Athnova CareDaily check-in in Urdu for your parents (اردو)
Daily WhatsApp check-ins and calls in Urdu for your parents, wherever they live. See the exact messages they get and the replies they can give.
Urdu is read by parents in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad, and by millions more in Hyderabad, Lucknow, Bhopal and Aligarh. A check-in in Urdu script that opens with "Assalam o alaikum" reads like a message from the family.
Many parents type in Roman Urdu, and those replies are understood too. The phone call is in Hindustani: spoken Urdu and Hindi sound the same, and the call uses a Hindi-Urdu voice.
What your parent sees, in Urdu
These are the real messages, exactly as they are sent. The English under each one is for you; your parent sees only the Urdu.
If they do not answer
About three hours later your parent gets a gentle reminder in Urdu. In the countries our phone call reaches — 25 countries, including India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar — a phone call in Urdu (spoken in Hindustani by a Hindi-Urdu voice) follows. If there is still no answer, you are alerted, and then the local contacts you chose. Which countries, and their emergency numbers →
Once a week
Replies in their own words
Parents do not always use the buttons. These everyday replies, typed the way people type them, are understood:
| Your parent types | Understood as |
|---|---|
| le li | I have taken them |
| ji, le li | yes, taken |
| abhi nahi | not yet |
| tabiyat theek nahi | I am not well |
| فون کریں | please call (in Urdu script) |
Words that suggest an emergency — a fall, chest pain, breathlessness, in Urdu or in English — are recognised too. You are alerted at once and your parent is reminded to call the emergency number of the country they live in.
Where Urdu is spoken
Urdu is spoken in Pakistan, where it is the national language, and across India — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Delhi, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Emergency guides for cities where Urdu is common: Hyderabad · Lucknow · Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) · Srinagar · Warangal
Families abroad
Urdu-speaking families abroad live mainly in the UK, the Gulf (the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain), the US, Canada and Australia.
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Your parent can live in almost any country: the check-in, the alerts and the emergency card quote the emergency number of the country they live in. Tests and medicine refills are arranged in India only. Parents outside India →
Questions families ask
Can my parent reply in Urdu?
Yes. They can tap the buttons, which are in Urdu, or type or speak in their own words. Replies in Urdu, including replies mixed with English, are understood.
Is the phone call also in Urdu?
Yes (spoken in Hindustani by a Hindi-Urdu voice), in the countries our phone call reaches: 25 countries, including India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Elsewhere the WhatsApp reminder is in Urdu, and if it is not answered you are alerted straight away.
Can each parent have a different language?
Yes. The language is set for each parent, and you can change it at any time.
Which language does the family app use?
English or Hindi. The family app is for you; your parent only uses WhatsApp and their phone.
All 17 languages
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Athnova Care tracks and coordinates care. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace a doctor. In a medical emergency call the local emergency number.