22. Please switch off the fan before you leave. Urdu: جانے سے پہلے براہ کرم پنکھا بند کر دیں۔ Roman Urdu: Jane se pehle barah e karam pankha band kar dein. Switch off for electrical items; turn off works for taps and lights as well.

23. Dinner is ready. Please come to the table. Urdu: کھانا تیار ہے۔ براہ کرم میز پر آ جائیں۔ Roman Urdu: Khana tayyar hai. Barah e karam mez par aa jayen. Ready means prepared and waiting, the everyday word for meals, documents and people alike.

24. I am feeling tired today. I need some rest. Urdu: آج میں تھکا ہوا محسوس کر رہا ہوں۔ مجھے کچھ آرام کی ضرورت ہے۔ Roman Urdu: Aaj main thaka hua mehsoos kar raha hoon. Mujhe kuch aaram ki zaroorat hai. Feeling plus an adjective is the standard way to report tiredness, hunger, cold or worry.

25. Could you pass me the salt, please? Urdu: کیا آپ مجھے نمک پکڑا سکتے ہیں، براہ کرم؟ Roman Urdu: Kya aap mujhe namak pakra sakte hain, barah e karam? Pass is the table verb for salt, water, bread and documents. Hand me the salt is understood but pass is politer.

26. I will do it right away. Urdu: میں یہ ابھی کر دوں گا۔ Roman Urdu: Main yeh abhi kar doon ga. Right away means immediately. It reassures parents, managers and customers in one short frame.

27. Do not worry. Everything will be fine. Urdu: فکر نہ کریں۔ سب ٹھیک ہو جائے گا۔ Roman Urdu: Fikar na karen. Sab theek ho jayega. A calming pair you will use with children, patients and worried relatives.

28. Please close the door behind you. Urdu: براہ کرم اپنے پیچھے دروازہ بند کر دیں۔ Roman Urdu: Barah e karam apne peeche darwaza band kar dein. Behind you is the small phrase learners miss. Without it, the instruction sounds abrupt.

29. I am getting late for work. Urdu: مجھے کام کے لیے دیر ہو رہی ہے۔ Roman Urdu: Mujhe kaam ke liye der ho rahi hai. Getting late is natural South Asian English and fully understood, but I am running late is the form most native speakers use.

30. Let me know when you reach home. Urdu: جب آپ گھر پہنچیں تو مجھے بتا دیں۔ Roman Urdu: Jab aap ghar pahunchen to mujhe bata dein. Let me know is one of the highest value frames in English. It works for arrivals, results, decisions and prices.

Shopping, food and money: sentences 31 to 40

31. How much does this cost? Urdu: اس کی قیمت کیا ہے؟ Roman Urdu: Is ki qeemat kya hai? The first shopping question. For a total bill ask: How much is it altogether?

32. That is too expensive. Could you lower the price a little? Urdu: یہ بہت مہنگا ہے۔ کیا آپ قیمت تھوڑی کم کر سکتے ہیں؟ Roman Urdu: Yeh bohat mehnga hai. Kya aap qeemat thodi kam kar sakte hain? Too means more than acceptable. A little keeps the negotiation friendly.

33. Do you have this in a smaller size? Urdu: کیا یہ آپ کے پاس چھوٹے سائز میں ہے؟ Roman Urdu: Kya yeh aap ke paas chhote size mein hai? Swap smaller for larger, or name a colour: Do you have this in black?

34. I am just looking, thank you. Urdu: میں بس دیکھ رہا ہوں، شکریہ۔ Roman Urdu: Main bas dekh raha hoon, shukriya. The sentence that frees you from an attentive shop assistant without sounding rude.

35. Could I pay by card, please? Urdu: کیا میں کارڈ سے ادائیگی کر سکتا ہوں، براہ کرم؟ Roman Urdu: Kya main card se adaigi kar sakta hoon, barah e karam? In Britain you will also hear contactless for tap payments. Cash or card is the usual counter question.

36. A table for two, please. Urdu: دو افراد کے لیے میز، براہ کرم۔ Roman Urdu: Do afraad ke liye mez, barah e karam. Restaurants count people, not chairs. A table for four, please follows the same frame.

37. Could I see the menu, please? Urdu: کیا میں مینیو دیکھ سکتا ہوں، براہ کرم؟ Roman Urdu: Kya main menu dekh sakta hoon, barah e karam? See here means be given and read, not merely look at from a distance.

38. I would like a cup of tea, please. Urdu: مجھے ایک کپ چائے چاہیے، براہ کرم۔ Roman Urdu: Mujhe aik cup chai chahiye, barah e karam. I would like is the polite ordering frame. Avoid I want in restaurants and offices; it can sound demanding.

39. The food was delicious. Thank you. Urdu: کھانا بہت مزیدار تھا۔ شکریہ۔ Roman Urdu: Khana bohat mazedaar tha. Shukriya. Was because the meal is finished. Small compliments like this are remembered by hosts and waiters alike.

40. Could I have the bill, please? Urdu: کیا مجھے بل مل سکتا ہے، براہ کرم؟ Roman Urdu: Kya mujhe bill mil sakta hai, barah e karam? In American English you may hear check, but bill is the British word and is understood everywhere.

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Travel, work and small talk: sentences 41 to 50

41. What time does the bus leave? Urdu: بس کس وقت روانہ ہوتی ہے؟ Roman Urdu: Bus kis waqt rawana hoti hai? Leave covers buses, trains and flights. Arrive is its partner: What time does it arrive?

42. I have an appointment at three o clock. Urdu: میری تین بجے ملاقات مقرر ہے۔ Roman Urdu: Meri teen baje mulaqat muqarrar hai. Appointment for doctors, offices and salons; meeting for groups at work. Do not confuse the two.

43. I am sorry I am late. There was a lot of traffic. Urdu: معاف کیجیے میں دیر سے آیا۔ بہت زیادہ رش تھا۔ Roman Urdu: Maaf kijiye main der se aaya. Bohat zyada rush tha. Traffic names the vehicles collectively. There was a lot of traffic is the excuse every city understands.

44. Could you send me the details by email? Urdu: کیا آپ مجھے تفصیلات ای میل کر سکتے ہیں؟ Roman Urdu: Kya aap mujhe tafseelaat email kar sakte hain? By email, by phone, by post: by plus the channel is the fixed pattern.

45. I will call you back in ten minutes. Urdu: میں آپ کو دس منٹ میں واپس کال کروں گا۔ Roman Urdu: Main aap ko dus minute mein wapas call karoon ga. Call back means return a call. Without back, I will call you simply starts a new call.

46. That sounds good. Let us do it tomorrow. Urdu: یہ اچھا لگتا ہے۔ آئیے یہ کل کرتے ہیں۔ Roman Urdu: Yeh acha lagta hai. Aaiye yeh kal karte hain. Sounds good accepts a plan, a price or an idea. It does not literally describe a sound.

47. What do you do for a living? Urdu: آپ کیا کام کرتے ہیں؟ Roman Urdu: Aap kya kaam karte hain? The standard way to ask about a job. Answer with I work as a teacher, I work in a bank, or I run a small shop.

48. I am looking for a job in data analysis. Urdu: میں ڈیٹا تجزیے میں نوکری تلاش کر رہا ہوں۔ Roman Urdu: Main data tajziye mein nokri talaash kar raha hoon. Looking for means searching. Change the field and the sentence serves any profession.

49. Congratulations. I am very happy for you. Urdu: مبارک ہو۔ میں آپ کے لیے بہت خوش ہوں۔ Roman Urdu: Mubarak ho. Main aap ke liye bohat khush hoon. Happy for you, not happy with you. The small preposition changes the meaning entirely.

50. Take care. It was lovely talking to you. Urdu: اپنا خیال رکھیں۔ آپ سے بات کر کے بہت اچھا لگا۔ Roman Urdu: Apna khayal rakhen. Aap se baat kar ke bohat acha laga. A warm closing for calls and visits. Lovely here means pleasant, a very British softener.

What mistakes should you avoid with these sentences?

The first mistake is translating politeness word by word. Urdu achieves respect through pronoun choice and verb endings; English achieves it through frame choice, could you instead of can you, I would like instead of I want, and please placed at the end of a request. If you keep the Urdu respect but drop the English frame, native speakers may hear you as abrupt even though your intention was courteous.

The second mistake is dropping the small words. Articles and prepositions feel optional to Urdu and Hindi speakers because their first language manages without direct equivalents, but English listeners rely on them. A glass of water, not a glass water. Happy for you, not happy with you. Late for work, not late to work. When you learn each sentence above as a complete block, those small words arrive automatically, which is precisely why phrase learning beats word list learning at beginner level.

The third mistake is waiting for perfect grammar before speaking. A sentence spoken at 80 percent accuracy today teaches your mouth more than a perfect sentence planned for next month. Use the starters, accept corrections kindly, note the one correction that repeats, and fix that single pattern next. Fluency is a pile of small repaired mistakes.

Your seven day starter plan

On day one and two, learn greetings and polite requests, sentences 1 to 20, and use at least three of them outside your home. On day three and four, add the home and shopping sets, sentences 21 to 40, and practise the substitution drill at one real counter. On day five and six, add travel, work and small talk, sentences 41 to 50, and hold one two minute English conversation with a friend who is also learning. On day seven, record yourself reading all 50, compare with your day one recording, and mark the five sentences that still feel stiff. Those five become next week daily openers.

Keep this page bookmarked on your phone. Before entering a shop, an office or an interview, glance at the relevant group of ten and choose the two sentences you are most likely to need. Walking in with two prepared sentences changes the whole encounter, because confidence in Engl

Frequently asked questions

What are the best daily use English sentences with Urdu meanings for absolute beginners?

Start with sentences 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 20, 31, 38, 44 and 50 from this page. Those ten cover greeting, asking for help, slowing a speaker down, buying, ordering, requesting details and closing politely, which is most of a beginner daily routine.

How many English sentences should a beginner learn per day?

Five to ten complete sentences a day is a sustainable pace if you say each one aloud and use at least one in a real exchange. Fifty sentences in a week, properly used, will carry you further than five hundred words memorised from a list and never spoken.

Should I learn the Urdu script or the Roman Urdu first?

Learn the English first and use whichever Urdu line helps you understand it fastest. Urdu script is the more precise record of meaning; Roman Urdu is quicker if you are still building script fluency. The English sentence is the asset; both Urdu lines are only bridges to it.

Why do my translated sentences sound rude in English?

Because Urdu politeness lives in pronouns and verb forms, while English politeness lives in frames such as could you, would you mind and I would like. Direct translation keeps your respectful intention but loses the English frame, so the sentence lands more bluntly than you meant it to.

How do I remember these sentences without forgetting them next week?

Use each sentence once in real life within 24 hours of learning it, then revisit the full set on day three and day seven. Spaced use, not spaced reading, is what moves a sentence from this page into your spoken English.

Can I change words inside these sentences?

Yes, and you should. Each sentence has one flexible slot: the name, place, item, time or field of work. Changing that one slot while keeping the frame fixed is the intended drill, and it multiplies every starter into a family of usable sentences.

Sources

• British Council, LearnEnglish: beginner speaking and everyday English phrase guidance, including polite request frames with could you and would you like.
• Cambridge Dictionary, English to Urdu learner entries: cost, appointment, traffic, delicious and phrasal patterns such as call back and looking for, checked for the glosses used above.
• Collins English Dictionary, Indian and Pakistani English usage notes: running late and getting late as regional variants, with standard forms noted.