Oops! I'm so ignorant :-\ my mother tongue is Punjabi too. Urdu makes my face hurt! I've been to Pakistan a few times but just didn't know it was taught there. That doesn't mean I think it shouldn't be. Why not! Urdu is beautiful in it's own way, but can sound little stilted at times. Punjabi however, flows effortlessly like the beautiful punj aabs.
lol I see..Quote:
Insane Insaan;1337286]Wa alaykum assalaam,
Yeah, sachi muchi! I think quite a few people do it (or Urdu) because the languages are viewed as being less demanding than say the sciences etc. It's viewed as the easy option to study something, but still get a qualification at the end of it.
Yup agreed. It's becoming a trend with some Punjabis. and not a good one. People should stick to their mother tongue but if they want to teach urdu, then teach it as an additional language. Punjabi is miles sweeter. Even my son's picked up on this. On the few occasions I've spoken urdu to him, he was like mummy....... +o( speak punjabi! ;DQuote:
I agree completely. In fact even some Punjabi speakers have an inferiority complex about Punjabi and speak Urdu with their kids, so that their kids now don't know Punjabi. And I agree that feeling that you can capture in Punjabi, you lose in Urdu.
Neither did I. Also remember that there are different dialects. And TheTh Punjabi is a different thing altogether...
lol saying it with a T made it sound even better! :thumbs_upQuote:
That made me laugh. Shame we can't have a Punjabi taaga.....