hi just a quick question..

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so apparently no one ever says ‘semviyaan’ for ‘savaiyyan’

is this TRUE??? if so, WHY1? because all i know is my whole entire life i’ve said semviyaan and nobody tells me off except this urdu daan einstein freako :snooty:

please help. it’s affecting my sleep.

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Re: hi just a quick question..

for the rec semviyaan sounds cuter anyway

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Lol!!! This is the way we say it in my family: suh-vay-yuhn (trying to spell it phonetically!)

My in-laws say “say-viaan” which irks me :bummer:

I like your way the best :chilly:

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ITS WRONG KHATTI LISTEN TO ME OK ITS ALL A LIE. SEMVIYAAN IS WAY FORWARD OKIES TRUSTTTTTR ME.

:(

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^ reply edited, phir se dheko

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sa-wain-yan

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I love u lots like jelly tots :blush:

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oh it's my cue

yeah semviyaan souds so much better ur so correct sweetif.

thank you for showing me the light

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Talk about sincerity. atleast say it like you mean it someone would think u were forced in to saying it :grumpy:

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Yeh eh, i’ve always said “say-veeyan”.. and I remember the first time i heard “suh-vay-yuh”… i thought the person was an ABCD :omg:
My little sister calls them “say-mee-yuh” :cb:

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lol sweets its because you are too punjabi for the urdustani people :p

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That's how I pronounce it.

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Even RV is too urdustani.

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I'm Punjabi....but I didn't know there was a difference in pronunciation based on culture. I've heard it said as "say-veeyan"....and "suh-vay-yuhn." Haven't heard of "semviyaan."

The weirdest I've heard is "sawaaine"...LOL...and that was from a Guyanese family that had desi roots.

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I’m just kidding RV. I’ve heard both the Punjabi pronunciations but now I’m all confused which one I use. :frowning: Never heard sawaaine though :hehe:

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I've heard Seviyaan but my family says sawaiyaan

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Jafrii I don’t even know what the difference is. :confused:

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seviyaan, the se sound and the yaan sounds a bit softer

sawaiyyan, the suh sound and the whole waiyyan sounds stronger

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Did he lose another bet?

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Not a bet, I'm just forced to do obnoxious things like agree on the existence of 'semviyaan' LOL