Urdu Seekhiye

Dec 28 2024 48 ep. 19 mins 54

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Learn Urdu along with Shireen and the rest of the Urdu Seekhiye community. Check out the website for other free goodies, and video lessons on the Urdu Alphabet! https://urduseekhiye.com. Be sure to follow US on your favorite social media platform! Want to suggest ideas for the podcast or the Urdu Seekhiye channel? Email US at [email protected]. If you know anyone who might benefit from this podcast, consider sharing it! If you are benefiting from it, please leave us a review on iTunes. Thank you!!

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E26_Beginning is Underrated

Dec 28 2024 4 mins

I wanted to go over Seth Godin's blog once more - it was initially covered in episode #26. The words spark excitement in me for when I am thinking about starting something new. Even though Urdu Seekhiye is now an old project, writing and publishing each new episode really does feel like a new project and the potential of it reaching new audience members (and old ones) excites me. F

E32_Urdu Handwriting Lesson

Nov 17 2024 18 mins

In this episode I translate the sentences from one of our Urdu handwriting lessons. Did you know that Arsalan sahab and I have created an Urdu Handwriting course? Check it out on Udemy (Complete Urdu Handwriting Course). The sentences in this episode are more advanced, but if you are interested in learning how to write Urdu from the beginning check out lesson number 1. Be sure to c

E31_G_Conjugation of Hona - pt 2

Sep 05 2023 19 mins

This is the second part of episode 31. Be sure to listen to part 1 before listening to this one. This is a new series of episodes focused on grammar – specifically verb conjugation. For each episode, I’ll select a verb and then share with you how that verb is conjugated in the simple present, past, and future tenses. In this episode we’re going to focus on conjugating the to

E31_G_Conjugation of Hona - pt 1

Sep 05 2023 22 mins

This is a new series of episodes focused on grammar – specifically verb conjugation. For each episode, I’ll select a verb and then share with you how that verb is conjugated in the simple present, past, and future tenses. In this episode we’re going to focus on conjugating the to-be verb honā. Various example sentences are shared in each of the tenses. For this episode, we a

E30_This Seat Is Yours

Jun 19 2023 24 mins

In this episode, we further practice using possessive adjectives. The handout for this episode contains tons of example sentences on how to use comparative adjectives, possessive adjectives, and how to talk about ownership. It also shows you how you can share what your daily activities are. The vocabulary words from this episode include so much food, so old, so small, so big, piggy

E29_The Red Jacket

Mar 18 2023 21 mins

In this episode, Ayesha joins Shireen (from Lahore) in a dialogue about shopping. Vocabulary covered in this episode includes mahaṅgī (expensive), sastī (cheap), lāl jakiṭ (red jacket), bihtarīn tohfa (best gift), jigrī dost (best friend), and so much more!

E28_Possessive Adjectives

Feb 28 2023 21 mins

This is a grammar episode focused on the topic of possessive adjectives. Now you can say things like: What is his/her name? (in kā nām kyā hai?) This book is [all of] theirs. (yih kitāb in [sab] kī hai.) This is their book. (yih kitāb in kī hai) Be sure to download the PDF for more examples. Quizzes and Notion templates coming soon.

E27_I Will Have To

Nov 07 2022 25 mins

In this episode Sajjad and I talk about necessities and introduce various items you can eat (apples, tomatoes, salad, bread, etc.). In addition to the great vocabualry words included in the dialgue, we have included tons of other fruits and vegetables in the chart - some that I don't even use in English! Be sure to download the PDF here: https://urduseekhiye.sellfy.store/

E26_Beginning Is Underrated

Oct 22 2022 27 mins

This episode was such a joy to produce, and a long time coming. In this episode Mansoor and I translate Seth Godin's blog post titled Beginning is Underrated. This post inspired me to start the Urdu Seekhiye podcast, so it means a lot. I hope that it inspires you to begin something that you may have been putting off, or restart something that you gave up on. "Merely begin, with th

E25_had se ziyada | apnā/ī/e

Apr 02 2021 15 mins

Be sure to visit the page for episode 25 to download the PDF for this short episode on the words had (limit) and the possessive adjective apnā/ī/e (one's own). If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving US a review on iTunes. It'll greatly help spread the word. Thank you so much for listening and subscribing!