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di BEGINNING gy! gill ss LeSe SI —A Complete Course ai. <s——_ JOSHUAH. PIEN | FAUZIA FAROOQUI Beginning Urdu A Complete Course sl lel IFA Joshua H. Pien and Fauzia Farooqui Georgetown University Press/Washington DC 18 2011 Georgetown University Press. Al rights reservee. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mecharica, including photoenpying and reccrding, or by ary information storage and retieval system, without permission in writing from te publisher Pen, Joshua H. Beginning Urdu =a complete couse Joshua H. Pies al Fauci Faroox pen. 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 3 Urdu language Self instruction, Earooge, Eau, I Title PKI973.P44 2011, ayLarseszat—dexd 2011013466 8 This books printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American: National Standacd for Pecrmanence in Paze: for Printed Library Materials, 15141312 -9.8765-43.2 Fastprinting Printed in the Listed States of America 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 ly. Table of Contents 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 o ‘Table of Contents 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 201 m3 238 2 29 295 vi_Table of Contents 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 363 a 15 a9 Table of Contents 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 Tran ‘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 89 vili_ Table of Contents 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