Hindi or Urdu? Which Should Travellers Learn?

Which language should you learn if you're travelling to India, Pakistan, and Nepal? In my opinion, Hindi, and here's why: it's the most spoken language in India, it's the third most spoken language in the world, and you can use it in Pakistan and read signs in Nepal with it!

Hindi, Urdu, and Nepali are three distinct languages spoken in South Asia. Hindi is one of the official languages of India and is spoken by over 500 million people worldwide. It is written in the Devanagari script and has many dialects, with Standard Hindi being the most widely used.

Urdu is the national language of Pakistan and is also spoken in India and other South Asian countries. It is written in the Perso-Arabic script and has significant vocabulary and grammar overlap with Hindi.

Nepali is the official language of Nepal and is also spoken in India and Bhutan. It is written in the Devanagari script and is closely related to Hindi, with many shared words and phrases.

Despite their similarities, these three languages (Hindi, Urdu, and Nepali) have distinct characteristics and cultural significance, reflecting the diverse linguistic and cultural heritage of the region.

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[prashantbisht]

Karl is the biggest ambassador of India...salute to him

[karmacrystal]

As a Pakistani I agree we don't care if you speak Hindi or Urdu cause they are literally same for us

[prysp]

“Just change your greeting to Assalamualikum.”

Dude just revealed the secret trick to suddenly start speaking Urdu out of Hindi.

[sktalha]

Never knew Nepali people get offended if we speak in Hindi.

Thanks for this useful tip. Will keep in mind.

[KarlRock]

Don't forget in South India, English is widespread, but also learn the local greetings and people will appreciate it. I try do this anywhere I go.

[KarlRock]

Another benefit, you'll be able to read signs in Nepal because they use Devanagari script too. Plus understand a number of words.

[travel.music.food.]

Fun fact : No one speaks pure Hindi in India except for a few places in the North. Most Indians speak a mix of Hindi and Urdu or Hindustani.

[s.]

As a Pakistani, Urdu and Hindi is virtually almost the same when spoken. So I’m never fussed when speaking with an Indian or a Pakistani since we both understand each other very well. It’s basically like British English and American English

[bineetgulati]

Funfact: Urdu is actually an INDIAN Language..itself 🇮🇳

[susanhitamedda]

Actually both Urdu and Hindi were interchangebly called Hindustani. Only after 1947, the two branches went in different directions and represented two different religions and countries. Hindustani lyrics are still used in Hindustani classical music. Bollywood originally was a Hindustani language Film industry. Bengalis then(when Calcutta was capital of India) called the speakers of the language Hindustani. I am old enough to remember this from my elders. The speakers ranged from Afghanis, Punjabis to Biharis those days.

[uddishsomvanshi]

The irony in India is that Hindi they take offence on but English is alright😂

[md.tahayousufzai]

Urdu is a literary language, when a person speaks Urdu, it seems that there is no other language more dear and respected than it.

[KarlRock]

Being the third most spoken language in the world, I realised Hindi is also priceless in a country like Dubai where you'll interact with many North Indians and Pakistanis. It really helped me connect with non-English speaking locals there.

[KarlRock]

In Pakistan, you'll quickly learn Urdu equivalent words like mulk (desh, country), Wazir-e-Azam (Pradhan Mantri, Prime Minister), biwi (patni, wife), siffar (shunya, zero). So just switch to those and locals will be impressed.

[dyanbanjan]

I don't know Urdu but it sound really too traditional....As an Indian I Love Some Words in Urdu like Guftgu, Barkhast, sukoon, aabshaar etc

[dr.scalpelartist]

I m from Nepal n i know nepali hindi as well as urdu, russian, English, bhojpuri, maithili, n u r right

[deepikachandel]

Weird, Hindi is just a language and people are hating it🥴 I am from Himachal Pradesh, where Hindi and dogri is the most common language, and now my in-laws are from Assam where mostly people speak Assamese and Nepali (I am learning both the languages for my own benefit) there I encountered people who don't speak or understand Hindi, but with God Grace they are really good to me, with them I usually have to communicate through signs or action. It's fun ❤ they teach me their language and I teach them mine

[Phyzl]

I will recommend Urdu, as Urdu, kashmiri, pashto, Arabic, Persian, etc are written in the same script, so for and Urdu speaker it is easy to learn those languages

[jadenthomas]

Hey Karl, I’m from South India, and we do understand Hindi, but we rarely use it as our way of speaking. Hindi is spoken more normally in the North, so please don’t say that Hindi will be the only useful thing. Thanks for the vid

[vinaywadhwa]

As far as I know almost all Nepalis can speak and understand Hindi. I don't know why will they take offense if you speak it there.