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Bringing the World Together

Learn the Urdu words for festivals, music, dance and traditions - the shared events that bring families, friends and communities together. Every word comes with its script, a transliteration, and the English meaning.

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Shared celebrations 🌍

All around the world, **festivals, music and dance** bring people together. This module teaches the Urdu words for those shared events. Every word comes with three things: the **Urdu script**, a **transliteration** in brackets to help you say it, and the **English meaning**. Urdu is read **right to left**. (A native speaker should review the script before launch.)

The words you need 🔑

Start with four words for shared events:

Match each Urdu word to its English meaning 🔗

  • تہوار (tehvar)
  • موسیقی (musiqi)
  • رقص (raqs)
  • روایت (riwayat)
  • festival
  • music
  • dance
  • traditions

Which word? 🎵

Which Urdu word means "music"?

  • موسیقی (musiqi)
  • تہوار (tehvar)
  • رقص (raqs)
  • روایت (riwayat)

Events that connect us 🤝

Shared events bring people together across the world: - A festival (تہوار, tehvar), such as عید (Eid), gathers families and communities - Music (موسیقی, musiqi) and dance (رقص, raqs) are enjoyed everywhere - Traditions (روایت, riwayat) are shared and passed on Wherever people are from, these events help them feel closer.

About celebrations ✅

Select the TWO Urdu words that are about celebration and music.

  • تہوار (tehvar)
  • گانا (gana)
  • دوست (dost)
  • خاندان (khandan)

Two ways people come together 👥

People gather in small groups and in big public events.

Which word? 🎉

Which Urdu word means "traditions"?

  • روایت (riwayat)
  • موسیقی (musiqi)
  • تہوار (tehvar)
  • رقص (raqs)

Complete the sentences 🧱

A _____ is a big celebration. People enjoy _____ and _____ together. Old customs are called _____. You celebrate with your _____.

تہوار (tehvar) موسیقی (musiqi) رقص (raqs) روایت (riwayat) خاندان (khandan) گانا (gana) دوست (dost) عید (Eid) کھانا (khana) چھٹی (chutti)

A festival brings people together 🪜

An interactive activity.

Match each Urdu word to its English meaning 🧩

  • گانا (gana)
  • روایت (riwayat)
  • دوست (dost)
  • خاندان (khandan)
  • song
  • traditions
  • friend
  • family

Which Urdu word? 🧭

An interactive activity.

Your turn (in English) ✍️

An interactive activity.

The grade-9 habit 🌟

Learn each word as a **package** - the Urdu script, its transliteration, and the English meaning together - so you recognise it instantly: تہوار (tehvar) festival, موسیقی (musiqi) music, روایت (riwayat) traditions. When you write in English about this theme, do not just list words - **explain** how shared events bring people together, with an example. Recognise the script, explain the idea - top band.