Learn Urdu Through Topics You Actually Care About

LingoBear creates short Urdu passages on topics you choose. Tap any word for an instant English translation and build your vocabulary as you read. Indo-Aryan language, written right-to-left in the Nastaliq style of the Perso-Arabic alphabet (39 letters), Persian and Arabic loanwords, ~230M speakers including L2.

Why LingoBear works for Urdu

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Every word in your Urdu reading passage is clickable. Get English translations and grammar help as you read flowing Nastaliq script.

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Type any topic and LingoBear generates a fresh Urdu reading passage — from Mirza Ghalib's ghazals to Karachi traffic stories.

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Quick facts about Urdu

Quick facts about Urdu

Writing system
Nastaliq (Perso-Arabic, RTL)
Speakers
~230M with L2
Word order
SOV
Language family
Indo-Aryan

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