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1.10.1 Daily routine

Talking About Daily Routine in Urdu

In this chapter you learn how to talk about simple everyday actions in Urdu, using very basic vocabulary and patterns. You will see many ready made sentences that you can copy and adapt.

Remember, detailed verb grammar and tenses have their own chapters later. Here we focus on useful patterns for daily routine right now.


Useful Time Expressions for Routine

When describing a daily routine, you often start with a time word or phrase.

Common time words

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Urdu (Roman)
morningصبحsubah
afternoonدوپہرdopahar
eveningشامshaam
nightراتraat
every dayروزانہ / ہر روزrozána / har roz
alwaysہمیشہhamesha
usuallyعموماًamūman
sometimesکبھی کبھیkabhī kabhī
neverکبھی نہیںkabhī nahīn
todayآجaaj
tomorrow (in time sense)کلkal
yesterdayکلkal

You will learn about exact clock time and days of the week in another chapter, so here we keep it simple.

Pattern: Time + subject + activity

A very common way to start a routine sentence is with a time expression.

For example:

Notice how “subah mein”, “shaam ko”, “raat ko” simply tell you when something happens.


Talking About Getting Up and Going to Bed

These actions are important in any daily routine.

Key verbs

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
to wake upجاگناjaagna
to get upاٹھناuthna
to sleepسوناsona
to restآرام کرناaaraam karna

Example sentences

You do not need to worry about exact tense formation here. Simply notice how a time word plus a verb already creates a clear meaning.


Morning Routine: Washing, Getting Ready, Breakfast

Common morning actions

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
to wash faceمنہ دھوناmunh dhona
to brush teethدانت صاف کرناdaant saaf karna
to take a bath / showerنہاناnahaana
to get readyتیاری کرناtaiyārī karna
to have breakfastناشتہ کرنا / ناشتہ کرناnashta karna
to eatکھانا کھاناkhana khana
to drink teaچائے پیناchai peena
to drink coffeeکافی پیناcoffee peena
to get dressedکپڑے پہنناkapray pehnna

Simple sentence patterns

You can build many routine sentences with:

Subject + time + object + verb

Useful idea:
To describe your routine, you can repeat a very basic pattern:
Time + میں + activity
For example:

  • صبح میں ورزش کرتا ہوں۔
  • دوپہر میں کھانا کھاتی ہوں۔
  • رات میں ٹی وی دیکھتا ہوں۔

Going to Work or School

You often need to say that you go somewhere every day.

Important place words

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
homeگھرghar
officeدفترdaftar
schoolاسکولschool
universityیونیورسٹیuniversity
marketبازارbazaar

The verb “to go”

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
to goجاناjana

You will study this verb in detail later. Now just see simple routine examples.

Example sentences

You will learn more about transport and directions in another chapter. Here, only the idea of “go every day” is important.


Daily Study or Work Activities

Once you arrive at work or school, you do different activities.

Useful verbs for study and work

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
to workکام کرناkaam karna
to studyپڑھناparhna
to readپڑھناparhna
to writeلکھناlikhna
to teachپڑھاناparhana
to sitبیٹھناbaithna
to standکھڑا ہوناkhara hona
to use computerکمپیوٹر چلاناcomputer chalana
to talkبات کرناbaat karna
to have a meetingمیٹنگ کرناmeeting karna
to take a breakوقفہ کرناwaqfa karna

Example routine sentences

Meals During the Day

Meals are part of your routine: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Common words for meals

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
breakfastناشتہnashta
lunchدوپہر کا کھاناdopahar ka khana
dinnerرات کا کھاناraat ka khana
foodکھاناkhana
teaچائےchai
waterپانیpaani

Typical meal sentences

After Work or School: Free Time Activities

After your main day activities, you usually relax, meet people, or enjoy hobbies.

Common free time verbs

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
to watch TVٹی وی دیکھناTV dekhna
to listen to musicموسیقی سنناmoseeqi sunna
to play (games)کھیلناkhelna
to play cricketکرکٹ کھیلناcricket khelna
to read a bookکتاب پڑھناkitaab parhna
to use the phoneفون استعمال کرناphone istemaal karna
to talk with friendsدوستوں سے بات کرناdoston se baat karna
to walkچہل قدمی کرناchahal qadmi karna
to exerciseورزش کرناwarzish karna
to cookکھانا پکاناkhana pakana

Example sentences

Putting It Together: Sample Daily Routines

Now we combine many of these actions into short descriptions of a full day. Do not worry if you do not understand every word at first. Look for familiar time words and verbs.

Example: A simple routine, male speaker

Example: A simple routine, female speaker

Asking Others About Their Daily Routine

You can also ask simple questions to know about someone’s day. Detailed question grammar will come later. Here are some useful ready sentences.

Common routine questions

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
What do you do every day?آپ روزانہ کیا کرتے ہیں؟Aap rozána kya karte hain?
What do you do in the morning?آپ صبح کیا کرتے ہیں؟Aap subah kya karte hain?
What time do you get up?آپ کتنے بجے اٹھتے ہیں؟Aap kitnay bajay utthtay hain?
What time do you sleep?آپ کتنے بجے سوتے ہیں؟Aap kitnay bajay sotay hain?
Do you work every day?کیا آپ روز کام کرتے ہیں؟Kya aap roz kaam karte hain?
Do you study in the evening?کیا آپ شام میں پڑھتے ہیں؟Kya aap shaam mein parhtay hain?
Do you watch TV at night?کیا آپ رات کو ٹی وی دیکھتے ہیں؟Kya aap raat ko TV dekhte hain?
When do you have breakfast?آپ ناشتہ کب کرتے ہیں؟Aap nashta kab karte hain?

You can answer with simple time and verb:

Practice Idea: Your Own Routine

Try to write 5 to 10 sentences about your own daily routine using this simple formula:

  1. Start with a time word (صبح, دوپہر, شام, رات, ہر روز).
  2. Add “میں”.
  3. Add one activity verb from this chapter.

For example:

You can change only the verb and already make many different sentences.


Vocabulary List for This Chapter

Time and frequency

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
morningصبحsubah
afternoonدوپہرdopahar
eveningشامshaam
nightراتraat
every dayروزانہ / ہر روزrozána / har roz
alwaysہمیشہhamesha
usuallyعموماًamūman
sometimesکبھی کبھیkabhī kabhī
neverکبھی نہیںkabhī nahīn
todayآجaaj

Basic routine verbs

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
to wake upجاگناjaagna
to get upاٹھناuthna
to sleepسوناsona
to restآرام کرناaaraam karna
to wash faceمنہ دھوناmunh dhona
to brush teethدانت صاف کرناdaant saaf karna
to bathe / showerنہاناnahaana
to get readyتیاری کرناtaiyārī karna
to get dressedکپڑے پہنناkapray pehnna
to goجاناjana
to workکام کرناkaam karna
to study / readپڑھناparhna
to writeلکھناlikhna
to teachپڑھاناparhana
to sitبیٹھناbaithna
to standکھڑا ہوناkhara hona
to talk (speak)بات کرناbaat karna
to take a breakوقفہ کرناwaqfa karna
to use computerکمپیوٹر چلاناcomputer chalana
to watch TVٹی وی دیکھناTV dekhna
to listen to musicموسیقی سنناmoseeqi sunna
to play (games)کھیلناkhelna
to walkچہل قدمی کرناchahal qadmi karna
to exerciseورزش کرناwarzish karna
to cookکھانا پکاناkhana pakana

Places

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
homeگھرghar
officeدفترdaftar
schoolاسکولschool
universityیونیورسٹیuniversity
marketبازارbazaar

Food and drink

EnglishUrdu (Urdu script)Roman Urdu
breakfastناشتہnashta
lunchدوپہر کا کھاناdopahar ka khana
dinnerرات کا کھاناraat ka khana
foodکھاناkhana
waterپانیpaani
teaچائےchai
coffeeکافیcoffee
eggانڈاanda
breadروٹیroti
riceچاولchawal

Use these words and simple patterns to describe your own daily routine in Urdu.

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