ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Romanization of Urdu

"Okay kiddo, have you ever seen a map with different countries and their names written in English letters? That's because not everyone in the world speaks or writes English. Similarly, Urdu is a language that is spoken and written in Pakistan and India, but it has its own letters that not everyone can read or understand. So, to help people who don't know how to read Urdu, we use something called romanization. This means we write out Urdu words using English letters, so that even people who don't know Urdu can read and understand what's written. It's kind of like a secret code, where we represent the sounds of Urdu words with the English letters that sound similar. This is really handy when you're trying to learn Urdu, or if you want to communicate with someone who doesn't know Urdu. So, next time you see Urdu words written using English letters, you'll know that it's called romanization."