Qadam A1.1. Workbook (digital) is out!

After a bit of a delay, the Qadam A1.1. Workbook is now availalbe as digital download in our online shop. This special edition also contains the introduction (which e.g. explains our methodology and gives an overview of content and learning…

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Urdu books for children

Today we'd like to share with you a wonderful resource for overseas Pakistanis and others, who want to help their children learn Urdu. InglishforKids was started by a Pakistani-Canadian couple who wanted to help their own children learn Urdu. Their…

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The Death of the Urdu Script?

I recently came across an interesting article. The others try to answer the question: Can Microsoft and Twitter save the dying Urdu nastaliq script from the hegemony of the Western alphabet and an overbearing Arab cousin? It is a few years…

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About us

If you are learning, studying or teaching Urdu as a Foreign Language or you are simply interested in the Urdu langauge for personal, academic or business reasons, this site is for you.

Our vision

Provide & develop resources for learning Urdu

Check out our Resource page, our newly published Urdu Workbook or our Urdu Grammar Blog to improve your Urdu.

Provide information of where and how you can study Urdu

Visit Zubaan Training’s Website for information about classes in Karachi & Islamabad, Pakistan or sign up for our Urdu Online Classes.

Maintain a Blog with on various topics related to studying Urdu.

E.g. read an interview with an Urdu language teacher, hear about the next Urdu conference, or learn more about the Urdu/Hindi language controversy.