Throughout the semester, I have been focusing more on learning about phrases than just plain vocabulary. I want to learn Urdu to be able to have a simple conversation and a waiter or a shopkeeper. To be completely realistic, I know anything more than that would be a waste of time for me.
If I count all of the words in the phrases that I've learned so far, they would be close to 70 words. It might not seem a lot, but I can now ask a person how they are and understand them. I can count from one to ten and talk about what I like to do in my free time.
One interesting thing that I've been noticing is that Pakistanis substitute a lot of English words for Urdu ones. When I asked what the word for soccer is, my language partner told me that they just use 'soccer'. It's the same with any number above 10.
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