wu1 ji5 dou1 jyu5烏爾都語乌尔都语
Jyutpingwu1 ji5 dou1 jyu5
Yalewū yíh dōu yúh
Definition
Urdu, the national language of Pakistan and one of India's official languages.
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How it's used
Speakers often refer to this language by its full name in formal contexts, though it is rarely encountered in daily life in Hong Kong. It is distinct from Hindi in its script and literary tradition, despite the two languages being mutually intelligible in spoken form. When discussing South Asian languages, it is common to group it with other regional tongues.
Examples
He knows how to speak Urdu.
Are you learning Urdu?
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
