Urdu to English examples

میں انگریزی جلدی سیکھنا چاہتا ہوں۔

→ I want to learn English quickly.

Urdu puts 'chahta hoon' (I want) at the very end. English puts 'want' second. The entire sentence structure is reversed.

میں تین سالوں سے انگریزی پڑھ رہا ہوں۔

→ I have been studying English for three years.

Urdu uses the progressive form with 'se' for ongoing duration. English uses the present perfect continuous — a tense that signals past start and present continuation.

کیا آپ آہستہ بات کر سکتے ہیں؟

→ Could you speak more slowly?

Urdu uses 'kya' at the start of yes-no questions. English moves the auxiliary verb to the front instead. Both signal a question but through different mechanisms.

اگر میں نے زیادہ پڑھا ہوتا تو امتحان پاس کر لیتا۔

→ If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.

Urdu counterfactual conditionals use the 'hota/hoti' form. English uses the past perfect in the if-clause — both express regret about an unrealised past possibility.

انگریزی ایک بہت اہم زبان ہے۔

→ English is a very important language.

Urdu puts the verb 'hai' (is) at the end. English puts 'is' between the subject and description. The article 'a' before 'language' is required in English and has no Urdu equivalent.