As Spring inches closer and closer, we can look forward to the latest release of our Pimsleur language program, with Pimsleur Urdu. Urdu is one of the official languages of Pakistan (the other being English), and is closely related to Hindi, the primary language of the Indian subcontinent. To many linguists, Urdu is considered no different than Hindi, as they share the same vocabularies and grammar. But the difference between Urdu and Hindi lies mostly in the written word, with Hindi using Sanskrit and Urdu using Persian and Arabic derived script. But don’t let the closeness fool you into thinking Urdu is just an offshoot of Hindi—over 88 million people speak Urdu worldwide, from India, to Pakistan, to…Sweden!

We’re very excited to bring you Urdu language instruction, and look for another announcement towards the end of the month!