NAATI CCL Urdu mistakes: what Urdu candidates miss most
In 492 real Urdu–English practice segments marked on naaticcl.com between 15 August 2026 and 21 October 2026, Urdu candidates most often lost names of organisations and services: 76.0% of these information points were left out or changed, against 44.4% across all Urdu information points.
- Urdu learners lost 57.1% of information points when interpreting English into Urdu, against 32.3% Urdu into English.
- Next most often lost: people's names (57.7%) and conditions such as if and unless (50.6%).
- Across all languages on the site, 50.3% of information points were lost.
Last updated 21 October 2026 · 492 Urdu segments · 52 learners · How we counted
Which information Urdu learners lose
The 5 types lost most, with examples
Each example is an original segment from our own Urdu dialogues, the detail to keep and the model interpretation. No learner's answer is shown.
Organisations and services
76.0% of these information points were left out or changed (37 points in Urdu practice).
Example from our dialogue Angina Diagnosis and Cardiac Referral · segment 5
I'll refer you to a cardiologist and book a stress test at Wollongong Hospital. If chest pain doesn't ease within five minutes after using the spray, call triple zero.
Detail to keep: stress test booked at Wollongong Hospital
Model interpretation: میں آپ کو دل کے ماہر، یعنی کارڈیالوجسٹ کے پاس بھیجوں گی اور وولنگونگ ہسپتال میں اسٹریس ٹیسٹ بک کروں گی۔ اگر اسپرے استعمال کرنے کے بعد پانچ منٹ کے اندر سینے کا درد کم نہ ہو تو ٹرپل زیرو یعنی 000 پر فون کریں۔
Note from the model answer: The condition is pain NOT easing within five minutes after the spray; keep the negation and the number, and render triple zero as the Australian emergency number.
How not to miss it: Say the organisation's name as it is (Centrelink, Fair Work Ombudsman, myGov) instead of a vague word like the office or the government.
People's names
57.7% of these information points were left out or changed (33 points in Urdu practice).
Example from our dialogue Acute Infective Conjunctivitis Consultation · segment 1
Mr Rehman, when did you first notice the redness, itching and swelling in your right eye starting?
Detail to keep: addressed as Mr Rehman
Model interpretation: رحمان صاحب، آپ نے پہلی بار کب محسوس کیا کہ آپ کی دائیں آنکھ میں سرخی، خارش اور سوجن شروع ہو رہی ہے؟
Note from the model answer: Three symptoms are listed; candidates often drop 'swelling' or forget it is the right eye.
How not to miss it: Keep the title and surname exactly as the speaker used them; if a name is spelt out, keep the spelling.
Conditions
50.6% of these information points were left out or changed (103 points in Urdu practice).
Example from our dialogue Acute Infective Conjunctivitis Consultation · segment 7
I'll prescribe antibiotic eye drops, four times daily for one week. Please stay off work for three days unless your symptoms improve sooner.
Detail to keep: unless symptoms improve sooner
Model interpretation: میں آپ کو اینٹی بائیوٹک آئی ڈراپس لکھ دیتی ہوں، دن میں چار بار، ایک ہفتے تک۔ برائے مہربانی تین دن کام سے چھٹی کریں، جب تک کہ آپ کی علامات اس سے پہلے بہتر نہ ہو جائیں۔
Note from the model answer: Three numbers (4 times, 1 week, 3 days) plus the 'unless improve sooner' condition; mixing up the week and the three days is the classic slip.
How not to miss it: Keep the if or unless part attached to the action it controls. Do not turn a condition into a plain statement.
Dates and times
49.8% of these information points were left out or changed (252 points in Urdu practice).
Example from our dialogue Acute Infective Conjunctivitis Consultation · segment 2
ڈاکٹر صاحبہ، دو دن پہلے سے میری آنکھ سرخ ہو گئی ہے اور بہت خارش ہو رہی ہے، صبح اٹھتے وقت پلکیں چپکی ہوئی ہوتی ہیں۔
Detail to keep: eyelids stuck together on waking in the morning
Model interpretation: Doctor, my eye has been red since two days ago and it's very itchy, and when I get up in the morning my eyelids are stuck together.
Note from the model answer: Keep 'two days', not 'a few days'; the stuck eyelids on waking is a separate detail, not a repeat of the itching.
How not to miss it: Note day, date and time as one block and keep them as said: next Monday stays next Monday, in two weeks is not soon.
Order of events
46.2% of these information points were left out or changed (135 points in Urdu practice).
Example from our dialogue Angina Diagnosis and Cardiac Referral · segment 7
The spray may cause mild headache or dizziness. Please sit down before using it, and don't drive immediately afterwards.
Detail to keep: sit down before using the spray
Model interpretation: اس اسپرے سے ہلکا سر درد یا چکر آ سکتے ہیں۔ اسے استعمال کرنے سے پہلے بیٹھ جائیں، اور اس کے فوراً بعد گاڑی نہ چلائیں۔
Note from the model answer: 'Mild' headache and 'immediately' afterwards are easy to drop; both change the advice.
How not to miss it: Keep before, after, until and then, and give the steps in the order the speaker gave them.
More
All languages: what NAATI CCL candidates miss most · NAATI CCL Urdu practice · All Urdu dialogues · Common mistakes guide
Practice on naaticcl.com, marked by our AI marker. Not NAATI results.