Signs

1. داخل ٿيڻ جو رستو

   Dākhila thiṇa jo rasto

   Entrance

   Usage

   A sign meaning "the way to enter", for matching against a real sign. Signs in Pakistan are often English or Urdu.

   Grammar Note

   Literally "the way of entering".

2. نڪرڻ جو رستو

   Nikiraṇa jo rasto

   Exit

   Usage

   A sign meaning "the way out", for matching against a real sign.

   Grammar Note

   Literally "the way of going out".

3. کليل

   Khuliyalu

   Open

   Usage

   The "open" sign on a shop or door.

   Grammar Note

   Adjective meaning "opened" in the dictionary.

4. بند

   Bandi

   Closed

   Usage

   The "closed" sign on a shop or door.

   Grammar Note

   Adjective; the same spelling also means "dam" or "embankment".

5. مردن لاءِ

   Mardana lāi

   For men

   Usage

   A "men" sign on toilets or prayer areas.

   Grammar Note

   The plural oblique of مرد plus "for".

6. عورتن لاءِ

   Auratana lāi

   For women

   Usage

   A "women" sign on toilets or prayer areas.

   Grammar Note

   The plural oblique of عورت plus "for".

7. ڪم هلي رهيو آهي

   Kamu halī rahyo āhe

   Work in progress

   Usage

   A work-in-progress sign; check whether the way is passable.

   Grammar Note

   "Work is in progress"; ڪم is masculine. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

8. خراب آهي

   Kharābu āhe

   Out of order

   Usage

   Used on lifts and machines that are broken.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective "bad, ruined" plus آهي.

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