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JOSHUAH. PIEN | FAUZIA FAROOQUI
Beginning Urdu
A Complete Course
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Joshua H. Pien and Fauzia Farooqui
Georgetown University Press/Washington DC
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Pen, Joshua H.
Beginning Urdu =a complete couse Joshua H. Pies al Fauci Faroox
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Test in Snghsh and Urdu,
Inclaes bibhographical references snd index
ISBN’ 978-1-58901-778-8 (pbk. all. paper)
1. Urdulanguage~Textbooks for foreign speakers—Znglish.2, Urdulanguage—Spoken Urdu
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Table of Contents
About Beginning tirdu
How to Use This Book: For Teachers
How to Use This Book: For Students
Acknowledgments
About the Urdu Language
‘The Sound System and Script of Urdu
Part 1 The Sound System of Urdu
Part I
Lesson 1: Sounds Similar to English
Lesson 2: The Consonants rf, ¥,and the Vowels eando
Lesson 3: Aspirated and Unaspirated Consonants
Lesson 4: Dental and Retroflex Consonants
Lesson 5:'The Consonants y and rh and the Vowels ai and au
Lesson 6:'The Consonants qx, and gh
Lesson 7: Nasalized Vowels and Doubled Consonants
Exercise Answers
The Urdu Script
Lesson 8: Introduction to the Urdu Script: The be Series
Lesson 9: The jim Series, sukiin and tasidrd
Lesson 10: The dal and re Series
Lesson LL: The sin and suad Series
Lesson 12: The Vowels vdo, choti ye, and bari ye
Lesson L3:fe, aif kif, af, and lain
do caimi he, and nin ghunna
Lesson 15: The to and ain Series
signs
Definite Article
Exercise Answers
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Unit 1 Me and My School
Chapter 1 Introductions
Meeting Somebody New
Identifying Classroom Items
Asking and Answering Questions
[Asking Yee-or-No Questions
Greeting an Acquaintance
Chapter 2. Meand My Classmates
Exchanging Basic Personal Information
Chapter3 My Classroom
Listing Items: There ls and There Are
Noun Types and Forms
Indefinite Words: kot and kuch
Chapter 4 Describing Classroom Items
Describing items by Their Qualities: Adjectives,
‘Adjectival Question Words
Plavality and Respect with Adjectives and Nouns
‘Chapter 5 Giving Commands and Making Requests
The Infinitive
‘The Imperative
Chapter 6 Unit 1 Review Activities
Unit 2 My Family and My Home
Chapter 7 Locating Places and Objects
‘Locating Places in the City
Locating Places within Countries
Locating Objects in the Home
Using Postpositions: Oblique Forms
Chapter 8 Identifying Family Members
Using the Possessive Postposition ka
ossessive Pronouns
Stating the Number of Siblings You Have
Chapter 9 Describing Family Members
Describing « Person's Physical Appearance
Statinga Person's Age
Oblique Adjectives
Chapter 10 My Home, My Belongings
Features of One's Home
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Expressing What One Has: Physical Possessions
‘Summary of Constructions for Expressing Possession.
Chapter L1 Making Comparisons
Compare
Oblique Pronoun Forms
‘The Superlative Construction
re Constructions
Chapter 12 Unit 2 Review Activities
Unit 3 Daily Life
Chapter 13 My Daily Routine 1
Saying Where You Live and Work
Describing Routine Activities
Clock Time
‘Using Postpositions with Verbs
‘Chapter 14 My Daily Routine 2
Uses ofthe Infinitive
Reflexive Pronouns
Chapter 15 Describing Events in Progress
‘The Present Continuous Verb Tense
Conjunct Verbs
Chapter 16 Weather and Climate
Describing the Weather
Describing the Climate
(Chapter 17 Unit 3 Review Activities
Unit 4 In the Market
Chapter 18 Expressing Likes, Needs, and Desires
Expressing Likes ad Needs
Contracted ko Pronoun Forms
Additional Uses of the Infinitive
Chapter 19 Choosing Items and Expressing Measures
Using wild to Indicate an Item
Measures
Chapter 20 Discussing Prices
rice Constructions
(Chapter 21 Unit 4 Review Activities
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Unit 5 My Childhood
Chapter 22 My Childhood Home
Describing Past Circumstances
Chapter 23 Describing One's Childhood
‘The Past Habitual Verb Tense
Chapter 24 Describing a Scene in the Past
‘The Past Continuous Verb Tense
Chapter 25 Expressions of Time
Clock-Related Time Expressions
Non-Clock-Based Time Expressions
Chapter 26 Unit 5 Review Activities
Unit 6 Rules and Responsibilities
Chapter 27 Rules and Regulations
‘The Verb sakna
V-nedena
‘The verb pana
Chapter 28 Expressing Compulsion
Expressions of Compulsion
Chapter 29 Giving and Following Instructions
‘The Subjunctive: Introduction
Expressing What One Wants Others to Do
Chapter 30 Unit 6 Review Activities
Unit 7 A Trip to South Asia
‘Chapter 31 My Plans
“The Future Verb Tense
Invitations and Plans
‘Chapter 32 My Travel Plans: Definite and Possible
Using the Subjanctive wth Subordinatng Expressions
(Chapter 33 Arranging Transportation and Lodging
How Long It Takes and Howe Mach It Costs
Iminent Events
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Chapter 34 Finding One's Way
Giving and Following Directions
(Chapter 35 Seeking Information for Travel Plans
The Conjunction ki
Chapter 36 Unit 7 Review Activities
Unit 8 Past Events and Experiences
Chapter 37 My Weekend
The Perfective Verb Tense
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‘The Perfective of Transitive Verbs
(Chapter 38 Narrating a Story
The Past Perfect
The kar Construction
ive and Intransitive Verbs
‘Chapter 39 My Experience and Accomplishments
‘The Present Perfect Verb Tense
Stating How Long You Have Been Doing Something
The Verb cukna
Chapter 40 At the Doctor
Ailments and Physical Conditions
Expressing the Beginning of an Action
Compound Verbs .
(Chapter 41 Unit 8 Review Activities
Appendix 1 Numbers
Cardinal Numbers
Higher Nambers
(Ondinal Nambers
Appendix 2. Grammar Supplement
‘Causative Verbs
Relative-Correlative Constructions
"The Contrafactual Verb Form
Additional Meanings and Uses of hond
‘The Passive Voice
Participial Forms
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Urdu-English Glossary
English-Urdu Glossary
About Beginning Urdu
The gosl of Beginaing Lind isto lead students in ¢ egulacly paced first-year course to the
intermediate proficiency level (ILR level 1) inall four sills of listening speaking, resding, and
meeting. Exceptional students es well as students in accelerated courses wil be able co atain
intermediate-high proficiency (ILR 1+) by eampleting the hook
‘The book begins with an introduction 70 the sound system and script. This is followed by
‘he core ofthe book. which focuses on the language and its associated culture. ‘This core is
organized around two maior components units and chapters. Units divide the content inko
broac’ themes, whereas the chapters focus on specific topics. At the bacé of the book are
ee appendices. The fst appendix presents Urdu numbers; the second presents addtional
ramaatical structures to help students proceed to more advanced levels alter completing all
ight nits; the third appends lists the siggested number of class hours ta be spent on each
activity set. The book slko contains Urdu Fglish and English-Urda glossaries of the words
hat are we ie the texts
‘The eight units are cefinedl by broad them
ot eontent al the wis cana and alo provide realistic amntests for communication. The
ume dhemes are appropriate inte-medlate-level topics, such as home and family; everyday
fe; the marketplace; responsibilities at home, work and school and travel. We have chosen
a diverse sampling of themes to broadly repzesent the targeted proficiency evel asa whole,
Each unit culminates in a review chapter that cortains tasks or activities in which the
anguage is employed to teach a realistic and measurable nonlinguistic goal Some exar
ples ef tasks that Lis book contains are purchasing ‘oed and clothing: arranging lodging and
‘cansportation: giving ene following diections: and vsiting a doctor, The review activities
alsa include assignments for student-driven projects in which students can further explore
‘which lend continuity to the large amounts
and personalize topics related to the overarching theme
‘The book contsins a total of chapters. fa adelition ta the eight review chapters, there
ace 33 chapters that intraduce neve content. Tach of these 33 chaplers focuses on one oF
wo Tange fractions ne he sieuctages— grate al wocaulary—that ave required 10
express them, The chapte's are grouped and distributed emong the uns so thatthe contents
of the chapters serve as building blocks for the more complex tasks an¢ projects atthe end
of each unit. The chapters contain straightforwaré graramar explanations that explain. not
‘only the forms of structuves, but also their meanings and uses. ‘The chapters also include
‘opically orgenized vocabulary ists und sequences of exercises tat lead students (o structur
ally accurate yet meaningful use ofthe forms. The execcises addtess all four skills of reading,
‘wctng, listening, and sacaking and provide opportunities fr acual communication throug!
role-playing. and games
‘The book’s chapters cover the grammar andl vocabulary that are typically covered in firet-
veer courses. We have organized the grammar by belancing two independent but equally
important nceds, Fest, the aremmar must be distributed throughou: the book so that st
dents have the necessary tools at hand to express what Urey need and wish to say wher Uhey
are asked to use the language for given purpose, Second, complex structures composed of
fimpler ones should ae covered after the simpler ones have already been learned. Organizing
