Urdu

Hippocrene Books. 172 pages. Urdu is the national language of Pakistan and an official language of India. Romanized for English speakers. 4,000 total entries. Basic Urdu grammar. Practical cultural information. Perfect for travelers, businesspersons and diplomats.

We recommend Talk Now! for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self instruction course to learn basic phrases, colors, numbers, food, shopping, time, countries, etc. Talk Now! is designed for people who want to learn and speak a language quickly. It's fun, fast, and makes learning easy. If you don't have time to become fluent, but need the basics in a hurry, then Talk Now! is for you. Designed by language experts, Talk Now! includes great features like speak and repeat, interactive games, and digital recordings with both sexes of native speakers. And Talk Now! runs on both Macintosh and Windows computers. This is a fun way of instruction to learn and speak the Urdu language. - $_$_START_LIST ? Ideal for beginners and travelers ? Topics include: first words, phrases, food, shopping, numbers, time and more ? Interactive and fun ? Immediate responses to every choice you make ? Compare your pronunciation to that of native speakers, using the record button ? Test your knowledge with easy and hard quizzes, plus play a challenging memory game! ? Monitor your progress--keep a check on your total score, and print your own awards. ? On-screen help is available at all times in over ? Print your own picture dictionary for handy reference $_$_END_LIST

Audio CD Pack and Book. McGraw-Hill Books. Size 5"x7?". Includes two 60-minute audio CD discs. This complete course is based on the very latest learning methods and is designed to be both enjoyable and user-friendly. Prepared by experts in the language, this course begins with the basics and gradually elevates the student to a level of smooth and confident communication. Includes up-to-date interactive dialogues; graded units of cultural notes, grammar, and exercises; practical vocabulary; step-by-step guides to pronunciation; irregular verb tables; and plenty of practice exercises. This is another good beginner learn and speak language course and includes all the fundamentals of the language. This is a great way to learn and speak the Urdu language.

Audio Pack and Book. Spoken Language Services. Includes 12 audio CD's ( = 12 hours), a 497-page textbook and a 568-page textbook. This course introduces spoken and written Urdu in the Dihlavi dialect. Much of the Urdu material appears in an English-like transcription rather than the traditional Arabic script, so that reading and writing skills are more easily acquired.

Balaji Publications. Size 4?"x7". 160 pages. Covers reading and writing the alphabet; emphasizes common three and four-letter words; basic grammar including tenses and cases; formation of sentences; important phrases; vocabulary buildup; numbers and dates; and a 10-page dictionary printed in English, then in Urdu script, and finally transliterated into English phonetics. Altogether, a very good little beginner's book. This is a cheap-looking book but filled with good information.