A Guide to Urdu

Find out about this major world language and take the first steps to learning it.

Cricket fans shout during the fifth one day international cricket match between India and Pakistan in Karachi, Pakistan Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

 

Why learn Urdu?

Good reasons for learning Urdu

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Learn the alphabet and some key phrases

Urdu History

A concise history of Urdu

Urdu links

Where and how to learn Urdu

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