Ambitions

Talking about the future 🎯

This module teaches the Urdu words for **ambitions, dreams and jobs**. Every word comes with three things: the **Urdu script**, a **transliteration** in brackets to help you say it, and the **English meaning**. Remember that Urdu is read **right to left**. You will recognise the words and their meanings here, not type them. (A native speaker should review the script before launch.)

Dreams and plans 📖

Start with the words for what lies ahead:

Match each Urdu word to its English meaning 🔗

Which word? 🌙

Which Urdu word means 'dream'?

• خواب (khwab)
• مستقبل (mustaqbil)
• کیریئر (kariyar)
• نوکری (naukri)

Jobs and professions 💼

Now some words for real jobs people might dream of doing: - ڈاکٹر (daktar) = **doctor** - انجینیئر (injiniyar) = **engineer** - استاد (ustad) = **teacher** - یونیورسٹی (yuniversiti) = **university** Read each word right to left, and use the transliteration to practise saying it aloud.

Match each word to its English meaning 🧑‍🏫

Spot the jobs ✅

Select the TWO words that are names of jobs (professions).

• ڈاکٹر (daktar)
• انجینیئر (injiniyar)
• خواب (khwab)
• یونیورسٹی (yuniversiti)

A dream and a career ⚖️

Two words are easy to mix up: what you hope for, and the working life you build.

Where do you study? 🏛️

Which Urdu word means 'university'?

• یونیورسٹی (yuniversiti)
• ڈاکٹر (daktar)
• استاد (ustad)
• نوکری (naukri)

Fill in the Urdu ✏️

In Urdu, a dream is _____, a job is _____, a doctor is _____, a teacher is _____, and university is _____.

A path to a career 🪜

An interactive activity.

Choose the right word 🧭

An interactive activity.

Your turn: your ambition ✍️

An interactive activity.

The grade-9 habit 🌟

To master this vocabulary, link every word to **all three** of its forms: the **Urdu script**, the **transliteration** so you can say it, and the **English meaning**. Keep the ideas that are easy to confuse clearly apart - a **خواب (khwab)**, a dream, versus a real **کیریئر (kariyar)**, the career you build - and link the study word **یونیورسٹی (yuniversiti)** to the jobs. Reading each word right to left, saying it aloud, and testing yourself both ways is what builds real recall.