Language/Urdu/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

🤗 Urdu Greetings for Everyday Life

السلام علیکم, Urdu learners!

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others. If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Urdu, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

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Urdu Language

• Urdu (اُردُو‎, Urdū) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in South Asia.
• It is the official national language and lingua franca of Pakistan.

How to say "Hello" in Urdu

Listen to the following recording to learn how to say “Hello” in Urdu (pronunciation from a native speaker):

سلام علیکم (āssālam 'alaykum):

Main Greetings in Urdu

How to say "hello" and "how are you?"

Urdu (Writing)	Urdu (Pronunciation)	Translation
سلام علیکم	asalaam aleikum	Hello (General greeting)
السلام عليكم	salaam aleikum	Hello (General greeting)
وعليكم السلام	wālaikum assalām	Hello (General greeting)
		reply to سلام علیکم and السلام عليكم
سلام	salām	Hello (General greeting)
		Informal
ەيلو	helo	Hello
		on the phone
آپ کیسی ہيں؟	ap kaisi hain	How are you?
		said to women
آپ کيسے ہيں؟	ap kaise hain	How are you?
		said to men
کیا حال ہے	kya hal hai	how are you?
میں ٹھیک ہوں، شکریہ! اور آپ؟	main theek hun shukriya! aur ap?	reply to 'how are you?'
میں ٹھیک ہوں،شکر یہ	main theek hun shukriya	reply to 'how are you?'
میں ٹھیک ہوں	main theek hun	reply to 'how are you?'

Other Greetings

Urdu (Writing)	Urdu (Pronunciation)	Translation
خوش آمديد	khush āmdīd	Welcome
کافی وقت سے آپ کو د‏یکھا نھیں	kafi weqt se ap ko dekha nehin	Long time no see
آپ كا نام كيا ہے؟	ap ka nam kya hai	What's your name?
ميرا نام ... ہے	mera nam ... hai	My name is ...
آپکا تعلق کہاں سے ہے؟	ap ka taluq kahan se hai?	Where are you from?
میرا تعلق ... سے ہے	mera taluq ... se hai	I'm from ...
آپ سَے ملکر خوشی ہوًی!	ap se milker khushi huwi!	Pleased to meet you
صبح بخير	subha bākhair	Good morning
		(Morning greeting)
روز بخير	roz bākhair	Good afternoon
		(Afternoon greeting)
روز بخير	roz bākhair	Good evening
		(Evening greeting)
شب بخیر	shab bākhair	Good night
خدا حافظ	khuda hafiz	Goodbye
		(Parting phrases)
اللہ کا فضل ہو!	allah ka fazal ho	Good luck!