How important is your mother tongue for you & future generations?

[arabiannights]

Re: How important is your mother tongue for you & future generations?

@nabz

well i’m born and raised in the US…speak urdu and punjabi fluently as my parents taught us both before english (which you will learn naturally). I feel it is very important to speak another language so that one can communicate with family, extended relatives, continue to keep your culture and it just makes you a better all around person. now my toddler is also spoken to in urdu most of the time and Mashallah she speaks better than most adults do. she has also picked up english from playing with other kids in the park, school, tv programs, etc. but mashallah her urdu is great and it gives me great pride in knowing that she (a third generation in the US) will be able to communicate with family and friends in her forefather’s native tongue. i also think it will help her future in terms of working, communicating and just building skills in general.

aww thats sweet its also important because living in a western country children will have no other choice than to pick up english however their native tongue of their parents/grandparent they wont have any other place to be taught it than home where as english is taught at school