Advice about moving in Urdu
Two friends in a tea-house; one has been offered work in another city in Urdu. 6 phrases that the conversation is made of: «دوسرے شہر کی نوکری کی آفر ملی ہے۔» — A job offer has come from another city; «تمہاری جگہ میں سوچ سمجھ کر فیصلہ کروں گا۔» — In your place I would decide after thinking.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: two friends in a tea-house; one has been offered work in another city. First the whole conversation, then each line on its own, with a translation.
- دوسرے شہر کی نوکری کی آفر ملی ہے۔dusre shahar ki nokri ki afr mili hai.A job offer has come from another city.
- تمہاری جگہ میں سوچ سمجھ کر فیصلہ کروں گا۔tumhari dzhaga main soch samajh kar faisla karun ga.In your place I would decide after thinking.
- تنخواہ زیادہ ہے، مگر مکان کا کرایہ بھی ادا کرنا ہوگا۔tankhwa ziyada hai, magar makan ka kiraya bhi ada karna hoga.The salary is higher, but the rent will have to be paid too.
- اگر وہاں رہے تو خاندان سے دور رہو گے۔agar wahan rehe to khandan se dur raho ge.If you live there, you will be far from the family.
- بہت ممکن ہے، لیکن کوشش کرنی چاہیے۔behot mumkin hai, lekin koshish karni chahiye.Most likely — but it is worth trying.
- تمہاری مرضی، ہر حال میں میں ساتھ ہوں۔tumhari marzi, har hal main main sath hun.It is up to you — in any case I am with you.
Lines one by one
| Urdu | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| دوسرے شہر کی نوکری کی آفر ملی ہے۔ | dusre shahar ki nokri ki afr mili hai. | A job offer has come from another city. |
| تمہاری جگہ میں سوچ سمجھ کر فیصلہ کروں گا۔ | tumhari dzhaga main soch samajh kar faisla karun ga. | In your place I would decide after thinking. |
| تنخواہ زیادہ ہے، مگر مکان کا کرایہ بھی ادا کرنا ہوگا۔ | tankhwa ziyada hai, magar makan ka kiraya bhi ada karna hoga. | The salary is higher, but the rent will have to be paid too. |
| اگر وہاں رہے تو خاندان سے دور رہو گے۔ | agar wahan rehe to khandan se dur raho ge. | If you live there, you will be far from the family. |
| بہت ممکن ہے، لیکن کوشش کرنی چاہیے۔ | behot mumkin hai, lekin koshish karni chahiye. | Most likely — but it is worth trying. |
| تمہاری مرضی، ہر حال میں میں ساتھ ہوں۔ | tumhari marzi, har hal main main sath hun. | It is up to you — in any case I am with you. |
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?
“دوسرے شہر کی نوکری کی آفر ملی ہے۔” (dusre shahar ki nokri ki afr mili hai.) — A job offer has come from another city. 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.