When to use it
Use it at a ticket counter when you want a single ticket, not a return.
“I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.” · The sentence in English
In “I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.” ‘would like’ is a polite ‘want’, ‘one-way’ comes before ‘ticket’, and ‘to Naples’ gives the destination.
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- would
- auxiliary verbwill · form: conditional · with "like" it makes a polite request
- like
- verblike · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · "would like" means "want", said politely
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- one-way
- adjectivecompound adjective; a ticket only for going, not for coming back
- ticket
- nounnoun
- to
- prepositionpreposition of direction
- Naples
- proper nounproper noun; the English name of Napoli
“مجھے نیپلز کا ایک طرفہ ٹکٹ چاہیے۔” · The sentence in Urdu
In “مجھے نیپلز کا ایک طرفہ ٹکٹ چاہیے۔” the pattern ‘مجھے … چاہیے’ (to me … is needed) makes the request. The destination is ‘نیپلز کا’ (of Naples), and ‘ایک طرفہ’ (one-sided) means one-way.
- مجھے
- pronounمیں + کو; with چاہیے, the one who needs
- نیپلز
- proper nounproper noun 'Naples', a city in Italy
- کا
- prepositionpossessive کا, here the destination; agrees with ٹکٹ
- ایک
- numeral'one'; ایک طرفہ = 'one-way'
- طرفہ
- adjective'sided'; ایک طرفہ = 'one-way'
- ٹکٹ
- nounmasculine noun 'ticket'
- چاہیے
- verbچاہنا · form: چاہیے (need) · مجھے … چاہیے 'I need', a polite request
What changes from one language to the other · English × Urdu
English uses the subject ‘I’; Urdu uses ‘مجھے’. English puts ‘to Naples’ after the ticket, Urdu puts ‘نیپلز کا’ before it.
Example conversation
— مجھے نیپلز کا ایک طرفہ ٹکٹ چاہیے۔
— I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.
— آپ آج سفر کرنا چاہتے ہیں یا کل؟
— Do you want to travel today or tomorrow?