Colloquial Urdu: The Complete Course for Beginners

by Tej K. Bhatia, Ashok Koul

Colloquial Urdu provides a step-by-step course in Urdu as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Urdu in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.Key features progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skillsOCo structured, jargon-free explanations of grammarOCo an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercisesOCo realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenariosOCo useful vocabulary lists throughout the textOCo additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossariesBalanced, comprehensive and rewarding, "Colloquial Urdu" will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Urdu.Course complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials 978-0-415-13540-5 (please note this does not include the audio) 978-0-415-28950-4 978-0-203-97730-9 (please note this does not include the audio, available from www.tandfebooks.com) 978-0-415-47058-2 (available from www.tandfebooks.com) 978-0-415-44539-9 (paperback and CDs)"

Genres: Language

334 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 30, 1999

About the author

Tej K. Bhatia is Professor in the Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences program at Syracuse University, New York, USA.