How many of you guys in the Pakistani Diaspora cant speak a lick of Urdu

[Zibago]

How many of you guys cant speak Urdu, I was never taught by my father Urdu in my 20 now going on my 21 years of life, any one of you guys are in the same situation,and what suggestions you can give to learn Urdu, I am starting to watch more Pakistani TV with my father and doing some small stuff like phrases and stuff.English is my only spoken language I can speak, at school I am learning Arabic as a foreign language requirement for college, and on the side I listen and learn some Turkish words not consistent on that lol.

Learn Urdu from Arif Hamod Bhatti

A good way to learn a new language is to date a girl who is a native speaker. Pillow talk

Or just join a language class and learn it with a girl you meet in the class

I am like probably a pre school level Urdu

Matlab mota mota samjh jate ho?

I come from a mixed family my father is from Pakistan while my mom is Columbian Lebanese so I neither learned to speak Urdu,Spanish, or Arabic as a child growing up in the States.


Another factor is your link with the home country...how often you visit Pakistan/India which means the child has to converse in Urdu.

I use to visit Pakistan every year as a child and up until I was like 13 so I understand the culture,peoples,politics and cities a bit well thing is my family in Pakistan are all upper middle class snobs sorry to say that so they often mostly spoke English with me or in their own will as well[/QUOTE]
Over protective snobs heard that one before oh wait
Is that you cousin Ali?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Yeah they are lot folks like that sadly, actually thats what my dad is doing he is making me watch the old PTV shows and since I prefer Comedy not the Family drama crap he let me watch shows like 50/50 or Alif Noon and he helps me translate that as well which is helpful yes I am learning the written phrases now as well

Watch these 2;

90s kids grew up watchin these.

 

[Desert Fox]

I come from a mixed family my father is from Pakistan while my mom is Columbian Lebanese so I neither learned to speak Urdu,Spanish, or Arabic as a child growing up in the States.

Oh, okay. Yeah coming from mixed families complicates things when it comes to having a coherent identity and knowing your culture.

thing is my family in Pakistan are all upper middle class snobs sorry to say that so they often mostly spoke English with me or in their own will as well

Damn, I know exactly the types you're talking about because I have them in my family too. They're just a bunch of arrogant show-offs who want to flaunt their English. They consider Urdu or any native Pakistani language to be icky and worthy of the streets but detestable in their brown Sahib get togethers.