The phone in repair in Urdu
The intake desk of a repair shop in Urdu. 6 phrases that the conversation is made of: «موبائل چارج نہیں ہو رہا۔» — The phone will not charge; «پہلے تاریں چیک کریں۔» — First check the wires. 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: the intake desk of a repair shop. 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.
- موبائل چارج نہیں ہو رہا۔mobail chardzh nahin ho rehaThe phone will not charge.
- پہلے تاریں چیک کریں۔pehle tarin chek kerinFirst check the wires.
- اسکرین بھی ٹوٹ گیا تھا۔skrin bhi tut gaya thaThe screen is broken too.
- پارٹ بدلنا ہوگا۔part badalna hogaThe part will have to be changed.
- کتنے دن لگیں گے؟katne din lagen ge?How many days will it take?
- چار دن۔ مرمت کی قیمت کم ہے۔char din. marammat ki qimat kam haiFour days. The cost of the repair is small.
Lines one by one
| Urdu | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| موبائل چارج نہیں ہو رہا۔ | mobail chardzh nahin ho reha | The phone will not charge. |
| پہلے تاریں چیک کریں۔ | pehle tarin chek kerin | First check the wires. |
| اسکرین بھی ٹوٹ گیا تھا۔ | skrin bhi tut gaya tha | The screen is broken too. |
| پارٹ بدلنا ہوگا۔ | part badalna hoga | The part will have to be changed. |
| کتنے دن لگیں گے؟ | katne din lagen ge? | How many days will it take? |
| چار دن۔ مرمت کی قیمت کم ہے۔ | char din. marammat ki qimat kam hai | Four days. The cost of the repair is small. |
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?
“موبائل چارج نہیں ہو رہا۔” (mobail chardzh nahin ho reha) — The phone will not charge. 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.