Urdu

Description

Introduction

Urdu is a language, originally believed to have originated in South Asia.

It is now the main language (and mainly spoken) in countries such India and Pakistan.

Worldwide, there is about 70 million native speakers of Urdu and over 100 million who speak it as a second language. It is one of the most commonly used languages in the world.

Urdu and Hindi are very similar. They share the same Indo-Aryan base and are similar in terms of phonology and grammar, one could think they are the same language. In terms of vocabulary though, Urdu is influenced by Arabic and Persian/Farsi whereas Hindi from Sanskrit.

In terms of writing style, Urdu uses a modified form of Perso-Arabic script, known as Nasta’leeq, whereas Hindi uses Devanagari.

What we offer

Here at Life’s Tutoring, we offer a comprehensive course so you can learn Urdu properly as we know how important languages are to daily life.

Learn grammar, punctuation, spelling, pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills of Urdu.

Learn live with a teacher or from a pre-recorded course (pre-recorded option coming soon) at your own pace.

No deadlines to complete the course so you can learn to master the language at your own pace. Our teachers are very patient as they favour quality over quantity and value enthusiasm, hence why they are your well-wishers by wanting you to succeed.

Additional tutor support will be provided with live lessons such as contact via WhatsApp, Facebook etc.

How it works

You select the number of lessons that you require

We will then contact you via email before the first session, asking you to explain your motivation and intention to learn Urdu (this will give us an idea about yourselves as a student and your needs)

We will then agree on a suitable day and time for your lessons to take place

Please note – Lessons are delivered online usually over Zoom, for in-person lessons, this can be considered but for an additional charge.