Hi I am Pakistani but I live in the States…I have no one to speak Urdu with so I feel that although I can express myself, it is not so ‘furfur’ like before. My Urdu reading level is about a 5 year old level–I can read, but my attention span is not so long because I read word by word. In English, a native reader’s brain begins to see words as symbols or pictures; that’s why we can scan a page and understand the whole meaning without reading letter by letter. IN Urdu, I can’t do this; I must read each word. So basically I need reading material..I like kids books and trashy reading (celebrities, fashion, etc), because the wording is informal. If anyone has such books, please let me know. I will send you money for books+shipping via Paypal. Thanks
I don't have children's books but urdu magazines like "pakeeza digest" that has short urdu stories. Let me know if you are intrested.
Assalamu Alaikum Jalebi121,
I know a good number of websites where you can go and read books childnren's as well us easy adult books. I finish one novel or book in Urdu at least every week. Besides online reading I order at least 10 books (urdu books) every week through Inter Library Loan. Contact your local library and if you go to a college or university they can get you even more books then inter library loan. Through Inter Lib Loan you can order books anywhere in USA for free. Also Jalebi if you feel you don't have anybody to talk to you can call me or I can call you and that way you can talk. But I hope your loneliness will be gone after ordering all those books. Let me know if you need the URLs for the links for Urdu books.
Take care
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Obaid Ullah Muhammad
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Hi I am Pakistani but I live in the States...I have no one to speak Urdu with so I feel that although I can express myself, it is not so 'furfur' like before. My Urdu reading level is about a 5 year old level--I can read, but my attention span is not so long because I read word by word. In English, a native reader's brain begins to see words as symbols or pictures; that's why we can scan a page and understand the whole meaning without reading letter by letter. IN Urdu, I can't do this; I must read each word. So basically I need reading material..I like kids books and trashy reading (celebrities, fashion, etc), because the wording is informal. If anyone has such books, please let me know. I will send you money for books+shipping via Paypal. Thanks