Common Mistakes Urdu Speakers Make When Learning English

English and Urdu are super different—Urdu’s poetic flow and verb-at-the-end style clash with English’s strict grammar and tenses. Mistakes are normal, but tools like Urdupro.info can help you fix them!

Story Time: I once said “I am go to market” in school. My friends laughed, but it taught me to keep practicing!

Wrong: “I eat dinner yesterday.”
Right: “I ate dinner yesterday.”

Why It Happens: Urdu doesn’t stress tenses like English does.

How to Fix It:

• Learn basic tenses: present (“I eat”), past (“I ate”), future (“I will eat”).
• Practice sentences: “Main kal khana khaaya” → “I ate food yesterday.”
• Use Urdupro.info’s grammar guide for tense rules.

Wrong: Saying “tink” for “think” or “dis” for “this.”
Right: “Think” and “this” with proper “th” sounds.

Why It Happens: Urdu lacks the “th” sound, and English has tricky silent letters.

How to Fix It:

• Practice “th” by sticking out your tongue slightly for “think” and “this.”
• Watch shows like “Friends” with subtitles and repeat.
• Use Urdupro.info’s pronunciation guide.

Story Time: I once said “beach” wrong and accidentally used a rude word. My teacher’s face? Priceless. Always double-check pronunciation!

Wrong: “I to school go.”
Right: “I go to school.”

Why It Happens: Urdu puts verbs at the end, unlike English’s subject-verb-object order.

How to Fix It:

• Think “who does what where” for sentences.
• Write 5 sentences daily, like “Main khana khaata hoon” → “I eat food.”
• Check Urdupro.info’s grammar section.

Wrong: “I live in Lahore city.”
Right: “I live in Lahore.”

Why It Happens: Urdu uses fewer prepositions, leading to direct translations.

How to Fix It:

• Memorize phrases: “in the morning,” “at night,” “on Monday.”
• List prepositions with examples, like “at school.”
• Use Urdupro.info’s converter for phrase clarity.

Wrong: “He is play cricket.”
Right: “He plays cricket.”

Why It Happens: Urdu’s “hai” is overused, unlike English’s stricter rules.

How to Fix It:

• Skip “is/are” for habits or facts, like “Main cricket khelta hoon” → “I play cricket.”
• Practice with Urdupro.info’s quizzes.

Fixing these mistakes helps you communicate clearly, ace exams, or even land a job. Plus, it’s fun to impress friends with perfect English! I once said “My family is live in big house” in a speech—total fail, but I learned and got better!