Common english words that most desis pronounce incorrectly

[PyariCgudia]

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I’m american-born, and do you know, after 20 some odd years, a friend pointed out to me that I say “divorce” wrong?

Its not DI-vorce (long i )

Its di-vorce (short i).

I’ve also had problems with “pizza” as a kid. I used to say “peezza” instead of “peetsza”.

Also had a big problem with “thr”'s. Tursday, instead of Thursday.

[Monk]

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Wan instead of Van

Vindow instead of Window

and sardars call it

Bindow = window
bisa = visa
Peechezza = pizza
Jeeroo = zero

[Submission_To_Peace]

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@Mostar95

But Allah understands what we wanted to say! Does'nt he?

I completely agree brother, but you see the more we try to improve our namaz by correcting our wordings (slowly day by day) , the more khushu we would get in namaz, and the more effect it would have on our heart. Similarly when we offer namaz while understanding it's meanings, the khushu increases many folds. Thus our namaz becomes like that of a begger who begs from heart, instead of a parrot who says what he has been taught but doesn't know what he is saying.(begging for)

It is similar to a person who when is going to present his presentation to his boss, he tries his level best to use the accent, way of writing, and other minor details which his boss appreciates the most. This is in a way showing respect to the one to whom you are giving your presentation. Namaz is a kind of our presentation of expressing our feelings/respect/gratitude for blessings /fear of being punished....etc. to Allah. :)

Imagine how much Shaitaan would laugh on me and the angels would feel embarrassed if in place of Qalb (heart) I recite kalb (dog)

[mercenary2k]

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The New York Accent is basically you pronounce everything without the letter R

So New York becomes New Yock

[Aliyish]

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@tariqlkhan

So we are making fun of ourselves because we cannot speak a foriegn language properly.

In last 16 yeras, every American pronounced my name wrong (tureeq). How about starting a thread about americans pronouncing the most common desi words, wrong.

Haha rite in me case , Syed is always sa.eed for them , i havnt come across a single Gora chap pronouncing it Sa.yed or Sayyad as it should be !

And that chk tikka masala , Good lord , My Gora people , the rite word is tikka not teee.kaa ! so its tikka masala not teeekaa masala !

[Mr_Fraudia]

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Indianapolis...

Desis say, Indiana-police...

minneapolis suffers a similar fate.

[I_m_Kool]

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@mercenary2k

Houston --> hoosten Boston --> Bastan Birmingham --> Baarmangham Manchaster --> Maanchaastar Los Angeles --> Laas Angalas Chicago --> She Kago New York --> Nuu Yaak

Wow...really? I have never come across any desi person who says anything similar, and I've seen some pretty paindoo desis.

[Mostar95]

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Indianapolis...

Desis say, Indiana-police...

So how do you say it correctly?

[_Iraj]

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heart=hurt

( i hate this when ppl say it )

[TLK]

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So how do you say it correctly?

indian-a-po-lis

not

indiana polis

[coolmunda]

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party=parlty.
'burday parlty'

[hareem01]

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Cooperative=Coup rative