Urdu, Hindi: start a family

[Sheikh_14]

Dear Foreros,

Whilst it is abundantly clear that to become a father is baap/waalid bannaa and likewise to become a mother is maaN/waaalida/ammii etc bannaa, family planning is referred to as both xaandaanii mansuubah-bandii or xaandaanii tanzeem. It isn't clear how one can express the idea of starting a family or commencing that journey.

I've only ever heard people use Urdlish when they are speaking on the matter. Would something along the lines of xaandaan shuruu' karnaa/kaa aaGaaz karnaa, xaandaan-saazii or xaandaan kii shuruu'aat karnaa make sense? If not I'd be more than happy to hear what expressions are used in this regard.

How would you express the following:

"I'm not ready to settle down just yet but in 2 years I'm looking to start a family?"

Keenly awaiting your responses.

Ba-sad shukr,
Sheikh

 

[Qureshpor]

How would you express the following:

"I'm not ready to settle down just yet but in 2 years I'm looking to start a family?"

اِس وقت تو میں خانہ آبادی کا نہیں سوچ رہا لیکن دو سال بعد ازدواجی زندگی کا آغاز کرنے کا ارادہ ہے۔​

 

[amiramir]

Sort of related, what about 'to have children' -- particularly in the past: they had their first child 2 years ago (bachchaa paidaa karnaa? Sounds very intentional) -- but also 'they don't want (to have) children.

Thanks.

 

[Sheikh_14]

QP saaHib's suggestion is fantastic and that is the point I was making Janaab Amiramir, having children is not a topic I'm familiar with in Urdu.

For instance to have a son is beTaa/pisar/walad/aulaad e nareena honaa. To have a daughter is beTii/duxtar/bint/aulaad e zareena (the latter is my own play on nareena, inference is that daughters are golden) honaa.

I guess having children would be bachche honaa.

They are not thinking of having children- woh bachche hone ke xwaahaaN nahiiN.

Is xaana-aabaadii the official term for populating a household? I've read it in so many wedding invitations but never understood what Shaadii xaana aabaadii meant other than marriage is the way to a prosperous home.

Quite often young married couples who don't yet have kids are pestered by family and sundry about why they haven't yet had children. Would it then be a case of them not having engaged in xaana-aabaadii in spite of being shaadii-shuda?