Zubaani

Learn the Urdu you actually want to use.
Zubaani is built for English speakers who want to speak with family, understand everyday conversations, and reconnect with Urdu and Pakistani culture.
Whether you’re starting from zero or already understand some Urdu, Zubaani helps you begin at the right place and progress through a structured 100-level learning journey.
Every lesson combines Urdu script, readable Roman Urdu transliteration, natural pronunciation audio, and clear English meanings—so you can start communicating without waiting until you can read the script fluently.
With Zubaani, you can:
• Follow a personalized 100-level learning path
• Complete a Daily Quiz tailored to your current level
• Build confidence through guided Baat Shaat conversations
• Improve pronunciation with speaking and shadowing practice
• Practice natural conversation with Zara
• Read 15 original Urdu stories with listening and vocabulary support
• Explore 10 cultural conversations inspired by everyday Pakistani life
• Learn the Urdu alphabet through sound and examples
• Search a phrasebook containing hundreds of useful expressions
• Translate English into Urdu or type Roman Urdu to understand it in English
• Save vocabulary and review it with Make It Stick
• Track your progress and unlock achievements along the way
Zubaani is designed around the way early learners actually learn: Urdu script when you’re ready, transliteration when you need it, and meaningful practice throughout.
Language is more than vocabulary. It is family, identity, humor, history, and belonging. Zubaani helps you reconnect with all of it—one conversation at a time.
We also commit 20% of Zubaani proceeds to nonprofit work supporting communities in Pakistan.
Start your path to spoken Urdu today.

A Zubaani auto-renewing subscription is required to access the app’s learning content. Eligible new subscribers receive a 7-day free trial, followed by their selected monthly or annual plan unless canceled.

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