RescueRanger
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Mixing Spanish and urdu, now that would be interesting. Eik Plate Patetas Friats Por Favor, aur lassi mey extra dudh dalna chootey!
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When I speak Urdu, I speak proper Urdu because that is my ancestral language. When I speak English I speak proper English because that is how I was educated and trained. People who are lacking in either language , sometimes use the other language as a crutch.
Then there are individuals suffering from inferiority complex and try to use few English words they know while speaking Urdu. These are your typical " Badtameez urdu medium " types. When you speak English with these " Badtameez Urdu medium " types, they are exposed very quickly.
First you must start saying "Hisab Daar" instead of "Computer", "Chaabi ka Takhtah" instead of "Keyboard", "Choha" instad of "Mouse" - "Baghair Taar Kay" instead of "Wireless" than come here to criticize
Aray potta hallu hallu lena ka, tumako pareshan nako hone ka. Hau, Hyderabadi Urdu sabse behtar, Hyderabadi Urdu mein baatan karo.
Yes we do that - a lot !
I can give my own example; because I think in Urdu but I just don't know the proper words to express myself in that language so I insert an English word to complete the sentence !
I suppose thats one of the drawbacks of the English-Medium Education that most of us are drilled into from day 1; appnii zubaaan paaar command (see !) nahin hotiii aur usss koo sikhneiii kiii chaahhh nahin hotiii ! I mean I appreciate Urdu poetry & prose now but when I was doing my O'levels & before that - I didn't want anything to do with Urdu; didn't like it & saw little to no utility in learning it because everything was 'English...English....English'; whether the classes, the debates, the dramatics, the examinations, the internship interviews, the SATs, the college essays - Everything !
Regrettably I didn't consider Urdu to be that beautiful of a language till I was exposed to Iqbal more deeply than ever before & thats when Faiz, Mir, Dard & Ghalib - all came into the picture & one can't help but appreciate this language for what it is & how limited the English language is.
Mixing Spanish and urdu, now that would be interesting. Eik Plate Patetas Friats Por Favor, aur lassi mey extra dudh dalna chootey!
Si, mucho gusto lassi. Especialmente Burns road Wali es muy delicioso.
Along with English you guys even mix Punjabi with Urdu.
As far as Urdu is concerned-we are failing to preserve our language. It is a common phenomenon. I will provide links on what I say next as I have done extensive research on Pakistani cultures and demography.
It has to do with provincial languages replacing regional language (example: Pashto replacing Ormuri which will disappear in next 100-200 years), national languages replacing provincial languages (example: Punjabi is not even spoken by many Punjabis) and finally the global language replacing the national one (example: English replacing Urdu).
By the way knowing a number of Urdu authors I know very well that the Urdu book market is in a very horrible decline. There have been only a few successes like Umaira Arshid and the book Bajung aamad. Rest of the authors tend to be languishing. I talked to Deepak Budki and he said it is the same in India where he claimed it is seen as a language of the "enemy". In Pakistan however I had hoped things would be better.
@RescueRanger the issue is with me as well. I speak very well and have very good knowledge but some people in our family (old ones) are uneducated so they have no clue when I say something like according to reports only 4% of terrorists are incarcerated (by courts) or Pakistan has 25,000 ghost schools.
This kind of knowledge may impress some other person, it just doesn't make a difference to them. They can't understand it.
Deccan and Bihari urdu is really fun. We used to make a lot of good-natured fun of a Bihari woman in lucknow. She was distant relative but my mom still makes fun of her. Arey bitwa kya karath-I don't know the accent but is fun though.
By the way @Hyperion, @RescueRanger you guys may be interested in the first link about Urmuri.
abe bhai yeh alfaz to aise hen jo angrezi me bol sakte hain, me un alfaz ke baat ker raha hn jo ke bohut aam hain, aur hame pta bhi he, mager woh hum angrezi me bolte hain
masln: change - > tabdili
command -> uboor ya mharat
log apne ko uncha dekhane ke lye angrezi bolte hain
And Pashto and Sariki and Hidko and Potohari... Pakistani urdu is fun
Muy bien senor, quieres un Lahore Samosey
Sorry my spanish is crap!