After the quarrel in Urdu
A house roof, one friend consoles another in Urdu. 6 phrases that the conversation is made of: «دو دن سے بات نہیں ہو رہی۔» — For two days I cannot get the talk out of my head; «جھگڑا کیوں ہوا؟» — What caused the quarrel? The conversation is predictable: few lines, and almost all of them repeat from one exchange to the next.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: a house roof, one friend consoles another. The conversation is short and predictable — which is exactly what makes it good for a first try: few lines, and almost all of them repeat from one exchange to the next.
- دو دن سے بات نہیں ہو رہی۔do din se bat nahin ho rehiFor two days I cannot get the talk out of my head.
- جھگڑا کیوں ہوا؟jhagra kyun hua?What caused the quarrel?
- غلط فہمی ہوئی، پھر وہ چیخا۔ghalat fehmi hui, phir wo chikhaThere was a misunderstanding, and then he shouted.
- تم ناراض ہو؟tum naraz ho?Did you take offence?
- جی ہاں، لیکن اب بخش دیا۔dzhi han, lekin ab bakhsh diaYes, but now I have forgiven.
- اچھا! ایک دوسرے کو منا لو۔achchha! ek dusre ko mana loGood! Make peace with each other.
Lines one by one
| Urdu | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| دو دن سے بات نہیں ہو رہی۔ | do din se bat nahin ho rehi | For two days I cannot get the talk out of my head. |
| جھگڑا کیوں ہوا؟ | jhagra kyun hua? | What caused the quarrel? |
| غلط فہمی ہوئی، پھر وہ چیخا۔ | ghalat fehmi hui, phir wo chikha | There was a misunderstanding, and then he shouted. |
| تم ناراض ہو؟ | tum naraz ho? | Did you take offence? |
| جی ہاں، لیکن اب بخش دیا۔ | dzhi han, lekin ab bakhsh dia | Yes, but now I have forgiven. |
| اچھا! ایک دوسرے کو منا لو۔ | achchha! ek dusre ko mana lo | Good! Make peace with each other. |
How to prepare for a conversation like this
Memorizing the lines is not enough: the other person will say their own thing, not what is written. What helps more is catching the key words by ear and keeping three rescue phrases ready: “I don't understand”, “repeat, please”, “slower”.
And one more thing phrasebooks do not mention: awkwardness gets in the way more than not knowing the words.
- Fear of making mistakes gets in the way of learning a language, and noticeably so. The link turns up study after study, and together those studies cover almost twenty thousand people.checked many timesTeimouri, Goetze & Plonsky, 2019, Studies in Second Language Acquisition 41(2) · 19,933 participants from 23 countries; correlation with results r = −0.36.
- That fear can be dealt with — the methods have been tested and they work.checked many timesXiong et al., 2024, Journal of Language and Social Psychology · 37 studies, anxiety reduced by −0.61. Of the seven conditions examined, only age turned out to matter.
Frequently asked
How do you start a conversation in Urdu in this situation?
“دو دن سے بات نہیں ہو رہی۔” (do din se bat nahin ho rehi) — For two days I cannot get the talk out of my head. The first line in such a conversation is almost always the same, and that is the one worth learning: the other person will carry it from there.
What if you did not understand the reply?
Say “I don't understand” and “repeat, please” — both are in the rescue set. Admitting your language is still shaky almost always makes the other person more patient.
Should you memorize the dialogue?
No. It is more useful to catch the key words by ear: the other person will say their own thing, and a memorized line will not always fit their reply.