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So my (RAY) 'urdu alphabet' sounds like (RAY') or vise versa! I hope you guys know what im what im talking about...is this common?

Sohail | 14 years ago

I have a Urdu lisp!!!!!!!!! i guess....AHHHH
help!
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Asked by: Sohail | 14 years ago | Answers: 4 | Views: 3547

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Sumi | 14 years ago

Lolz. That's not a lisp (if we are talking about the same problem). It's just a matter of pronunciation / difference in phonetics and phonology. The Urdu 'ray' is my problem too. My 'r' is the typical English one and this can be heard no matter what language I speak. argh. I know, that you can improve it, but I don't know how. Sorry :(

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Answered by: Sumi | 14 years ago

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Hahah I notice that!! I think people who grew up outisde Pakistan have this issue! Just our luck but lol I'm glad u understood what I was trying to say!

Sohail | 14 years ago

:p not our fault, right? initially my relatives really tried hard to do something about it, but eventually they had to give up :D sailing in the same boat, don't worry.

Sumi | 14 years ago

lol yay! its a foreign swag lol

Sohail | 14 years ago

lolz

Sumi | 14 years ago

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Zainab Hussain | 14 years ago

It's very common so dun worry about it, just try to listen and say "ray" words as much as u can. See if this vdo helps, This is for english R but u can practice it on "ray"
@0:58 --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixTRpf_gd2I&feature=related

Answered by: Zainab Hussain | 14 years ago

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hahah thanks for the vid

Sohail | 14 years ago

welcome

Zainab Hussain | 14 years ago

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Ali Iqbal | 14 years ago

its really funny when a i poke an east german friend of mine to pronounce the english R. he ends up pronouncing the typical german equivalent which is similar to the urdu "ghain". and a poor soul khurram's name becomes khooghamm!

Answered by: Ali Iqbal | 14 years ago

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i have german friends for are Pakistani Native and they have the same issue!

Sohail | 14 years ago

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Osama Afzal | 14 years ago

I really enjoy when ppl talk like this and i think thats the beauty of the language ... you understand the sentence as well but its the matter of pronounciation

Answered by: Osama Afzal | 14 years ago

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Sohail | 14 years ago

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I am learning Urdu as well.
On iTunes, you will get a free app called Byki Urdu. There's an Am-Pak girl who does podcasts for Urdu too (http://urdupodcast.mypodcast.com/). And I was able to obtain e-books on Urdu grammar from the Univ. of Chicago database: (1) http://dsal.uchicago.edu/digbooks/imag ... read more

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So my (RAY) 'urdu alphabet' sounds like (RAY') or vise versa! I hope you guys know what im what im talking about...is this common?

I have a Urdu lisp!!!!!!!!! i guess....AHHHH help! This question has been edited by the user

I have a Urdu lisp!!!!!!!!! i guess....AHHHH
help!
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