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Can anybody help me learn Urdu?

Where do I start?
How do I learn about the pronounciation?

Thanks :thankyou:
 
salam.

me too, i have been wanting to learn Urdu but nobody helps me

w.salam
 
:sl:

lolz we'll teach u

its easy

first learn this :

"keeya haal he" ( th 'e' in "he" makes a 'e' sound, instead of an 'ee' sound )

keeya = how
n it all means "how r u" :sister:

now try to say tht
 
piXie said:
:sl:

lolz we'll teach u

its easy

first learn this :

"keeya haal he" ( th 'e' in "he" makes a 'e' sound, instead of an 'ee' sound )

keeya = how
n it all means "how r u" :sister:

now try to say tht
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Keeya haal he?

Cool! Thanks for that!
Do you say the 'h' sound or does it get swallowed in the pronounciation?

Of course the next question is, how do you answer 'I am fine' or any other reply?

Peace
 
i am fine : meh teek taak hun (the n at the end is not very distinct)
 
Thanks!

Is the 'ee' pronounced like the English 'ee' (as in 'bee'), or like a long 'e'?
What's the difference (in pronuciation) between 'eh' and 'ee'?

Same with the 'aa'. Is it pronounced like a long 'a'?
 
in meh it is pronounced long 'e' but in teek it is pronounced like bee
 
Marya said:
in meh it is pronounced long 'e' but in teek it is pronounced like bee
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That's really helpful. Much like the English pronunciation then.
Let me practise some ...
 
lol

any questions ask sista, i recommend learnin panjabi aswell its similiar to urdu but betta
 
naaa lol panjabi is much sweeta truss when spoken proply & not by an uncle ji who wants sum food & it has to be the real panjabi, not dem wannabe panjabis i.e - mirpuri, patwari, lol

k back on topic

mujhe yeh chahiye

i want that one

glo matey any help or anythin jus ask
 
salam.

OMG! this is like hard but ok carry on people Glo your doing good but am doing soo bad :hiding:

teach some more people.

w.salam
 
islamgyal said:
Glo your doing good but am doing soo bad :hiding:
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Now then, islamgyal ... have you done the How-confident-are-you-test???
If not, perhaps you should! :giggling:

The problem with learning a language is that you really have to speak it to learn. It may take me a while to pluck up the courage to address my Pakistani neighbours ... but one day I will! ;D
In the meantime we can practise at home. Okay??

We are only just starting, sis!
 
looool im surprised bro Chacha aint included the propa 'uncle jeeee' lingo lol...u know half urdu, half english LoL!!!!!
 
lol, dont worry abt it being hard.

to make it easy, we will spell it th way its pronounced

next sentence : "i live in the uk"

i = me ( instead of pronoucing it "me" as we wud in english with an "ee" sound, in urdu we pronounce the 'e' like we do in "egg"
mi = in ( this 'i' will be pronounced like it is in igloo )
rehtee = live ( n this is pronounced th way its spelt )
houn >>> this might be hard to pronounce ( its not pronounce "hoo", nor is it pronounced "ho" as in th father christmas "ho ho ho" but its a cross between them both. the 'n' is silent

say "who" like u normally wud in english
now say "who" agen but this time u gotta touch on th "n" slightly
notice wen u do this, u wud find th sound coming out of ur nose

remember : a cross between ho and hoo, touch on the n slightly, n the sound should come slightly from th nose

anyway altogether wud be :

"me uk mi rehtee hou" = "i live in th uk" ( i gave the U.K as an example, but u can say whichever place, according to wer u live )

now try it



zÂk said:
no way "betta" mg:

Urdu is the sweetest lang i ever heard
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no way "sweetest" mg:

Arabic is the sweetest lang i ever heard

punjabi is just funny
 
salam

sis as you wrote I = Me and you said pronounce it as you would like E in Egg then should it me mer?? *snowy is bad at this *

w.salam
 
glo said:
Now then, islamgyal ... have you done the How-confident-are-you-test???
If not, perhaps you should! :giggling:

The problem with learning a language is that you really have to speak it to learn. It may take me a while to pluck up the courage to address my Pakistani neighbours ... but one day I will! ;D
In the meantime we can practise at home. Okay??

We are only just starting, sis!
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salam.
sis am not feeling well so thats why, and yes me have got confidence but am superised a christain learning Urdu i told my brother whom is a christain "Jason" to learn it with me and he goes no way! now thats mean
anway sis we'll get through it if we work together, don't leave me behind sis ok? :uhwhat
w.salam
 
islamgyal said:
salam

sis as you wrote I = Me and you said pronounce it as you would like E in Egg then should it me mer?? *snowy is bad at this *

w.salam
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yup, GUD MashaAllaah thats it but dont pronounce the "r" tho

wen we write it its like this = mei ( tho its pronounced different :sister: )
 
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piXie said:
yup, GUD MashaAllaah thats it but dont pronounce the "r" tho

wen we write it its like this = mei ( tho its pronounced different :sister: )
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salam.

so is the "I" a silent letter??

w.salam

P.S. thank you soo much sis for helping me