Education Post-16
Talk about education after sixteen in Urdu. Learn the words for studying on and starting work, like education, a course and a wage, each shown in the Urdu script read right to left.
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Education after sixteen in Urdu
This module builds your Urdu vocabulary for education after sixteen: studying on, and starting work. Remember that Urdu is written in the Arabic script and read from right to left. A full sentence looks like this: مجھے پڑھائی پسند ہے, meaning I like studying. Meet each word paired with its English meaning, then practise until you know them.
Words for studying
Start with four words about studying on. Each Urdu word is shown with its English meaning.
Studying, or working?
It helps to sort the words into studying on, and moving into work.
Match each study word
- تعلیم
- پڑھائی
- کورس
- تکنیکی کالج
- Education
- Studies
- A course
- A technical college
The Urdu word for education
Which Urdu word means education?
- تعلیم
- پڑھائی
- کورس
- تکنیکی کالج
Moving into work
After studying, many people move towards work. A نوکری is the work you build a life around, and you earn a تنخواہ for the hours you put in. To get started you might spend time doing کام کا تجربہ, and then use درخواست دینا to put yourself forward for a post.
Match each work word
- نوکری
- تنخواہ
- کام کا تجربہ
- درخواست دینا
- A job or career
- A wage
- Work experience
- To apply for
Which two are about studying?
Select the TWO words that are about studying on.
- تعلیم
- کورس
- نوکری
- تنخواہ
Plan your next step
Put these steps of planning after sixteen in order.
- Get some advice: مشورہ
- Decide your path: فیصلہ کرنا
- Enroll on a course: داخلہ لینا
Fill each gap with a word
Education is _____. A course is _____. A career is _____. A wage is _____. Work experience is _____.
Post-16 words in Urdu
Tap the TWO statements that are TRUE.
- تعلیم means education.
- تنخواہ means a wage.
- کورس means a career.
- نوکری means a course.
What do you choose?
For each situation, choose the correct Urdu word.
- You want to earn money each month. What do you get?
- You want to study a new subject. What do you join?
- You want to try a workplace before you choose. What do you do?
Your turn: write in Urdu
Write the Urdu for two things about studying and two things about work, then use the pattern below. Write in Urdu script, right to left, because this module teaches the script itself, so that is what counts.
- Name two things about studying after sixteen
- Name two things about starting work
- Write a whole Urdu sentence that means I like studying, like the one in the introduction
- Try one more, for example a sentence about a job