: beginner’s urdu script goal category reading and writing language content q| « learn to write, step by step + understand the script in different contexts + get a headstart in learning the language be where you want to be with teach yourselfteach yourself beginner's urdu script richard delacy For over 60 years, more than 40 milion people have leamt over 750 subjects the teach yourself way, with Impressive results, be where you want to be with teach yourselfFor UK order enquiries: please contact Bookpoint Ltd, 130 Mitton Par, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 488, Telepnone: +48 (0) 1235 827720, Fax +44 (0) 1235 400454. Lines are open 9.00-18.00, Monday to Saturday, with 2 24-hour message ngwering service You can also oder through our website ‘war. madaboubooks. com. For USA order enquts: pleas contact McGraw Customer Services, P.O, Box 549, Blacklick, OH 49004-0545, USA. ‘elaphone: 1-800-722-4726, Fax 1-614-755-5645, For Canada order enquires: please contact McGraw-Hill, Ayerson Li, 300 Water St, Whithy, Ontario L1N 986, Canada. “Telephone: 905430 000. Fax: 905 430 502. Long renowned as the authoritative source for self-guided ‘eaming~ wit more than 30 milion copies sold worawide—the Teach Yoursel series Includes over 300 tiles in the fils of languages, rats, hobbies, business, computing and education, i ion at cae ty frm see en tay Compe ey re x Fist published in UK 2001 by Hodder Headline Lt, 338 Euston oad, London, NW 38H. Fist published in US 2001 by Contemporary Boos, a Division ‘of The McGraw Hil Companies, 1 Prudential Plaza, 130 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601 USA This eto pubished 2003, ‘The Teach Yourself name is a registered trade mark of Hodder & Stoughton Le. Copyright© 200, 2008 chard Deacy ‘In UK: At rights reserved No pat of this pubcation may be reproduced of transmitted in any form or by any means, ‘ecronic or mechanical including photocopy, recording, oa information storage and retrieval syste, wathoutpermssion it ‘wing fom the publisher or under cece from the Copyright LUcensing Agony Lied, Further details of such foanoes tor 'eprographic reproduction) may be obtained rom the Copyright LUeesing Agency Lined, of 0 Totenham Cour Road, London wira. ‘In US: Al ight reserved. Excap as permite under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this book may be produced or distributed in any form or by any means, oF sored ina database or eval syste, without the prior writen ‘ermision of Contemporary Books. ‘Typeset by Ask Language Series Ld Printed in Great Bran for Hodder & Stoughton Educational, a (vision of Hodder Headline Lo, 338 Euston Road London NWT ‘9H by Cox & Wyman Lid, Reading, Berkshire. Impression number 10987654321 Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 | CONTENTS Introduction vu (Characters of the Urdu alphabet xi Unit 1 1 be, S tat, J tam, tm, pronunciation, Positional forms, Writing practice, Representation of short vowels, Reading and writing practice, Summary, Answers t0 practices Unit 2 8 4 att, Positional forms, Pronunciation, Modified form of kaf, + tashdid, Reading and writing practice, ‘Summary, Answers to practices Unit 3 15 e F pe, © nm, S gat, 2 chotthe, Pronunciation, Positional forms, Writing practice, Modified form of _f* gaf, Reading and writing practice, Aspiration, Pronunciation, Writing practice, Reading and writing practice, Summary, Answers to practices