehte hain?Can you tell me how to say this in Urdu?
Example conversation
Ahmed is asking Sarah for help with a specific English word.
- احمد Ahmedسارہ، اسے اردو میں کیسے کہتے ہیں؟Sara, ise urdu mein kaise kehte hain?Sarah, how do you say this in Urdu?
- سارہ Saraآپ کس لفظ کی بات کر رہے ہیں؟aap kis lafz ki baat kar rahe hain?Which word are you talking about?
- احمد Ahmedمیں اس لفظ کی بات کر رہا ہوں۔mein is lafz ki baat kar raha hoon.I am talking about this word.
- سارہ Saraاسے اردو میں 'کتاب' کہتے ہیں۔ise urdu mein 'kitab' kehte hain.In Urdu, this is called 'kitab'.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries اردو, میں, CC BY-SA 4.0.
