Useful Phrases

1. یہ ایپ میں نے بنائی ہے

   Yeh app main ne banaayi hai

   I made this app

   Usage

   Used when introducing an app you created

   Grammar Note

   Urdu is ergative; "ne" marks the subject of transitive past verbs

2. یہ ایپ مفت ہے

   Yeh app muft hai

   This app is free

   Usage

   Used to inform someone the app is free of charge

   Grammar Note

   "Muft" is from Arabic/Persian meaning free/without cost

3. ڈاؤنلوڈ کر کے دیکھیں

   Download kar ke dekhain

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Used to encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Dekhain" is the polite imperative of "to see/look/try"

4. میں جاپانی ہوں

   Main Japaani hoon

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Basic phrase for introducing your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "Hoon" is the first-person singular copula meaning "I am"

5. میں ایک مسافر ہوں

   Main ek musaafir hoon

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Used to identify yourself as a tourist/traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Musaafir" is from Arabic meaning traveler/passenger

6. میں اکیلے سفر کر رہا ہوں

   Main akele safar kar raha hoon

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Used to say you are traveling by yourself

   Grammar Note

   "Kar raha hoon" is the present progressive form

7. یہ پہلی بار یہاں آیا ہوں

   Yeh pahli baar yahaan aaya hoon

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Common phrase when visiting a place for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "Pahli baar" means the first time/occasion

8. کیا میں تصویر لے سکتا ہوں؟

   Kya main tasveer le sakta hoon?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Used when asking permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Sakta hoon" is the potential form meaning "I can"

9. کیا ہم ساتھ تصویر لے سکتے ہیں؟

   Kya hum saath tasveer le sakte hain?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Used to suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Saath" means together/with in Urdu

10. براہ کرم QR کوڈ سکین کریں

    Baraah-e-karam QR code scan karein

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Used when asking someone to scan a QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Baraah-e-karam" is from Persian meaning "by your kindness" = please

11. مجھے دھوکہ مت دو

    Mujhe dhoka mat do

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Used when being cheated or overcharged; a strong protest

    Grammar Note

    "Mat" is the prohibitive auxiliary. "Dhoka dena" is an idiom meaning to deceive

12. مجھے کم مت سمجھو

    Mujhe kam mat samjho

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when someone disrespects or underestimates you

    Grammar Note

    "Kam samajhna" is an Urdu idiom meaning to underestimate/look down on

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