Household chores are an essential part of daily life. Learning their English names along with Urdu meanings enhances vocabulary and communication skills. Below is a well-organized list of common household chores, their Urdu translations, and example sentences.
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Household Chores Vocabulary
1. Cleaning Chores
- ✓ Wash dishes – برتن دھونا
Ambreen washes dishes twice a day. - ✓ Wipe off (the table) – (صاف کرنا (میز
Would you wipe off the table for me? - ✓ Scrub – رگڑ کر صاف کرنا
She scrubbed the kitchen floor with a brush. - ✓ Mopping – پوچھا لگانا
Sohaima was mopping the kitchen floor. - ✓ Vacuum – مٹی صاف کرنا
Ahmad was vacuuming the carpet. - ✓ Dust – دھول جھاڑنا
She dusted the bookshelf carefully. - ✓ Polish – چمکانا
He polished the wooden furniture to give it a shine.
2. Laundry Chores
- ✓ Fold – تہہ کرنا
Will you help me fold up the clothes? - ✓ Iron – استری کرنا
I can’t be bothered to iron my clothes. - ✓ Hang – لٹکانا
Please help me to hang this picture. - ✓ Dry – خشک کرنا
Ali dried his face with a towel. - ✓ Change (the sheets) – (چادریں (تبدیل کرنا
We should change the sheets once a week.
3. Waste Management
- ✓ Take out (the rubbish/garbage) – (باہر نکالنا (کوڑا کرکٹ / کچرا
It’s your turn to take out the rubbish/garbage. - ✓ Recycle – دوبارہ قابلِ استعمال بنانا
We should recycle plastic to save the environment.
4. Household Maintenance
- ✓ Repair – مرمت کرنا
I got my son to repair our TV. - ✓ Tighten – سخت کرنا
Can you tighten up the bolts for me? - ✓ Nail – کیل گاڑنا
Will you nail down that loose board in the floor? - ✓ Drill – سوراخ کرنا
Drill a series of holes in the frame. - ✓ Fix – ٹھیک کرنا
He fixed the broken chair.
5. Home Organization
- ✓ Make (the bed) – بستر لگانا
Make the bed properly before sleeping. - ✓ Organize – ترتیب دینا
She organized the kitchen cabinets neatly. - ✓ Declutter – غیر ضروری اشیاء نکالنا
We decluttered our living room to make more space. - ✓ Store – محفوظ کرنا
Store all cleaning supplies in a safe place.
Household Chores Vocabulary List
| Wash the dishes | برتن دھونا |
| Dry (the dishes) | برتن خشک کرنا |
| To do laundry | کپڑے دھونا |
| To dry clothes | کپڑے سکھانا |
| To hang clothes | کپڑے لٹکانا |
| To iron clothes | کپڑے استری کرنا |
| To fold clothes | کپڑے تہہ کرنا |
| Make (the bed) | بستر لگانا |
| Change (the sheets) | چادریں (تبدیل کرنا) |
| To vacuum | مٹی صاف کرنا |
| Wipe off (the table) | صاف کرنا (میز) |
| Clear (the table) | سمیٹنا (میز) |
| Clean (the stove) | چولہے کو صاف کرنا |
| To clean house | گھر صاف کرنا |
| To sweep house | گھر میں جھاڑو دینا |
| Mopping | پوچا لگانا |
| To mop floor | پوچا مارنا |
| To clean windows | کھڑکیاں صاف کرنا |
| To dust the furniture | فرنیچر کو صاف کرنا |
| To prepare meals | کھانا تیار کرنا |
| Make breakfast | ناشتہ بنانا |
| Make lunch | دوپہرکا کھانا بنانا |
| Make dinner | رات کا کھانا بنانا |
| To beat the rug | چٹائی سے گرد نکالنا |
| To clean bathroom | واش روم صاف کرنا |
| To water plants | پودوں کو پانی دینا |
| To weed the garden | گھاس پھوس صاف کرنا |
| Rake the leaves | پتے اکٹھے کرنا |
| Take out the garbage/rubbish | کُوڑا باہر پھینکنا |
| Scrub | رگڑ کر صاف کرنا |
| Repair | مرمت کرنا |
| Tighten | سخت کرنا |
| Nail | کیل گاڑنا |
| Drill | سوراخ کرنا |
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